*Drum rolls.*
The fourth edition of Galaxy Lollywood Awards has concluded with all its glory. The people voted for their favorite films and performances in 20 categories in Pakistan’s first of its kind online people choice awards and let their voices be heard.
Without further ado, here are the nominations and winners of Luxus Grand 4th Galaxy Lollywood Awards 2018.
Best Film
The nominations in this category were: Balu Mahi, Mehrunisa V Lub U, Na Maloom Afraad 2, Punjab Nahi Jaungi, and Saawan.
The winner is Punjab Nahi Jaungi (Salman Iqbal, Humayun Saeed, Shahzad Nasib, and Jerjees Seja).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiznSAcnOX7
Best Actor in a Leading Role Male
The nominations in this category were: Ahsan Khan (Chupan Chupai), Danish Taimoor (Mehrunisa V Lub U), Fahad Mustafa (Na Maloom Afraad 2), Humayun Saeed (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), and Shaan Shahid (Arth).
The winner is Humayun Saeed (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizmeJRnCmK
Best Actor in a Leading Role Female
The nominations in this category were: Ainy Jaffri (Balu Mahi), Mahira Khan (Verna), Mehwish Hayat (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Syra Shahroz (Chalay Thay Saath), and Uzma Hassan (Arth).
The winner is Mehwish Hayat (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bizl6hHHN0w
Best Director
The nominations in this category were: Farhan Alam (Saawan), Haissam Hussain (Balu Mahi), Nabeel Qureshi (Na Maloom Afraad 2), Nadeem Baig (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), and Yasir Nawaz (Mehrunisa V Lub U).
The winner is Nadeem Baig (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizlXgKH6rz
Best Story
The nominations in this category were: Atiya Zaidi (Chalay Thay Saath), Khalil ur Rehman Qamar (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Mashood Qadri (Saawan), Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza (Na Maloom Afraad 2), and Yasir Nawaz (Mehrunisa V Lub U).
The winner is Khalil ur Rehman Qamar (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bizk8-tH-Hg
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male
The nominations in this category were: Faizan Khawaja (Chupan Chupai), Gohar Rasheed (Rangreza), Mohib Mirza (Arth), Mohsin Abbas Haider (Na Maloom Afraad 2), and Sohail Ahmad (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
The winner is Mohsin Abbas Haider (Na Maloom Afraad 2).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizkcfIH8cW
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Female
The nominations in this category were: Humaima Malick (Arth), Mansha Pasha (Chalay Thay Saath), Navid Shahzad (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Sana Bucha (Yalghaar), and Urwa Hocane (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
The winner is Urwa Hocane (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizkEPBnUHt
Best Performance in a Comic Role
The nominations in this category were: Ali Rizvi (Chupan Chupai), Javed Sheikh (Na Maloom Afraad 2), Nayyar Ejaz (Mehrunisa V Lub U), Sadaf Kanwal (Balu Mahi), and Saqib Sumeer (Mehrunisa V Lub U).
The winner is Javed Sheikh (Na Maloom Afraad 2).
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bizi8w3Hvf8
Best Performance in a Negative Role
The nominations in this category were: Adil Murad (Chain Aye Na), Humayun Saeed (Yalghaar), Saleem Mairaj (Saawan), Shafqat Cheema (Geo Sar Utha Kay), and Zarrar Khan (Verna).
The winner is Zarrar Khan (Verna).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizgdCFnZla
Best Male Debut
The nominations in this category were: Azfar Rehman (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Bilal Abbas Khan (Thora Jee Le), Haroon Shahid (Verna), Osman Khalid Butt (Balu Mahi), and Shahroz Sabzwari (Chain Aye Na).
The winner is Bilal Abbas Khan (Thora Jee Le).
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bizf0lxHyD0
Best Female Debut
The nominations in this category were: Neelam Muneer (Chupan Chupai), Sana Javed (Mehrunisa V Lub U), Sarish Khan (Chain Aye Na), Syra Shahroz (Chalay Thay Saath), and Uzma Hassan (Arth).
The winner is Syra Shahroz (Chalay Thay Saath).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizfSiBHUvj
Best Playback Singer Male
The nominations in this category were: Adnan Dhool for ‘Sadqa’ (Chupan Chupai), Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for ‘Sanawar De Khudaya’ (Arth), Sahir Ali Bagga for ‘Ronay De’ (Arth), Sahir Ali Bagga for ‘Tu Kia Janey’ (Balu Mahi), and Shafqat Amanat Ali for ‘Tere Naal Naal’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
The winner is Shafqat Amanat Ali for ‘Tere Naal Naal’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizdmXAn7Zc
Best Playback Singer Female
The nominations in this category were: Abida Parveen for ‘Phool Khil Jaein’ (Rangreza), Aima Baig for ‘Kaif o Suroor’ (Na Maloom Afraad 2), Meesha Shafi for ‘24/7 Lak’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Nirmal Roy for ‘Raunaq e Ashiqui’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), and Zeb Bangash for ‘Sambhal Sambhal Kay’ (Verna).
The winner is Aima Baig for ‘Kaif o Suroor’ (Na Maloom Afraad 2).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizcGmtH7KU
Best Music
The nominations in this category were: Arth (Sahir Ali Bagga), Balu Mahi (Sahir Ali Bagga), Mehrunisa V Lub U (Simaab Sen), Punjab Nahi Jaungi – (Shiraz Uppal, Shani Arshad, and Sahir Ali Bagga), and Rangreza (Akhtar Qayyum).
The winner is Arth (Sahir Ali Bagga).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizbJQTnV3u
Song of the Year
The nominations in this category were: ‘24/7 Lak’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), ‘Kaif o Suroor’ (Na Maloom Afraad 2), ‘Phool Khil Jaein’ (Rangreza), ‘Sanwar De Khudaya’ (Arth), and ‘Tere Naal Naal’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
The winner is ‘Tere Naal Naal’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizZCTrHSlI
Best Choreography
The nominations in this category were: Nigah Hussain for ‘Kaif o Suroor’ (Na Maloom Afraad 2), Nigah Hussain for ‘Marhaba’ – (Mehrunisa V Lub U), Shabina Khan for ‘24/7 Lak’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Shabina Khan for ‘Raat Ka Nasha’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), and Wahab Shah for ‘Balu Mahi’ (Balu Mahi).
The winner is Wahab Shah for ‘Balu Mahi’ (Balu Mahi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizYOcdn1BD
Best Dance Performance
The nominations in this category were: Danish Taimoor and Amna Ilyas for ‘Marhaba’ (Mehrunisa V Lub U), Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat, Urwa Hocane, and Ahmad Ali Butt for ‘24/7 Lak’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri for ‘Balu Mahi’ (Balu Mahi), Sadaf Kanwal for ‘Kaif o Suroor’ (Na Maloom Afraad 2), and Sharjil Khan And Ushna Shah for ‘Raat Ka Nasha’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
The winner is Sadaf Kanwal for ‘Kaif o Suroor’ (Na Maloom Afraad 2).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizW9h1n4Am
Best Special Appearance
The nominations in this category were: Ali Azmat (Arth), Alyzeh Gabol (Rangreza), Hina Rizvi (Balu Mahi), Ushna Shah (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), and Yasir Hussain (Arth).
The winner is Yasir Hussain (Arth).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizTMsen74b
Best On-Screen Couple
The nominations in this category were: Ahsan Khan and Neelam Muneer (Chupan Chupai), Danish Taimoor and Sana Javed (Mehrunisa V Lub U), Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Mohib Mirza and Humaima Malick (Arth), and Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri (Balu Mahi).
The winner is Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizViw5H1F1
Cinematic Moment of the Year
The nominations in this category were: Final scene (Verna), ‘Help Me Durdana’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi), Nayyar Ejaz’s entry scene (Mehrunisa V Lub U), Shaan Shahid and Humayun Saeed’s faceoff (Yalghaar), and Uzma Hassan’s pre-interval confrontation scene (Arth).
The winner is ‘Help Me Durdana’ (Punjab Nahi Jaungi).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BizQZ9ynjIP
Summary:
The biggest winner of the fourth edition of GALA is ‘Punjab Nahi Jaungi’ which won 10 out of 20 awards, taking trophies for the five biggest categories, including Best Film, Best Story, and Best Director. It’s a huge and well-deserved victory!
On second position we have ‘Na Maloom Afraad 2’ which could win only four awards, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actor in a Comic Role.
‘Arth’ won two awards, whereas ‘Balu Mahi’, ‘Thora Jee Le’, ‘Chalay Thay Saath’, and ‘Verna’ could win one award each.
Designs by Zeeshan Mahmood
