Alisha feted at Bollywood Music awards

Acclaimed music director, A R Rahman and noted playback singers, Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik bagged the popular Bollywood Music and fashion Awards 2007 at a glittering function held at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday night.

Rahman was given the Best Music Director Award for the film Guru. Sonu Nigam was given the Best Male Singer Award for his song Kabh Alvida Naa Kahna. Both the Bollywood celebrities were presented the award in abstentia.

Popular Bollywood singer, Alisa Chinoy, bagged two awards - Best Female Singer and Best Song of the Year.

Alisha, who was present at the award ceremony, attended by hundreds of Indian Americans, enthralled the crowd with many of her popular numbers.

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Alisha, who is highly popular overseas for some of her numbers that she has sang for the Diaspora, got the Best Singer Award for her song Its Rocking in the film Kya Love Story Hai.

The same song also got her the Best Song of the Year Award.

The annual Bollywood Music and Fashion Award is the only award given for Bollywood and Indian music and fashion industry in the United States of America.

India's internationally acclaimed fashion designer was selected for the Best Designer of the Year (Film) award, while Sunnet Verma, who is fast emerging on the global fashion scene got the Best Designer of the Year Award.

Among other awards given on the occasion were Best Bhangra Artist (Jazzy for B-Romeo), Best Remix Album (DJ Sanj for Block Party), Best Pop Artist (Jay Sean for Ride It) and Best Dance Video (Bilz for 2 Step Bhangra).

The evening of Bollywood Music and Fashion Award was marked by performances by popular Bollywood celebrities Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy, besides, Sukhbir, Caribbean superstars Rooplall Girdharie, Geeta Bisram and the Angels Caribbean Band.

Source: ndtvmusic.com