2009 Nominees

BEST PRODUCTION

• AAO SAATHI SAPNA DEKHEIN (Mumbai)
• AFSANEH – BAI SE BIOSCOPE TAK (Mumbai)
• ALL ABOUT WOMEN (Mumbai)
• AYUSSINTE PUSTHAKAM – THE BOOK OF LIFE (Kerala)
• HAMLET – THE CLOWN PRINCE (Mumbai)
• KALIVESHAM (Kerala)
• LAYLA MAJNUN (Delhi)
• MADHYABARTINI (Assam)
• SHAKKAR KE PAANCH DAANE (Mumbai)
• THE ABSENT LOVER (Chennai)

 

BEST DIRECTOR

• SWANAND KIRKIRE from the play Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhein
• AKARSH KHURANA from the play Afsaneh – Bai Se Bioscope Tak
• HIDAAYAT SAMI from the play All About Women
• SUVEERAN from the play Ayussinte Pusthakam – The Book Of Life
• RAJAT KAPOOR from the play Hamlet – The Clown Prince
• KAVALAM NARAYANA PANIKKAR from the play Kalivesham
• RAM GOPAL BAJAJ from the play Layla Majnun
• BAHARUL ISLAM from the play Madhyabartini
• MANAV KAUL from the play Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane
• PREETI VASUDEVAN from the play The Absent Lover

 

BEST STAGE DESIGN

• AYAZ BASRAI & PAYAL WADHWA from the play All About Women
• SUNIL.C.K. from the play Ayussinte Pusthakam- The Book Of Life
• ADITEE BISWAS from the play Layla Majnun
• DELPHINE CIAVALDINI from the play The Absent Lover

 

BEST LIGHTING

• SUVEERAN from the play Ayussinte Pusthakam- The Book Of Life
• HARIKRISHNAN from the play Kalivesham
• DAULAT VAID from the play Layla Majnun
• BHAGIRATHI from the play Madhyabartini
• LES DICKERT from the play The Absent Lover

 

BEST SOUND DESIGN

• SNEHA KHANWALKAR from the play Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhein
• MEGHA SRIRAM from the play Afsaneh- Bai Se Bioscope Tak
• HARIKRISHNAN from the play Kalivesham
• RAJESH SINGH from the play Layla Majnun
• BEN FOSKETT from the play The Absent Lover

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• PRIYA from the play Ayussinte Pusthakam- The Book Of Life
• TANYA GHAVRI from the play Hamlet- The Clown Prince
• AMBA SANYAL from the play Layla Majnun
• ARUNDHATHI KALITA from the play Madhyabartini

 

BEST ACTOR – MALE

• ATUL KUMAR from the play Hamlet- The Clown Prince
• EJLAL ALI KHAN from the play Layla Majnun
• KUMUD MISHRA from the play Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane

 

BEST ACTOR – FEMALE

• TAHIRA NATH from the play Afsaneh- Bai Se Bioscope Tak
• TRISHLA PATEL from the play Afsaneh- Bai Se Bioscope Tak
• NIMRAT KAUR from the play All About Women
• PRERNA CHAWLA from the play All About Women
• RATNABALI BHATTACHARJEE from the play All About Women
• SHIVANI TANKSALE from the play All About Women
LAXMI RAWAT from the play Layla Majnun

 

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MALE

• HUSSAIN DALAL from the play Afsaneh- Bai Se Bioscope Tak
• NEIL BHOOPALAM from the play Hamlet- The Clown Prince
• BANWARI TANEJA from the play Layla Majnun

 

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – FEMALE

• PUJA SARUP from the play Hamlet- The Clown Prince
• RACHEL D’SOUZA from the play Hamlet- The Clown Prince
• KAVITA VERMA KUNDRA from the play Layla Majnun

 

BEST SCRIPT

• PURVA NARESH from the play Afsaneh- Bai Se Bioscope Tak
• C.V.BALAKRISHNAN from the play Ayussinte Pusthakam- The Book Of Life
• ISMAIL CHOONARA & SABIR IRSHAD USMANI from the play Layla Majnun
• MANAV KAUL from the play Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• PURVA NARESH from the play Afsaneh- Bai Se Bioscope Tak
• KAVALAM NARAYANA PANIKKAR from the play Kalivesham
• GUNAKAR DEV GOSWAMI & BHAGIRATHI from the play Madhyabartini
• PREETI VASUDEVAN from the play The Absent Lover

 

BEST ENSEMBLE

• AAO SAATHI SAPNA DEKHEIN – Actor’s Cult Production
• AYUSSINTE PUSTHAKAM – Ravivarma Kalanilayam
• KALIVESHAM – Sopanam
• MADHYBHARTINI – Seagull Theatre