Will it be Salman Khan for his action packed role as Chulbul Pandey in ‘Dabangg’ or Vivek Oberoi for his role as Paritala Ravi in ‘Rakhta Charitra’? The clash of action heroes will finally come to end as AXN unveils the best of Bollywood’s Action talent on July 3 at 9 pm.
The AXN Action Awards in its sixth year is honoring the best in the genre of action. AXN Action Awards are perfect dose of entertainment as one gets to choose and vote for their favorite action stars, movies and directors. The nominations of this year will set the stage ablaze with the best of action talent including the unstoppable Salman Khan, the original stuntman Akshay kumar, the surprise package Vivek Oberoi and the very charismatic Abhishek Bachchan.
To add sizzle to the night we have the gorgeous Anusha Dandekar hosting the show.
Style diva, Anusha Dandekar will play host to the sixth edition of AXN Action Award; India’s only platform dedicated to felicitate the popular genre in the Indian Film Industry. The popular choice awards were open for voting in June. The nominations received overwhelming response from viewers across the country. Viewers played critics to their performances and voted for their favourite action stars amongst the nominees.
Says Rohit Bhandari, SVP, AXN and Animax, India said, “As a channel, we thrive on being edgy, slick and full of action, that’s the reason why we host India’s only Action Awards. Indian cinema is quickly adapting to international standards in its filming of action sequences and characterisation of action heroes. AXN Action Award has continuously for the past five years documented and felicitated the growth in this exciting genre and we will continue to do the same.
This year has been a revolution and we are humbled by the extreme level of participation by our enthusiastic viewers.”
So, get ready to see who made it to the hearts of Indian viewers this year at the sixth AXN Action Awards.
The nominations
Best Action Actor
■ Salman Khan – ‘Dabangg’
■ Vivek Oberoi – ‘Rakta Charitra’
■ Akshay Kumar – ‘Tees Mar Khan’
Best Actor in Negative role
■ Sonu Sood – ‘Dabangg’
■ Suriya – ‘Rakta Charitra’
■ Abhishek Bachchan – ‘Raavan’
Best Action Film
■ ‘Dabangg’
■ ‘Rakta Charitra’
■ 'Tess Mar Khan’
Best Action Director
■ Abhinav Kashyap – ‘Dabangg’
■ Farah Khan – ‘Tees Mar Khan’
■ Ram Gopal Varma – ‘Rakta Charitra’
Best Action Sequence
■ ‘Dabangg’
■ ‘Raavan’
■ ‘Prince’