Aamir’s film 3 Idiots has turned out to be the highest grosser not only at the box office, but also at the 16th Annual Star Screen Awards. The film has bagged 10 awards! The awards bagged are: Best Film, Best Director (Rajkumar Hirani), Best Newcomer – Male (Omi Vaidya), Popular Choice Award for Best Actor – Female (Kareena Kapoor). Best Actor in a Comic Role – Male (Omi Vaidya), Best Screenplay (Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra), Best Editor (Rajkumar Hirani), Best Choreographer (Bosco Ceaser), Best Dialogue (Abhijat Joshi), Best Actor in a Negative Role (Boman Irani).

Interestingly, the best actor and actress awards were bagged by Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan for their performance in Paa.