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MUMBAI: Ashutosh Gowariker’s 2008 period feature Jodhaa Akbar was honoured with seven awards at the first Mirchi Music Awards, while Lata Mangeshkar walked away with The Lifetime Achievement Award.

While music composer and Oscar winner AR Rahman bagged the best ’song of the year’ award for ‘Jashn-e-Bahara’, Javed Ali was adjudged the best male vocalist for the same.

Bella Shende won the best female vocalist title for ‘Manmohana’ while the lyricist of the year prize went to Javed Akhtar for ‘Jashn-e-Baharaa’ once again.

The technical award for best song mixing was bestowed upon Late H Shridhar Khwaja for ‘Mere Khwaja’, while the best technical award for programming and arranging went to TR Krishna Chetan for ‘Jashn-E-Bahara’.

Rahman, meanwhile, took away the technical award for best film background score for Jodhaa Akbar.

ENIL CEO Prashant Panday said, “We at Radio Mirchi are extremely happy and encouraged with the response we have received from the music fraternity for this initiative. We believe that the Mirchi Music Awards will grow in stature with every passing year.”

The memorable contribution to music award was given to saxophonist and music arranger Manohari Singh.

The awards will be telecast on 12 April on Star Plus at 9.30 pm.