Actor Salman Khan’s blockbuster entertainer “Dabangg” made it’s presence felt at the Chevrolet Apsara Awards Tuesday night by bagging eight awards in different categories.

Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterji (Guzaarish), V Manikandan,Santosh Sivan (Raavan)
Best Editing: Namrata Rao (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Best Art Direction: Sonal Chawla,T B Avaid (Band Baaja Baraat)
Best Sound: Pritam Das (Love Sex Aur Dhokha)
Best Special Effects: Prime Focus (Guzaarish)
Best Costume Designer: Niharika Khan (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Best Re Recording: Tapas Naik (Raavan)
Best Debut Female: Sonakshi Sinha (Dabangg)
Best Debut Male: Ranveer Singh (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Best Debutante Director: Manish Sharma (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Best Lyrics:  Gulzaar, Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Best Music: Sajid Wajid (Dabangg)
Best Female Playback singer: Mamta Sharma (Munni Badnaam), Sunidhi Chauhan (Sheila Ki Javaani)
Best Male Playback singer: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Tere Mast Mast Nain)
Best Screenplay: Rajat Arora (OUATIM)
Best Story: Anusha Rizvi (Peepli Live)
Best Dialogue: Abhinav Kashyap,Dilip Shukla (Dabangg)
Best Choreographer: Farah Khan for Sheila Ki Javaani (TMK)
Best Supporting Actor: Arjun Rampal (Raajneeti)
Best Supporting Actress: Prachi Desai (OUATIM)
Best Actor in a comic role: Paresh Rawal (Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge)
Best Actor in a negative role: Sonu Sood (Dabangg)
Hindustan Times Reader’s Choice Award for best entertainer of the year Female: Katrina Kaif
Hindustan Times Reader’s Choice Entertainer of the year Male: Shahrukh Khan
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dharmendra
Best Director: Karan Johar (MNIK)
Best Actor in a leading role: Salman Khan (Dabangg)
Best Actress in a leading role:Vidya Balan(Ishqiya), Anushka Sharma(BBB)
Best Film: Dabangg
Critics’ Choice Cinematic Excellence Best Actress: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Guzaarish)
Critics’ Choice Cinematic Excellence Best Actor: Hrithik Roshan (Guzaarish)
Critics’ Choice Cinematic Excellence Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Guzaarish)