The evening also saw performances by actress Sonakshi Sinha, Mika and Honey Singh. The ceremony hosted by actor Ranveer Singh featured performances by Bhosle, who paid tribute to music legend RD Burman as she sang some of his most iconic songs ‘Mera Naam Shabnam’, ‘Dum Maro Dum’, ‘Gulabi Chehra’, ‘Duniya Mein’ and ‘Aa Dekhe Zara’ among others. Global music icon honour went to Pt Ravi Shankar’s daughter Anoushka Shankar and L Subramaniam was given the global musician honour. Pt Ram Narayan, considered the finest sarangi exponent in the country and the man who made it a popular instrument was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Honour – Classical. The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Honour was awarded to Asha Bhosle in the popular category for her outstanding contribution to the music industry. ‘Aashiqui 2’ was followed by Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, which won three honours- best music director for Pritam, best duet for Rekha Bhardwaj and Tochi Raina (Kabira) and best music arranger for the song ‘Badtameez Dil’.įarhan Akhtar starrer ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ and Abhishek Kapoor-directed ‘Kai Po Che’ bagged one award each in the the best background score category for Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and best lyricist Swanand Kirkire (Manza) respectively.