Jodha Akbar and A R Rahman register early wins at IIFA

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Double Oscar winner Rahman won in the Best Music Direction and Best Background Score category while fellow Academy award winner Resul Pookutty got a nod in Best Sound Recording category for Ghajini.

The Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer bagged three awards in the musical category and took home five in the technical section.

Pookutty gave an emotional acceptance speech but Rahman had to miss the ceremony due to professional commitments.

"It is very intimidating for a recording artist like me to receive an award in front of thousands of people. I dedicate this award to S K Sreedhar who was a mentor to both me and Rahman," Pookutty said.

Singer Javed Ali's 'Jashan-e-Baharaa' from 'Jodhaa Akbar' won him the trophy in the Best Playback Singer (Male) category and Javed Akhtar won in the Best Lyrics category for the same song.

Singer Shreya Ghoshal won the Best Singer (Female) award for her rendition of 'Teri Ore' in 'Singh Is Kinng'.

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