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{{Short description|Indian awards show}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{notability|Events|date=November 2015}}
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| network = [[Colors TV]]
| language = Hindi
| country = India
| first_aired = {{start date|2012}}
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The '''People's Choice Awards India''' was an awards show held on 27 October 2012, in [[Mumbai, India]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-21 |title=Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor to perform at People's Choice Awards - Times Of India |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-18/news-interviews/34554770_1_saif-ali-khan-kareena-kapoor-award-function |access-date=2022-05-06 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021063534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-18/news-interviews/34554770_1_saif-ali-khan-kareena-kapoor-award-function |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and which aired on [[Colors TV]] on 25 November. An adaptation of [[People's Choice Awards|the US version]], the Indian edition is licensed and produced by Bulldog Media & Entertainment,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-28 |title=People's Choice Awards format licensed to India {{!}} Variety |url=http://variety.com/2012/tv/news/people-s-choice-awards-format-licensed-to-india-1118060955/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628072736/http://variety.com/2012/tv/news/people-s-choice-awards-format-licensed-to-india-1118060955/ |archive-date=2017-06-28 }}</ref> sponsored by [[Procter & Gamble]], and the winners were voted on by the general public.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-05 |title=Cast your votes now for People's Choice Awards 2012 |url=http://www.peopleschoiceindia.com/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005002503/http://www.peopleschoiceindia.com/ |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Categories==
The nomination categories are across four genres - Movies, TV, Music and Sports. The inclusion of a sports category with a favourite sportsperson award is unique to the Indian show.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}

==Nominees==
Winners are listed in '''bold'''.

===Movies===
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
!Favourite Movie
!Favourite Action Movie
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''
*'''''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'''''
*''[[Housefull 2]]''
*''[[Kahaani]]''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''
*''[[Don 2]]''
*''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''
*'''''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'''''
|-
!Favourite Comedy Movie
!Favourite Drama Movie
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Bol Bachchan]]''
*''[[Desi Boyz]]''
*'''''[[Housefull 2]]'''''
*''[[Vicky Donor]]''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''
*''[[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1|Gangs Of Wasseypur]]''
*''[[Paan Singh Tomar]]''
*'''''[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]'''''
|-
!Favourite Movie Actor
!Favourite Movie Actress
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Akshay Kumar]] ([[Rowdy Rathore]])''
*''[[Hrithik Roshan]] ([[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]])''
*''[[Ranbir Kapoor]] ([[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]])''
*'''''[[Salman Khan]] ([[Ek Tha Tiger]])'''''
| valign="top"|
*'''''[[Katrina Kaif]] ([[Ek Tha Tiger]])'''''
*''[[Parineeti Chopra]] ([[Ishaqzaade]])''
*''[[Sonakshi Sinha]] ([[Rowdy Rathore]])''
*''[[Vidya Balan]] ([[Kahaani]])''
|-
! Favourite Action Movie Star
! Favourite Comedy Movie Star
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Akshay Kumar]] ([[Rowdy Rathore]])''
*''[[Hrithik Roshan]] ([[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]])''
*''[[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] ([[Force (2011 film)|Force]])''
*'''''[[Salman Khan]] ([[Ek Tha Tiger]])'''''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Abhishek Bachchan]] ([[Bol Bachchan]])''
*''[[Ajay Devgn]] ([[Bol Bachchan]])''
*'''''[[Akshay Kumar]] ([[Housefull 2]])'''''
*''[[Ritesh Deshmukh]] ([[Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum]])''
|-
!Favourite Youth Movie Icon
!Favourite Ensemble Cast
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Deepika Padukone]]''
*''[[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]]''
*'''''[[Ranbir Kapoor]]'''''
*''[[Sonakshi Sinha]]''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''
*''[[Bol Bachchan]]''
*'''''[[Housefull 2]]'''''
*''[[The Dirty Picture]]''
|-
!Favourite Debut Actor (Male/Female)
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Arjun Kapoor]] ([[Ishaqzaade]])''
*''[[Ayushmann Khurrana]] ([[Vicky Donor]])''
*'''''[[Parineeti Chopra]] ([[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]] & Ishaqzaade)'''''
*''[[Yami Gautam]] (Vicky Donor)''
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
|-
!Favourite TV Comedy
!Favourite TV Drama
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Comedy Circus]]''
*''[[F.I.R. (TV series)|F.I.R.]]''
*''[[Lapataganj]]''
*'''''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]'''''
| valign="top"|
*'''''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]'''''
*''[[Balika Vadhu]]''
*''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]''
*''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
|-
!Favourite TV Comedy Actor
!Favourite TV Comedy Actress
|-
| valign="top"|
*'''''[[Dilip Joshi]] – Jethalal ([[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]])'''''
*''Jeetu Shivhare – Gadha Prasad ([[Chidiya Ghar]])''
*''[[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]] ([[Comedy Circus]])''
*''[[Krushna Abhishek]] ([[Comedy Circus]])''
| valign="top"|
*'''''[[Bharti Singh]] ([[Comedy Circus]])'''''
*''[[Debina Bonnerjee]] – Mayuri ([[Chidiya Ghar]])''
*''[[Disha Vakani]] – Daya ([[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]])''
*''[[Kavita Kaushik]] – Chandramukhi ([[F.I.R. (TV series)|F.I.R.]])''
|-
!Favourite TV Drama Actor
!Favourite TV Drama Actress
|-
| valign="top"|
*'''''[[Barun Sobti]] – Arnav ([[Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon]])'''''
*''[[Mohit Raina]] – Mahadev ([[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]])''
*''[[Ram Kapoor]] – Ram Kapoor ([[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]])''
*''[[Samir Soni]] – Kunal ([[Parichay (TV series)|Parichay]])''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Giaa Manek]] – Gopi ([[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]])''
*''[[Hina Khan]] – Akshara Singhania ([[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]])''
* ''[[Pratyusha Banerjee]] – Anandi ([[Balika Vadhu]])''
* '''''[[Sakshi Tanwar]]''' – Priya ([[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]])''
|-
!Favourite Most Good Looking On-Screen Jodi (TV)
!Favourite TV Crime Drama
|-
| valign="top"|
*''Anandi-Shiv ([[Balika Vadhu]])''
*''Onir-Purvi ([[Pavitra Rishta]])''
*'''''Khushi-Arnav ([[Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon]])'''''
*''Suraj-Sandhya ([[Diya Aur Baati Hum]])''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Adaalat (TV series)|Adaalat]]''
*''[[C.I.D. (India TV series)|C.I.D.]]''
*'''''[[Crime Patrol (TV series)|Crime Patrol]]'''''
*''[[Gumrah – End Of Innocence|Gumraah]]''
|-
!Favourite Non-Fiction Show
!Favourite Ensemble Cast
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Dance India Dance Li'l Masters]]''
*''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa|Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa]]''
*''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]''
*'''''[[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]'''''
| valign="top"|
*'''''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]'''''
*''[[Balika Vadhu]]''
*''[[Parichay (TV series)|Parichay]]''
*''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
|-
!Favourite New TV Drama
!Favourite Non-Fiction Show Host
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]''
*''[[Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai]]''
*'''''[[Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon]]'''''
*''[[Punar Vivah]]''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Aamir Khan]] ([[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]])''
*'''''[[Amitabh Bachchan]] ([[Kaun Banega Crorepati]])'''''
*''[[Anup Soni]] ([[Crime Patrol (TV series)|Crime Patrol]])''
*''[[Salman Khan]] ([[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 5)|Bigg Boss 5]])''
|-
|}

===Music===
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
|-
!Favourite Song of the Year
!Favourite Movie Album of the Year
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Chammak Challo]] ([[Ra.One]])''
*''[[Chikni Chameli]] ([[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]])''
*'''''Mashallah ([[Ek Tha Tiger]])'''''
*''[[Ooh La La (Shreya Ghoshal and Bappi Lahiri song)|Ooh La La]] ([[The Dirty Picture]])''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''
*'''''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]'''''
*''[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]''
*''[[Rowdy Rathore]]''
|-
!Favourite Male Singer
!Favourite Female Singer
|-
| valign="top"|
*''[[Ayushmann Khurrana]] ([[Pani Da Rang]])''
*''[[Javed Ali]] ([[Ishaqzaade]] Title Song)''
*'''''[[Kamal Khan (singer)|Kamaal Khan]] (Ishq Sufiana)'''''
*''[[Mohit Chauhan]] ([[Sadda Haq (song)|Sadda Haq]])''
| valign="top"|
*''[[Kavita Seth]] (Tumhi Ho Bandhu)''
*''[[Neha Bhasin]] (Dhunki)''
*''[[Shalmali Kholgade]] (Pareshaan)''
*'''''[[Shreya Ghoshal]] ([[Chikni Chameli]])'''''
|-
!Favourite Lyricist
|-
| halign="left"|
*''[[Amitabh Bhattacharya]] (Deva Shree Ganesha)''
*''[[Ayushmann Khurrana]] & Rochak Kohli ([[Pani Da Rang]])''
*''[[Irshad Kamil]] (Tumhi Ho Bandhu)''
*'''''[[Rajat Arora]] (Ishq Sufiana)'''''
|-
|}

===Sports===
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
!Favourite Sportsperson
|-
| halign="left"|
*''[[Leander Paes]]''
*''[[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]]''
*'''''[[Virat Kohli]]'''''
*''[[Viswanathan Anand]]''
|}

===Special Honours===
* [[Priyanka Chopra]] was felicitated with Favourite International Music Debut Award for her 3× Platinum Certified debut single "[[In My City]]".
* [[Hema Malini]] was felicitated with the Ageless Beauty Honour.
* [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] was felicitated with Favourite Debut Singer for the song ''Angreji Beat''
* [[2012 Summer Olympics]] medalists [[Mary Kom]], [[Gagan Narang]], [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] and [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] were felicitated by Katrina Kaif. The other sportspeople who were honoured were [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]] and [[Saina Nehwal]].

==Event==

===Highlights===
* [[Priyanka Chopra]] paid her tribute to [[Yash Chopra]], who died few days before the award show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-27 |title=Priyanka Chopra pays tribute to Yash Chopra - Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-Chopra-pays-tribute-to-Yash-Chopra/Article1-949814.aspx |access-date=2022-05-06 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027211709/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-Chopra-pays-tribute-to-Yash-Chopra/Article1-949814.aspx |archive-date=27 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Many celebrities cascaded down in designer finery at the red carpet event of India's first-ever People's Choice Awards held in Mumbai. The People's Choice Awards are rewarded through votes collected by the common people.
* Bollywood's who's who were seen at the People's Choice Awards 2012 Indian edition, but Saif Ali Khan was conspicuous by his absence.
* The People's Choice Awards were held in India for the first time on 27 October 2012, in Mumbai.
* Indian actress [[Madhuri Dixit]] performed a top-notch tableau exhibiting her charming dance moves in a furious mix of many of her movie-song hits.
* In attendance were [[Bollywood]] celebrities, including [[Salman Khan]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Ranbir Kapoor]], [[Madhuri Dixit]], [[Darsheel Safary]], [[Rakhi Sawant]], [[Ayushmann Khurrana]], [[Parineeti Chopra]], [[Chitrangda Singh]], [[Ekta Kapoor]], [[Bhagyashree]], [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Sameera Reddy]].

== See also==

* [[List of Asian television awards]]
* [[People's Choice Awards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.peopleschoiceindia.com}}
* {{IMDb title|2973648}}

[[Category:Indian television awards]]
[[Category:People's Choice Awards|India]]
[[Category:Indian film awards]]
[[Category:2012 Indian film awards]]
[[Category:2012 in Indian television]]

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