Here’s Who Won at the Lux Style Awards 2021

By Maliha Rehman

The 20^th Lux Style Awards (LSA’s) rolled out a Covid-compliant red carpet this past weekend and brought out a slew of stars and glamour. It was an awards ceremony that was markedly different from the LSA’s of yore. Nominees from different categories were sequestered into their respective segments: Music, Fashion and Entertainment in order to ensure that the audience hall remained relatively less crowded. Some of the performances were recorded beforehand. Others were recorded in front of the audience but since the show was going to be televised, the dance sequences would sometimes be shot twice.

It was an insider’s look at an ‘LSA show’ – the banter that goes on when the camera isn’t rolling, the blunders, the celebrity camaraderie, the effort put into performances and of course, the exhaustion.

Keeping me – and many, many others – hooked till the very end were of course, the awards. The results were sometimes predictable but sometimes, surprises were in store. For instance, male model Sachal Afzal, who won Best Emerging Talent last year, went on to win Best Male Model this time, beating some very experienced contenders. Yumna Zaidi – undoubtedly one of Pakistan’s finest actresses – won Best Actress in both the Critics and Viewers’ Choice categories for her drama ‘Pyar ke Sadqay’.

Here’s the complete rundown:

Music Category 

 

Best Singer (Viewers Choice) – Abbas Ali Khan for Mein Yeh Janoun Na

Best Song (Viewers Choice) – Bayaan for Teri Tasveer

Best Emerging Talent (Jury Vote) – Aziz Khan

Best Video Director (Jury Vote) – Hamza Bin Tahir for Teri Tasveer

Television Category

 

Best TV Play (Viewers Choice) – Momina Duraid and ISPR for Ehd-e-Wafa

Best TV Actor (Viewers Choice) – Danish Taimoor for Deewangi

Best TV Actress (Viewers Choice) – Yumna Zaidi for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

Best Original Soundtrack (Viewers Choice) – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for singing and composing Ehd-e-Wafa Ke Naam

Best Male Actor (Critics) – Bilal Abbas for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

 

Best Female Actor (Critics) –  Yumna Zaidi for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

Best Play Writer (Critics) – Umera Ahmed for Alif

Best Play Director (Critics) – Farooq Rind for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

Best Emerging Talent – Adnan Samad Khan for Ehd-e-Wafa

 Fashion Category (Critics Vote)

 

 

Model of the Year (Female) – Mushk Kaleem

Model of the Year (Male) – Sachal Afzal

Achievement in Fashion Design – Generation for Pret

Achievement in Fashion Design – Husain Rehar for Luxury Pret

Achievement in Fashion Design – Shehla Chatoor for Bridal Couture

Best Menswear Designer – Ismail Farid

Best Fashion Photographer – Najam Mehmood

Best Hair & Make Up Artist – Sunil Nawab

Best Emerging Talent – Sarah Zufiqar

LUX Changemakers Award – Haseena Moin

Lifetime Achievement in Fashion – Bunto Kazmi

Unilever Chairman’s Lifetime Achievement Award – Farida Khanum

And that’s a wrap! 20 years running and the nominations and winners still have you guessing. That’s the LSA spirit!