VANCOUVER: The technical awards were announced at the debut edition of the Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA), Friday. And Vidya Balan-starrer “Kahaani”, Ranbir Kapoor – Priyanka Chopra starrer “Barfi!”, picked the the maximum awards.

“Kahaani”, directed by Sujoy Ghosh won:
The best editing Award (Namrata Rao)
The best story Award (Advaita Kala and Sujoy Ghosh)
The best screenplay Award (Sujoy Ghosh)

“Barfi!”, an Anurag Basu-directorial won:
Best cinematography Award (S Ravi Varman)
Best costume design Award(Aki Narula and Shafalina),
Best art direction Award(Rajat Podar)
Best backgorund score Award(Pritam)

Ganesh Acharya won the best choreography for the song “Chikni chameli” from “Agneepath”. “Gangs of Wasseypur 1” won the best dialogue award, which was received by Anurag Kashyap, Akhilesh Jaiswal, Zeishan Quadri and Sachin Ladia.

Kvsanjit won the best special effect award for the film “Raaz 3”, while “Ek Tha Tiger” was named for the best action. Conrad Palmisano and Markos received the award. Anita Khushwaha got the best sound recording award for “Taalash”.

[With inputs from IANS]