A galaxy of stars and celebrities will be in the audience and on stage as the winners are announced and the Awards celebrate cinematic excellence.

While Shah Rukh Khan will perform Dard-e-Disco from Om Shanti Om, Shahid Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Urmila Matondkar, Riteish Deshmukh and Dia Mirza will shake a leg to the year’s chartbusters.

About his nomination in the Best Actor (Male) category for Chak De! India, Khan said: “I am rather undeservedly credited for many things like the Indian cricket victory and Vishwanathan Anand’s triumph. I always believed the film (Chak De) will do well…it’s just the extent of its success that has surprised me.”

Apart from Chak De, Om Shanti Om, also starring Khan, has been nominated in the Best Film Award category along with movies like Life In A… Metro, Guru and Taare Zameen Par.

The excitement, as expected, has already caught on the who’s who of the film industry. “This is the first time I have been nominated in the Best Actor category. I’m humbled it is from the Screen Awards,” said Abhishek Bachchan who is currently shooting in Jaipur for Dilli 6. “My first ever award as a newcomer too was given by Screen for Refugee.”

Abhishek’s wife, Aishwarya Rai, who has been nominated for the Best Actor (Female) Award for her performance in Guru, was equally forthcoming. “Guru will always have a special place in our lives, both professionally and personally,” she said. “We humbly accept this appreciation for such a special film in our life.”

Guru director Mani Ratnam, whose film has bagged 14 nominations in various categories, said: “I’m too shy. I just don’t know what to say.”

Kareena Kapoor, who won last year’s Best Actor (Female) Award and has been nominated again, said: “I will be away in Greece shooting for Tashan. But I will send Lolo (sister Karisma Kapoor) to collect my award.”