Chak de Girls: In August 2007, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences requested a copy of the script of Chak De India for a place in the Margaret Herrick library. The movie has bagged the awards for Best Film (Gold) and director Shimit Amin bagged two awards for Best Director (Silver) and Best Editing in Sydney at the Australian-Indian Film Awards.

Himesh Reshammiya: The composer, singer and actor became the first Indian to perform at Wembley Stadium, London in 2006. In 2006, he won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award and IIFA Best Male Playback Award.

A R Rahman: An award-winning composer, record producer and musician, Time magazine rated Rahman’s Roja as Top 10 Movie Soundtracks of All Time. Nominated for Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Musical — Bombay Dreams in 2003. From Roja in 1992, to his most-recent work Jodhaa Akbar, Rahman is rated as one of the best in the industry.

Vishal-Shekhar: The duo won Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Talent in Music (Jhankaar Beats). Have composed hits like Dard-e-disco, Mind Blowing Mahiya, Ajab Si, Sajnaji Vari Vari.

Sukhwinder Singh: Won Best Male Playback award at 1999 Filmfare Awards, nominated for Global Indian Film Awards for Best Playback Singer (Male) in 2006, nominated for Screen Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) in 2007. In a career spanning from playback singing in Karma (1986) to Ram Gopal Verma Ki Aag (2007), he rose to fame with Chaiyya Chaiyya from the film Dil Se. Sang the title track in Chak de India, which has become the unofficial sports anthem.

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