| 4th Mirchi Music Awards | |
| Presenter: | Radio Mirchi |
| Sponsor: | Royal Stag |
| Location: | Bhavan’s College Ground (Andheri), Mumbai |
| Country: | India |
| Host: | Shaan and Usha Uthup |
| Network: | Colors |
| Previous: | 3rd |
| Main: | Mirchi Music Awards |
| Next: | 5th |
| Most Awards: | Rockstar (5) |
| Most Nominations: | Rockstar (12) |
| Award1 Type: | Song of the Year |
| Award1 Winner: | "Senorita" - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
| Award2 Type: | Album of the Year |
| Award2 Winner: | Rockstar |
The 4th Mirchi Music Awards, presented by the Radio Mirchi, honoured the best of Hindi music from the year 2011. The ceremony was held on 21 March 2012 at the Bhavan's College Ground (Andheri), Mumbai[1] [2] and was hosted by Shaan and Usha Uthup. There were many performances, including those by Saif Ali Khan, Parikrama, Shreya Ghoshal, Bappi Lahiri and Mika Singh. There was a live jugalbandi featuring Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Lalit Pandit, Salim–Sulaiman, Ram Sampath, Sajid–Wajid and Leslie Lewis. Ash King, Harshdeep Kaur, Neha Bhasin, Anushka Manchanda, Tochi Raina, Shweta Pandit, Dominique and Clinton Cerejo, Kamal Khan, Suman Shridhar, Shefali Alvares, Benny Dayal and Ritu Pathak also performed during the award show.[3] Rockstar won a leading five awards including Album of the Year. Song of the Year went to "Senorita" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. The show was broadcast on 31 March 2012 on Colors.[4]
The winners were selected by the members of jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar. They met on 6 March 2012 to close in on the nominations and decide on the winners.[5] The following are the names of nominees and winners.[6] [7] [8]
(Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.)
| Best Programmer & Arranger of the Year | Best Song Recording |
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| Best Background Score of the Year | |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award | Khayyam | |
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| Royal Stag Make It Large Award | Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander |
| Listeners' Choice Song of the Year | "Naadaan Parinde" - Rockstar | |
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| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Rockstar |
| Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Film Music | Babla Shah | |
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| Best Album of Golden Era (1951) | Awaara | |
| Special Recognition | Pandit Chhannulal Mishra |
| Nominations | Film |
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| 12 | Rockstar |
| 11 | The Dirty Picture |
| 8 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
| 5 | Delhi Belly |
| Ra.One | |
| 4 | Bodyguard |
| 3 | Mausam |
| Tanu Weds Manu | |
| 2 | 7 Khoon Maaf |
| Lanka | |
| Murder 2 | |
| Stanley Ka Dabba |
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Rockstar |
| 4 | The Dirty Picture |
| 2 | Lanka |
| Ra.One | |
| Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
The jury was chaired by Javed Akhtar and had a total of 18 members. Other members were: