Ranveer Singh wins best actor, Deepika Padukone best actress award.
By Sreekanth A Nair
The Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra starrer Bajirao Mastani created a huge splash at the 61st Filmfare awards by bagging 9 awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Shoojit Sircar’s Piku, which featured Deepika, Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan won five awards.
Ranveer Singh won the best actor award for Bajirao Mastani and Deepika Padukone won the best actress for her role in Piku.
Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Ranveer, Arjun Kapoor, Rekha and Kriti Sanon, attended the ceremony held on Friday at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai.
The complete list of winners:
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) – Deepika Padukone for Piku
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani
Best Film – Bajirao Mastani
Best Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
Best Debut Director – Neeraj Ghaywan for Masaan
Best Debut (Female) – Bhumi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Debut (Male) – Sooraj Pancholi for Hero
Critics Choice Best Film – Piku
Critics Choice Best Actor (Male) – Amitabh Bachchan for Piku
Critics Choice Best Actor (Female) – Kangana Ranaut for Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – Anil Kapoor For Dil Dhadakne Do
Lifetime Achievement Award – Moushumi Chatterjee
Best Costume – Anju Modi and Maxima Basu for Bajirao Mastani
Best Sound Design – Shajith Koyeri for Talvar
Best Production Design – Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak for Bajirao Mastani
Best Choreography – Pandit Birju Maharaj for Mohe Rang Do Laal from Bajirao Mastani
Best Cinematography – Manu Anand for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Action – Sham Kaushal for Bajirao Mastani
Best Background Score – Anupam Roy for Piku
Best VFX – Prana Studio for Bombay Velvet
Best Playback Singer Female – Shreya Ghoshal for Deewani Mastani from Bajirao Mastani
Best Playback Singer Male – Arijit Singh for Sooraj Dooba Hai from Roy
Best Lyrics – Irshad Kamil for Agar Tum Saath Ho from Tamasha
Best Music – Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik for Roy
RD Burman Award – Armaan Malik
Best Screenplay – Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku
Best Story – Vijayendra Prasad for Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Best Dialogue – Himanshu Sharma for Tanu Weds Manu Returns