Sonam Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Shahid Kapoor win Critics' Awards at Filmfare
Mumbai,
Jan 15
Actress Sonam Kapoor won the Critics' Award For Best Actor
(Female) for her performance in 'Neerja' while actors Manoj Bajpayee and Shahid
Kapoor shared the award for their portrayals in 'Aligarh' and 'Udta Punjab'
respectively, in the Male category.
Attended by most actors of the Bollywood fraternity, the iconic
62nd Jio Filmfare Awards was a star-studded event hosted by actor Shah Rukh
Khan.
Sonam got emotional while receiving the award from film director
duo Abbas-Mustan.
After receiving the award Shahid said: 'I am very excited to
get it and I want to thank Filmfare for this. It's a good day!'
Director Ram Madhvani won Critics' Award For Best Film for
'Neerja'.
Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' was one of the most celebrated
films of the evening, with four awards.
While Arijit Singh won the Best Playback (Male) for the title
song of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', Pritam bagged the Best Music Director and the
Best Music Album. Amitabh Bhattacharya won the award for Best Lyrics for 'Channa
Mereya' from the same film.
After winning the award, Pritam said, 'My first thanks to KJo.
Without him it wouldn't have been possible. I want to take this award home for
my children.'
Neha Bhasin won the Best Playback Singer (Female) for 'Jag
Ghoomeya' from 'Sultan'. Holding her precious 'black lady', Neha hummed the
song and said, 'I would like to thank the entire team of Filmfare, you guys
rock!'
The film 'Kapoor and Sons' won three awards -- Rishi Kapoor
won The Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male); Adil Shaikh won Best Choreography
for 'Kar Gayi Chul', and Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre won the Best Story
and Best Screenplay for 'Kapoor and Sons'.
'Cannot thank Filmfare enough for giving such a great start
to our new year and we want to work harder this year,' the duo said after winning
the award.
On the other hand, the much acclaimed film 'Neerja' won four
awards. Shabana Azmi won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
(Female), Aparna Sud and Anna Ipe won for Best Production Design; Mitesh Munchandani
won for Best Cinematography and Monisha R. Baldawa won the award for Best Editing.
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari bagged the the Filmfare Award for Best
Debut Director for her highly appreciated film 'Nil Battey Sannata', which starred
Swara Bhaskar and has also been remade in Tamil.
Sooraj Pancholi and Kriti Sanon presented the Filmfare Best
Debut Awards Male and Female to Diljit Dosanjh for 'Udta Punjab' and Ritika
Singh for 'Saala Khadoos' respectively.
While Diljit sung 'Ikk kudi' after winning the award, Ritika
said, 'I've never acted before. For those who dont know, I am a wrestler.'
Shatrughan Sinha received the prestigious Filmfare Lifetime
Achievement Award presented by his daughter, actress Sonakshi Sinha.
After winning the award, the veteran actor said, 'Many people
feel if you get the Lifetime Achievement Award it's the end, but I feel it's
just the beginning.'
In performances, Salman Khan danced to some of his hit songs,
such as 'O o jaane jaana', 'Munni badnam hui' and 'Sultan'. Actor Tiger Shroff
grooved to hits like 'The Pappi Song', 'Aa raha hoon main' and 'Dhoom Again'.
Mumbai,
Jan 15
Actress Sonam Kapoor won the Critics' Award For Best Actor
(Female) for her performance in 'Neerja' while actors Manoj Bajpayee and Shahid
Kapoor shared the award for their portrayals in 'Aligarh' and 'Udta Punjab'
respectively, in the Male category.
Attended by most actors of the Bollywood fraternity, the iconic
62nd Jio Filmfare Awards was a star-studded event hosted by actor Shah Rukh
Khan.
Sonam got emotional while receiving the award from film director
duo Abbas-Mustan.
After receiving the award Shahid said: 'I am very excited to
get it and I want to thank Filmfare for this. It's a good day!'
Director Ram Madhvani won Critics' Award For Best Film for
'Neerja'.
Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' was one of the most celebrated
films of the evening, with four awards.
While Arijit Singh won the Best Playback (Male) for the title
song of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', Pritam bagged the Best Music Director and the
Best Music Album. Amitabh Bhattacharya won the award for Best Lyrics for 'Channa
Mereya' from the same film.
After winning the award, Pritam said, 'My first thanks to KJo.
Without him it wouldn't have been possible. I want to take this award home for
my children.'
Neha Bhasin won the Best Playback Singer (Female) for 'Jag
Ghoomeya' from 'Sultan'. Holding her precious 'black lady', Neha hummed the
song and said, 'I would like to thank the entire team of Filmfare, you guys
rock!'
The film 'Kapoor and Sons' won three awards -- Rishi Kapoor
won The Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male); Adil Shaikh won Best Choreography
for 'Kar Gayi Chul', and Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre won the Best Story
and Best Screenplay for 'Kapoor and Sons'.
'Cannot thank Filmfare enough for giving such a great start
to our new year and we want to work harder this year,' the duo said after winning
the award.
On the other hand, the much acclaimed film 'Neerja' won four
awards. Shabana Azmi won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
(Female), Aparna Sud and Anna Ipe won for Best Production Design; Mitesh Munchandani
won for Best Cinematography and Monisha R. Baldawa won the award for Best Editing.
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari bagged the the Filmfare Award for Best
Debut Director for her highly appreciated film 'Nil Battey Sannata', which starred
Swara Bhaskar and has also been remade in Tamil.
Sooraj Pancholi and Kriti Sanon presented the Filmfare Best
Debut Awards Male and Female to Diljit Dosanjh for 'Udta Punjab' and Ritika
Singh for 'Saala Khadoos' respectively.
While Diljit sung 'Ikk kudi' after winning the award, Ritika
said, 'I've never acted before. For those who dont know, I am a wrestler.'
Shatrughan Sinha received the prestigious Filmfare Lifetime
Achievement Award presented by his daughter, actress Sonakshi Sinha.
After winning the award, the veteran actor said, 'Many people
feel if you get the Lifetime Achievement Award it's the end, but I feel it's
just the beginning.'
In performances, Salman Khan danced to some of his hit songs,
such as 'O o jaane jaana', 'Munni badnam hui' and 'Sultan'. Actor Tiger Shroff
grooved to hits like 'The Pappi Song', 'Aa raha hoon main' and 'Dhoom Again'.
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