Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone
Bajirao Mastani rakes up top honors at the 61st Filmfare Awards. Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone emerge as "Bollywood's Power-Couple", winning Best Actor (Male and Female) awards on the big night,
By Kymberlee Fernandes/Yousuf Saifuddin Kapadia (Web Journalists)
Published: Sat 16 Jan 2016, 4:33 PM
Last updated: Sun 17 Jan 2016, 5:21 AM
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's nearly decade long wait to make his magnum opus, 'Bajirao Mastani', was worth the wait as the love story bagged the top awards Friday night at the 61st Filmfare Awards, in India's metropolitan, Mumbai.
Considered as the "Oscars" of India, the event was co-hosted by the inimitable Kapil Sharma, superstar filmmaker Karan Johar and megastar Shah Rukh Khan, the evening witnessed exciting performances by Ranveer Singh and SRK among others.
While Bajirao Mastani won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Male and Female) awards - the critically acclaimed Piku took home 5 awards, mostly in the Critics Choice categories.
Bollywood had a great 2015 with some amazing movies and breakthrough performances from the young guns - 2016 also promises to be a happening year for the largest film industry in the world, with exciting performances expected from the Khans and the new stars.
The complete list of winners:
Best Film
Bajirao Mastani
Best Director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Ranveer Singh - Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Deepika Padukone - Piku
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Anil Kapoor - Dil Dhadakne Do
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Priyanka Chopra - Bajirao Mastani
Best Music
Anupam Roy - Piku
Best Lyrics
Irshad Kamil - 'Agar Tum Saath Ho' (Tamasha)
RD Burman Award: Armaan Mallik
Lifetime Achievement: Moushumi Chatterjee
Best Debut Director: Neeraj Ghaywan for 'Massan'
Best Debutant (Male): Sooraj Pancholi for 'Hero'
Best Debutant (Female): Bhumi Pednekar for 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha'
Critics Award for Best Film: Piku
Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Amitabh Bachchan for 'Piku'
Best Actor Female Critics Choice (Female): Kangana Ranaut for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns'
Best Story: V Vijayendra Prasad for 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'
Best Music: ?Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros. Anjjan and Amaal Mallik for 'Roy'
Best Playback Singer (Male) - Arijit Singh for 'Sooraj dooba' (Roy)
Best Playback Singer (Female) - Shreya Ghoshal for 'Deewani mastani' (Bajirao Mastani)
Best VFX: Prana Studios for 'Bombay Velvet'
Best Dialogue: Himanshu Sharma for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns'
Best Action: Sham Kaushal for 'Bajirao Mastani'
Best Cinematography: Manu Anand for 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha'
Best Choreography: Pt Birju Maharaj for 'Mohe rang de laal' from 'Bajirao Mastani'
Best Editing: A Sreekar Prasad for 'Talvar'
Best Sound Design: Shajith Koyeri for 'Talvar' Best Screenplay: Juhi Chaturvedi for 'Piku'
Best Production Design: Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak for 'Bajirao Mastani'
Best Costume Designer: Anju Modi and Maxima for 'Bajirao Mastani'
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A star is born - Ranveer Singh bags the coveted Best Actor award for his stupendous performance in Bajirao Mastani, at the 61st Britannia Filmfare Award. A powerhouse performer who made his debut just a few years back, is winning critical and commercial acclaim year after year. The fraternity, fans and filmgoers will have their eyes on this actor in the coming years. Well deserved:
The Mastani queen of Bollywood, Deepika Padukone, wins Best Actress award for her adorable role in Piku. All eyes will be on her in 2016 as well:
Bajirao Mastani bags Best Film too at the 61st Filmfare Awards. Will it be a clean sweep with Best Actor and Best Actress wins as well?
It's time for the awards, the film fraternity and fans have been waiting for, starting off with Sanjay Leela Bhansali winning Best Director for Bajirao Mastani. It was worth the 10 year plus wait for this maestro to realise his dream of making this film:
Piku bags top Critics Choice awards at Filmfare:
We wonder what's the current Filmfare awards count for Big B - the thespian wins another Filmfare award for his unforgettable performance in Piku:
A self-made success story in her own right, Himachal girl Kangana Ranaut bags another Filmfare award - but this year for Best Supporting Actress for Tanu Weds Many Returns:
Veteran actor, Anil Kapoor, also took home a Filmfare for Best Supporting Actor, for his role of a patriarch of a dysfunctional Punjabi family in Dil Dhadakne Do.
Now an international star, Priyanka Chopra, wins Best Supporting actor award for her role of Kashibai in Bajirao Mastani.
Pakistan's hottest export to the Indian film industry in recent years, Fawad 'Khoobsurat' Khan arrives at the Filmfare Awards, with his wife, in India:
Irrfan Khan looking rather 'Raveer-sque' in this outfit:
A fashionista in her own right, Sonam Kapoor looks graceful in this white gown:
When 'serious' actor Irrfan Khan photobombed actress Sunny Leone and her husband on the Filmfare awards red carpet:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, Bajirao Mastani has opened it's account, by winning the first two awards of the evening, Best Costume (Anju Modi and Maxima Basu) and Best Production Design (Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak).
Karan Johar
Ace filmmaker, talkshow host and industry insider, Karan Johar can't wait to get on stage as co-host of the 61st Filmfare awards:
Parineeti Chopra
In @shivanandnarresh Styled by @SanjanaBatra . Hair @pompyhans makeup by Rosario (Via Instagram/ parineetichoprateam)
And the night has begun!
Our first guest, @VJAnusha interacts with the media at the #BritanniaFilmfareAwards. (Via Twitter/ @filmfare)
Filmfare Awards 2016: Will Bajirao Mastani lead?
The red carpet has been rolled out for the 61st #BritanniaFilmfareAwards. (Via Twitter/ @filmfare)
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