The 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards marked the commencement of Bollywood’s award season, taking place in Gujarat. Among the notable recognitions, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, a celebrated couple, secured top acting honors. Bhatt received the Best Actress award for her role in “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,” while Kapoor clinched the Best Actor award for his outstanding performance in “Animal.”
Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film “Animal” led the pack, claiming a total of six trophies. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s “12th Fail” received major accolades, winning Best Film and Best Director. In the Critics category, Vikrant Massey was honored with the Best Actor award for “12th Fail.” Meanwhile, Rani Mukherji and Shefali Shah shared the Best Actress (Critics) award for “Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway” and “Three Of Us,” respectively.
Vicky Kaushal, initially nominated for Best Actor (Critics) for “Sam Bahadur,” secured the Best Supporting Actor award for his impactful role in Rajkumar Hirani’s “Dunki.” Filmmaker David Dhawan was bestowed with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Aditya Rawal, from the film “Faraaz,” won the Best Debut (Male) award, while Alizeh Agnihotri, from “Farrey,” received the Best Debut (Female) award.
The comprehensive roster of awardees features outstanding achievements in various categories during the 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards:
– Best Film (Popular): “12th Fail”
– Best Film (Critics): “Joram”
– Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Ranbir Kapoor for his stellar performance in “Animal”
– Best Actress (Critics): Shefali Shah (“Three Of Us”) and Rani Mukerji (“Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway”)
– Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for her role in “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”
– Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Vicky Kaushal for his impactful portrayal in “Dunki”
– Best Actor (Critics): Vikrant Massey for his role in “12th Fail”
– Best Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra for “12th Fail”
– Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Shabana Azmi for her role in “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”
– Best Playback Singer (Female): Shilpa Rao for “Besharam Rang- Pathaan”
– Best Music Album: “Animal” (Shreyas Puranik, Pritam, Manan Bhardwaj, Bhupinder Babbal, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Gurinder Seagal, Ashim Kemson, Harshwardhan Rameshwar)
– Best Story: Amit Rai for “OMG 2”
– Best Screenplay: Vidhu Vinod Chopra for “12th Fail”
– Best Dialogue: Ishita Moitra for “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”
– Best Background Score: Harshavardhan Rameshwar for “Animal”
– Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for “Tere Vaaste- Zara Hatke Zara Bachke”
– Best Cinematography: Avinash Arun for “Three Of Us”
– Best Production Design: Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborty for “Sam Bahadur”
– Best Costume Design: Divvya Gambhir, Sachin Lovelekar, and Nidhhi Gambhir for “Sam Bahadur”
– Best Sound Design: Kunal Sharma (Mpse) for “Sam Bahadur” and Sync Cinema for “Animal”
– Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for “What Jhumka?- Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”
– Best Vfx: Red Chillies Vfx for “Jawan”
– Best Debut Director: Tarun Dudeja for “Dhak Dhak”
– Best Debut Male: Aditya Rawal for “Faraaz”
– Best Debut Female: Alizeh Agnihotri for “Farrey”
– Lifetime Achievement Award: David Dhawan
– R.D.Burman Award for Upcoming Music Talent: Shreya Puranik for “Satranga-Animal”
– Best Action: Anl Arasu, Spiro Razatos, Yannick Ben, Craig Macrae, Sunil Rodrigues, Kecha Khamphakdee for “Jawan”
