Dangal, Alia Bhatt corner glory, Ae Dil... takes lion’s share

After setting new records at the box office, ‘Dangal’ swept away three of four major awards at the 62nd Filmfare Awards in Mumbai on Saturday night. This included Aamir Khan for Best Actor, Nitesh Tiwari for Director and for Best Film.

Attended by celebrities of the Bollywood film fraternity, the ceremony was a star-studded event hosted by superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor (Female) for her performance in ‘Udta Punjab’. Alia, who came along with her mother Soni Razdan and sister Shaheen Bhatt, received award award from Sridevi and Boney Kapoor.

In other awards, Sonam Kapoor won the Critics' Award For Best Actor (Female) for her performance in ‘Neerja’ while Manoj Bajpayee and Shahid Kapoor shared the award for their portrayals in ‘Aligarh’ and ‘Udta Punjab’ respectively, in the Male category.

Director Ram Madhvani won Critics' Award For Best Film for ‘Neerja’. Sooraj Pancholi and Kriti Sanon presented the Best Debut Awards Male and Female to Diljit Dosanjh for ‘Udta Punjab’ and Ritika Singh for ‘Saala Khadoos’ respectively.

Shatrughan Sinha received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award presented by his daughter, actress Sonakshi Sinha. 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.

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.

Shabana Azmi won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female). With powerful lines, including "No means No", which highlighted the issue of consent, ‘Pink’ bagged the best dialogues award penned by Ritesh Shah.

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari bagged the the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director for her highly appreciated film ‘Nil Battey Sannata’, which starred Swara Bhaskar.

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”.

Roll of honour

Best Actor (Male) : Aamir Khan, 'Dangal'

Best Actor (Female) : Alia Bhatt, 'Udta Punjab'

Best Film : 'Dangal'

Best Director : Nitesh Tiwari, 'Dangal'

Critics Award for Best Film: 'Neerja'

Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor, 'Udta Punjab' and Manoj Bajpayee, 'Aligarh'

Critics Award for Best Actor (Female): Sonam Kapoor, 'Neerja'

Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Manoj Bajpayee, 'Taandav'

Best Short Film People's Choice: ‘Khamakha’

Best Short Film (Fiction): 'Chutney'

Best Short Film (Non-fiction): 'Matitali Kusti'

Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film: Tisca Chopra, 'Chutney'

Best Debut Director: Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, 'Nil Battey Sannata'

Best Male Debut: Diljit Dosanjh, 'Udta Punjab'

Best Female Debut: Ritika Singh, 'Saala Khadoos'

Best Dialogue: Ritesh Shah, 'Pink'

Best Screenplay: Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon, 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'

Best Story: Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon, 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'

Best Actor Supporting Role (Male): Rishi Kapoor, 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'

Best Actor Supporting Role (Female): Shabana Azmi, 'Neerja'

Lifetime Achievement Award: Shatrughan Sinha

Best Music Album: Pritam, 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for “Channa Mereya”, 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for “Ae dil hai mushkil”, 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

Best Playback Singer (Female): Neha Bhasin for “Jag Ghoomeya”, 'Sultan'

RD Burman Award for New Music Talent: Amit Mishra for “Bulleya”, 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

Best Visual Effects: Red Chillies, 'Fan'

Best Editing: Monisha Baldawa, 'Neerja'

Best Costume: Payal Saluja, 'Udta Punjab'

Best Action: Shyam Kaushal, 'Dangal'