Dangal, which recently beat all others to become the highest grossing Bollywood film, won big at the major Filmfare Awards.
Aamir Khan bagged the Best Actor Award, the Mahavir Singh Phogat biopic was awarded the Best Film and director Nitesh Tiwari bagged the Best Director Award.
Whereas, the famous Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress Award for her perfect portrayal of a gritty migrant woman exploited and trapped in a drug lord’s house.
The other top contender for the Best Actress Award, Sonam Kapoor, was not forgotten and she bagged the Critics Award for Best Actor (Female) for playing Ashok Chakra awardee Neerja Bhanot in the biopic Neerja. Shahid Kapoor shared the critics’ choice award for Best Actor (Male) with Manoj Bajpayee. They both were recognised for their performances in Udta Punjab and Aligarh respectively.
The best debut awards went to Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab and Ritika Singh for Saala Khadoos.
Here is the complete list of winners of the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017:
Best Actor (Male): Aamir Khan for Dangal
Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab
Best Film: Dangal
Best Director: Nitesh Tiwari for Dangal
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film: Neerja
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab and Manoj Bajpayee for Aligarh
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Female): Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Manoj Bajpayee for 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 for Chutney
Best Debut Director: Ashwini Iyer Tiwari for Nil Battey Sannata
Best Male Debut: Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab
Best Female Debut: Ritika Singh for Saala Khadoos
Best Dialogue: Ritesh Shah for Pink
Best Screenplay: Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon for Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)
Best Story: Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon for Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Rishi Kapoor for Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Shabana Azmi for Neerja
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award: Shatrughan Sinha
Best Music Album: Pritam for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Channa Mereya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Playback Singer (Female): Neha Bhasin for Jag Ghoomeya from Sultan
Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent: Amit Mishra for Bulleya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Visual Effects: Red Chillies for Fan
Best Editing: Monisha Baldawa for Neerja
Best Costume: Payal Saluja for Udta Punjab
Best Action: Shyam Kaushal for Dangal
Best Background Score: Sameer Uddin for Kapoor & Sons
Best Choreography: Adil Shaikh for Kar Gayi Chull in Kapoor & Sons
Best Cinematography: Mitesh Mirchandani for Neerja
