'Dangal,' the biopic on Mahavir Singh Phogat, which recently beat all others to become the highest grossing Bollywood film, won big at the Filmfare Awards. Aamir Khan took away the Best Actor Award, while the movie was awarded the Best Film and director Nitesh Tiwari bagged the Best Director Award. Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress Award for her perfect portrayal in 'Udta Punjab' 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 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.'
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 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'; Best Playback Singer (Female): Neha Bhasin for 'Jag Ghoomeya' from 'Sultan'
