The 70th edition of the Filmfare Awards took place on Saturday at EKA Arena near Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad, hosted by Shah Rukh Khan along with Karan Johar and Maniesh Paul.
The evening celebrated the best of Hindi cinema, with Laapataa Ladies dominating the awards, winning Best Film, Best Director, and several honours in acting, music, and technical categories. Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) shared the Best Actor (Male) award, while Alia Bhatt won Best Actor (Female) for Jigra.
Rajkummar Rao and Pratibha Rannta received the Critics’ Awards for Best Actor for Srikanth and Laapataa Ladies respectively.
The event also honoured new talent and industry veterans, including Lifetime Achievement Awards for Zeenat Aman and the late Shyam Benegal.
Full List of Winners:
1. Main Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt (Jigra)
Best Film: Laapataa Ladies
Best Director: Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male): Rajkummar Rao (Srikanth)
Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female): Pratibha Rannta (Laapataa Ladies)
Critics’ Award for Best Film: I Want To Talk – Shoojit Sircar
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Chhaya Kadam (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Debut Actor (Male): Lakshya (Kill)
Best Debut Actor (Female): Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Debut Director: Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express) and Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370)
2. Writing and Music Awards
Best Story: Aditya Dhar and Monal Thakkar (Article 370)
Best Screenplay: Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Ritesh Shah and Tushar Sheetal Jain (I Want To Talk)
Best Dialogue: Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Music Album: Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Lyrics: Prashant Pandey (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Madhubanti Bagchi (Stree 2)
3. Technical Awards
Best Action: Seayoung Oh and Parvez Shaikh (Kill)
Best Choreography: Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz)
Best Editing: Shivkumar V. Panicker (Kill)
Best Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood (Kill)
Best Costume: Darshan Jalan (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Production Design: Mayur Sharma (Kill)
Best Background Score: Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Sound Design: Subash Sahoo (Kill)
Best VFX: Redefine (Munjya)
4. Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Zeenat Aman and Shyam Benegal (posthumously)
RD Burman Award for Upcoming Talent in Music: Achint Thakkar (Jigra, Mr & Mrs Mahi)