Aamir Khan in Dangal. Aalia Bhat after winning the Filmfare award. Credit: InstagramMumbai: Superstar Aamir Khan won the best actor honor, while his movie "Dangal" was adjudged the best film at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards.
The best director award went to Nitesh Tiwari for "Dangal", which is based on the life of Haryana wrestler Mahavir Phogat and his daughters.
The awards ceremony, held Saturday night, was hosted by Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan and Kapil Sharma.
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The best actress title was won by Alia Bhatt for her performance in "Udta Punjab" while Sonam Kapoor won the critics choice award for "Neerja". Keralite Anna Ipe and Aparna Sud shared the award for best production design for “Neerja”.
The Ram Madhvani-directed biopic also bagged the critics award for best film.
The best actor, critics choice, was shared by Shahid Kapoor for his role as a drug addict rockstar in "Udta Punjab" and Manoj Bajpayee for "Aligarh".
Rishi Kapoor bagged the award for best actor in a supporting role for "Kapoor & Sons". Shabana Azmi was honored for "Neerja" in the female category of the award.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Shatrughan Sinha.
The ceremony saw a host of performances by Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia, Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez and Varun Dhawan among others.
Full list of awards
Best action
Sham Kaushal - Dangal
Best background score
Sameer Uddin - Kapoor & Sons
Best choreography
Adil Shaikh - Kar gayi chul (Kapoor & Sons)
Best costume
Payal Saluja - Udta Punjab
Best cinematography
Mitesh Mirchandani - Neerja
Best editing
Monisha R. Baldawa - Neerja
Best sound design
Vivek Sachidanand - Phobia
Best VFX
Redchillies VFX - Fan
Best production design
Aparna Sud and Anna Ipe - Neerja
Best lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya – Channa mereya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)
Best story
Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre - Kapoor & Sons
Best screenplay
Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre - Kapoor & Sons
Best dialogue
Ritesh Shah - Pink
Best playback (male)
Arijit Singh – Ae dil hai mushkil (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)
Best playback (female)
Neha Bhasin – Jag ghoomeya (Sultan)
Best music album
Pritam – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best actor in a supporting role (female)
Shabana Azmi - Neerja
Best actor in a supporting role (male)
Rishi Kapoor - Kapoor & Sons
Best debut director
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari - Nil Battey Sannata
Best debut (male)
Diljit Dosanjh- Udta Punjab
Best debut (female)
Ritika Singh - Saala Khadoos
Critics' award for best actor (female)
Sonam Kapoor - Neerja
Critics' award for best actor (male)
Manoj Bajpayee - Aligarh
Shahid Kapoor - Udta Punjab
Critics' award for best film
Ram Madhvani- Neerja
Best actor (female)
Alia Bhatt- Udta Punjab
Best director
Nitesh Tiwari- Dangal
Best actor (male)
Aamir Khan - Dangal
Best film
Dangal
