Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh at the IIFA 2016. Photos: Official InstagramMadrid: Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on Saturday night bagged the best actors awards at the 17th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) for their performance in Piku and Bajirao Mastani respectively.
Deepika Padukone at the IFFA 2016 in Madrid. Photo: IANSSanjay Leela Bhansali won the best director for Bajirao Mastani and Bajrangi Bhaijaan was named the best film at a glittering ceremony here.
The main awards night of the IIFA celebrations saw a melange of tinsel town celebrities all decked up to soak in the colours, magic and revelry that Bollywood exudes. There were performances, humorous acts and an entertaining anchoring job by Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, who made a quirky entry on donkeys.
In the best actor in supporting role category, Anil Kapoor won the award among men for Dil Dhadakne Do, and Priyanka Chopra among the women clinched the honour for Bajirao Mastani.
Priyanka -- who has scaled international presence with her role in American TV series Quantico and has also landed a part in Hollywood film Baywatch -- was bestowed a special award: woman of the year.
The multi-talented actress also took to the stage and performed on songs that she has voiced herself.
The event which also saw Sonakshi Sinha, Deepika and Tiger Shroff take to the stage for mesmerising performances. Tiger, a flexible dancer, paid a tribute to late King of Pop Michael Jackson with his moves.
The four-day gala -- which celebrates the magic of Indian cinema at an international destination every year -- began on June 23. Madrid is the fourth European destination to host the IIFA.
Bajirao Mastani emerged as the big winner
Apart from Bhansali and Ranveer's accolades, the film won best cinematography (Sudeep Chatterjee), best production design (Saloni Dhatrak, Sriram Iyengar, Sujeet Sawant), best choreography (Remo D'souza for Pinga), best action (Shyam Kaushal) and best sound design (Bishwadeep Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjal Samal). Best background score (Sanchit Balhara), best special effects (Prasad Sutara) and best costume designing (Anju Modi and Maxima Basu)
| Rest of the Best | |
| Best Song Engineer | Tanay Gajjar for Deewani Mastani |
| Best Debutants | Vicky Kaushal for Masaan and Bhumi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| Jodi of the Year | Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty for Hero |
| Best in a Negative Role | Darshan Kumar for NH10 |
| Best in a Comic Role | Deepak Dobriyal for Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
| Best Story and Best Dialogue | Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku |
| Best Song | Moh moh ke dhaage... |
| Best Playback Singers | Monali Thakur (female) and Papon and (male) for Moh moh ke dhaage... |
| Best Lyrics | Varun Grover for Moh moh ke dhaage... |
| Best Screenplay | Kabir Khan, Parveez Shaikh, V. Vijayendra Prasad for Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
| Best Editing | A Sreekar Prasad for Talvar |
| Best Sound Mixing | Ajay Kumar PB for Badlapur |
| Best Make-up | Vikram Gaikwad for Datto in Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
