It was a glittering Bollywood extravaganza, as the B-Town superstars descended in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar for the 69th Filmfare Awards. Biopic drama ’12th Fail’ was the biggest winner as it was adjudged as the best in 5 categories. It won the Best Film Award. Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra also won the Best Director Award for ’12th Fail’.
The ‘Black Lady’ trophy was received by the members of the film including actors Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar.
Helmed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, ’12th Fail’ revolves around UPSC aspirants and is based on the real-life experiences of IPS officer Manoj Kumar. It draws from the gritty struggles of millions of students who attempt the UPSC entrance exam.
Vikrant also won big at the gala. He took home the Best Actor (Critics) award for his performance in the film ’12th Fail’ at the 69th Filmfare Awards, which was held in Gujarat.
And it was time for double celebration for actors and popular B-town couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor award at the 69th Filmfare Awards.
Ranbir bagged the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) for his performance in the action thriller film ‘Animal’. Alia, on the other hand, bagged the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for her performance in the romantic drama film ‘Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’.
The couple was seen posing with their black ladies on the stage.
‘Animal’ revolves around a troubled father-son relationship and has Ranbir in the role of Rannvijay Singh, who goes on to exact revenge after there’s an assassination attempt on his father. The film raked in over Rs 800 crore at the box office.
Talking about ‘Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, the film was helmed by Karan Johar and also starred Ranveer Singh, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan in the lead roles.
The film revolves around Rocky Randhawa (Ranveer), a Punjabi businessman, and Rani Chatterjee (Alia Bhatt), a Bengali journalist, who fall in love despite their differences and family objections. They decide to live with each other’s families for three months before getting married.
Filmfare Awards 2024: See the full list of winners
Best Film – 12th Fail
Best Director – Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12th Fail)
Best Film Critics’ – Joram (Devashish Makhija)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) – Ranbir Kapoor (Animal)
Best Actor Critics’ – Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Alia Bhatt (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)
Best Actress Critics’ – Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee Vs. Norway) & Shefali Shah (Three Of Us)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) – Vicky Kaushal (Dunki)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) – Shabana Azmi (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)
Best Lyrics – Amitabh Bhattacharya (Tere Vaaste – Zara Hatke Zara Bachke)
Best Music Album – Animal (Pritam, Vishal Mishra, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Jaani, Bhupinder Babbal, Ashim Kemson, Harshwardhan Rameshwar, Gurinder Seagal)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Bhupinder Babbal (Arjan Vailly – Animal)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shilpa Rao (Besharam Rang – Pathaan)
Best Story – Amit Rai (OMG 2) & Devashish Makhija (Joram)
Best Screenplay – Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12th Fail)
Best Dialogue – Ishita Moitra (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)
Best Background Score – Harshavardhan Rameshwar (Animal)
Best Cinematography – Avinash Arun Dhaware (Three Of Us)
Best Production Design – Subrata Chakraborty, Amit Ray (Sam Bahadur)
Best Costume Design – Sachin Lovelekar, Divvya Gambhir, Nidhhi Gambhir (Sam Bahadur)
Best Sound Design – Kunal Sharma (Mpse) (Sam Bahadur) Sync Cinema (Animal)
Best Editing – Jaskunwar Singh Kohli- Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12th Fail)
Best Action – Spiro Razatos, Anl Arasu, Craig Macrae, Yannick Ben, Kecha Khamphakdee, Sunil Rodrigues (Jawan)
Best VFX – Red Chillies VFX (Jawan)
Best Choreography – Ganesh Acharya (What Jhumka?- Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani )
Best Debut Director – Tarun Dudeja (Dhak Dhak)
Best Debut Male – Aditya Rawal (Faraaz)
Best Debut Female – Alizeh Agnihotri (Farrey)
Lifetime Achievement Award – David Dhawan
