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Alaya, Taapsee win Filmfare Awards

March 28, 2021 12:14 IST

The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai on March 27.

Gulabo Sitabo and Thappad were the big winners of the night, with six awards each.

Photograph: Kind courtesy Alaya F /Instagram

Alaya F wins the Best Debut Female award for Jawaani Jaaneman.

The actress could not contain her excitement as she posted, 'SHE'S MINE!!!!! Best Debut Female!! I'm smiling from ear to ear!!! So, so, so grateful!THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! thank you for all the love and support! I promise to keep working hard and doing my best every single day! Going to make all of you so so proud thank you for believing in me.'

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Taapsee Pannu/Instagram

Taapsee Pannu wins the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for Thappad.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Farah Khan/Instagram

Farah Khan receives the award for Best Choreography for the title song of Dil Bechara.

She posts the picture and writes, 'This one s special.. my 7th @filmfareaward for #DilBechara .. my only song with @sushantsinghrajput who turned my good choreography into an exceptional song with his ease.. bittersweet feelings while accepting this today.. thank u my bhai Mukesh @castingchhabra I thought im doing u a favour but clearly it was the opposite.'

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nora Fatehi/Instagram

Nora Fatehi looks gorgeous in a gold slit dress.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Daisy Shah/Instagram

Daisy Shah wows in a fishtail dress.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayushmann Khurrana/Instagram

Not without my mask, insists Ayushmann Khurrana.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonnalli Seygall /Instagram

Sonnalli Seygall puts on a pink ruffled dress.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dhvani Bhanushali/Instagram

Dhvani Bhanushali is a vision in white.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Siddharth Kannan/Instagram

Siddharth Kannan was the host of the evening.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Gashmeer Mahajani/Instagram

Panipat actor Gashmeer Mahajani.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Niranjan Iyer/Instagram

Niranjan Iyer and Ryan Stephen's Devi won the Best Short film award.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amruta Khanvilkar/Instagram

Amruta Khanvilkar in a red sari.

 

The WINNERS of the night

Popular Awards

Best Film: Thappad

Best Director: Om Raut for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Best Actor in a Leading Role Male: Irrfan Khan for Angrezi Medium

Best Actor in a Leading Role Female: Taapsee Pannu for Thappad

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male" Saif Ali Khan for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Best Actor in a Supporting Actor Role Female: Farrukh Jaffer for Gulabo Sitabo

Best Debut Female: Alaya F for Jawaani Jaaneman

Best Debut Director: Rajesh Krishnan, for Lootcase

Best Music Album: Pritam for Ludo

Best Playback Singer Male: Raghav Chaitanya for Ek Tukda Dhoop, Thappad

Best Playback Singer Female: Asees Kaur for Malang, Malang

 

Critics' Awards

Best Film: Eeb Allay Ooo!

Best Actor Male: Amitabh Bachchan for Gulabo Sitabo

Best Actor Female: Tillotama Shome for Sir

 

Short Film Awards

Best Film Popular Choice: Devi

Best Film Fiction: Arjun

Best Film Non-Fiction: Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary

Best Actor Female: Purti Savardekar for The First Wedding

Best Actor Male: Arnav Abdagire for Arjun

 

Special Awards

RD Burman Award: Gulzar

Lifetime Achievement Award: Irrfan Khan

 

Writing Awards

Best Screenplay: Rohena Gera, Sir

Best Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi for Gulabo Sitabo

Best Story: Thappad

 

Technical Awards

Best Production Design: Manasi Dhruv Mehta for Gulabo Sitabo

Best Editing: Yasha Pushpa Ramchandani for Thappad

Best Choreography: Farah Khan for Dil Bechara, Dil Bechara

Best Sound Design: Kaamod Kharade for Thappad

Best Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhayay for Gulabo Sitabo

Best Action: Ramazan Bulut, R Yadav for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Best Background Score: Mangesh Urmila Dhakde for Thappad

Best Costume Design: Veera Kapur Ee for Gulabo Sitabo

Best VFX: Prasad Sutar for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

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