Based on the life of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat who trained her daughter to become champions, “Dangal” bagged three of four major awards -- Best Actor, Film and Director – at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards here on Saturday.
While Aamir Khan who plays the strict father-coach in the biopic, was awarded the ‘Best Actor’, his director Nitesh Tiwari was adjudged the ‘Best Director’.
‘Dangal’ also bagged the Best Film award.
Alia Bhatt, who portrayed a Bihari migrant in “Udta Punjab”, won the Best Actor Award (Female) for her role while Sonam Kapoor won in Critics' Award For Best Actor (Female) category.
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'Neerja' and 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)' won five awards each. Actor Shatrughan Sinha took home the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
Here is the complete list of winners at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017:
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 - 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
