"I had a dream to come on this stage as an actress"
The night of the 64th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2019 to celebrate the incredible contributions to Indian cinema by actors, directors, producers, singers, writers and musicians took place at the Jio Garden in Mumbai, India.
Bollywood stars descended at the venue looking dapper and eager to get entertained to find out who had won what and watch performances by fellow stars too.
The entertaining hosts for the 64th Filmfare awards 2019 night were Shahrukh Khan and RajKummar Rao.
The highest nominations for the 2019 awards were for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period epic Padmaavat in 17 categories and Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi, starring Alia Bhatt in the lead, had 15 nominations.
Alia Bhatt and her boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor both took the black lady home for Best Actor (Female) in Raazi and Best Actor (Male) in Sanju, respectively.
Alia Bhatt said at her acceptance speech:
“Meghna for me ‘Raazi’ is u, ur blood and sweat.
“You are my main chick Vicky without u the film wouldn’t be complete.
“Thank u my mentor Karan for being my mentor, father and my fashion police.
“Tonight’s all about love there my special one, I love you (Ranbir Kapoor).”
Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the award for Best Music Album and ecstatically said:
“Always had a dream to get an award for music and with my mother here this Filmfare is important.”
Sara Ali Khan won the Best Debut Actor (Female) award and receiving her black lady, she said:
“I remember when I used to come to watch Filmfare and I had a dream to come on this stage as an actress.”
Performances from SRK, Vicky Kaushal and Kriti Sanon provided entertaining scenes and dances on stage.
Here is the list of the winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards 2019.
Best Film
Raazi
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
Ranbir Kapoor – Sanju
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
Alia Bhatt – Raazi
Best Director
Meghna Gulzar – Raazi
Best Film (Critics)
Andhadhun (Sriram Raghavan)
Critics’ Award For Best Actor (Male)
Ranveer Singh – Padmaavat and Ayushmann Khurrana – Andhadhun
Critics’ Award For Best Actor (Female)
Neena Gupta – Badhaai Ho
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Gajraj Rao – Badhaai Ho and Vicky Kaushal – Sanju
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Surekha Sikhri – Badhaai Ho
Best Debut Actor (Male)
Ishaan Khatter – Beyond The Clouds
Best Debut Actor (Female)
Sara Ali Khan – Kedarnath
Best Debut Director
Aman Kaushik – Stree
Lifetime Achievement Award
Hema Malini – 50 years in Bollywood
Best Short film People’s Choice Awards
Plus Minus
Best Short Film (Non-Fiction)
The Soccer City
Best Short Film (Fiction)
Rogan Josh
Best Actor (Short Film – Male)
Hussain Dalal – Shameless
Best Actor (Short Film – Female)
Kirti Kulhari – Maya
Best Music Album
Padmaavat – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Best Lyrics
Gulzar – Ae Watan (Raazi)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh – Ae Watan (Raazi)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal – Ghoomar (Padmaavat)
Best Original Story
Mulk – Anubhav Sinha
Best Screenplay
Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh Chandekar, Hemanth Rao – Andhadhun
Best Dialogue
Akshat Ghildial – Badhaai Ho
Best Background Score
Daniel B George – Andhadhun
Best Editing
Pooja Ladha Surti – Andhadhun
Best Action
Vikram Dahiya and Sunil Rodriguez – Mukkabaaz
Best Choreography
Kruti Mahesh Midya and Jyothi D Tommaar – Ghoomar (Padmaavat)
Best Cinematography
Pankaj Kumar – Tumbbad
Best Costume
Sheetal Sharma – Manto
Best Production Design
Nitin Zihani Choudhary and Rakesh Yadav – Tumbbad
Best Sound Design
Kunal Sharma – Tumbbad
Best VFX
Red Chillies VFX – Zero
RD Burman Award Upcoming Film Music Talent
Niladri Kumar – Laila Majnu
DESIblitz congratulates all the winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards 2019!