Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021 were held in Mumbai on February 20. The prestigious Awards honoured the best in film, television, music and OTT platforms on Saturday The event was a well-attended affair that saw Deepika Padukone, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and many more winning big. Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was also awarded posthumously.
Here is the complete list of the winners:
1.Deepika Padukone won the best actor (female) award for her performance in Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak .
2.Vikrant Massey bagged the honour of best actor in a supporting role for Chhapaak
3.Akshay Kumar was declared best actor (male) in the horror-comedy Laxmii
4.Kiara Advani, won for her performance in the Netflix film Guilty.
5.Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was conferred the critic’s best actor (male) posthumously for his outstanding contribution to Hindi cinema.
6.Ajay Devgn-Saif Ali Khan starrer Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior won the Best Film Award,
7.Anurag Basu was honoured as the best director for his black comedy, Ludo
8.Radhika Madan bagged the best actor in a supporting role award for her performance in Homi Adajani’s dramedy Angrezi Medium.
9.Surbhi Chandna and Dheeraj Dhoopar took home the best actor (female) and (male) awards for their stellar work on the small screen.
10.Dheeraj’s Kundali Bhagya won the best television show honour.
11.Director Hansal Mehta’s blockbuster show Scam 1992 received the best series award.
12.Sushmita Sen bagged the trophy for best actor in a web-series (female) for Disney Plus Hotstar show Arya.
13.Bobby Deol was declared the best actor in a web-series (male) for Ashram, directed by Prakash Jha.
14.Veteran actor Dharmendra was honoured for his contribution to Hindi cinema in a career that spanned several decades.
15.Kunal Kemmu won the best actor in a comic role for his hilarious turn in last year comedy Lootcase.
The event was hosted by actor Jay Bhanushali. The Best International Film award was won by none other than Parasite.
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