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Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan win Best Actor and Actress award respectively for Rockstar and The Dirty Picture at the 57th Filmfare Awards, which was otherwise ruled by Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Rockstar Hrithik, Farhan starrer snapped up 7 most popular awards-Best Film, Best Director, Best Dialogue, Best Supporting Actor (Male), Best Movie (Critics), Best Cinematography and Best Choreography.
Ranbir Kapoor's Rockstar was not far behind with 5 Filmfare awards- Best Actor, Best Actor (critics), Best Music Director, Best Lyrics Award and Best Playback (Male).
POPULAR AWARDS Best Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar
Rekha and Yash Chopra present the Award to Ranbir Kapoor
"I've grown up wanting a Best Actor Award. This is my fourth award. Every dream seems to be becoming a reality. It feels great. Thank you Imtiaz. I love you, Sir. Thank you for giving me hope and inspiration. Thank you for giving me Rockstar. And I'll see you at the Movies." - Ranbir Kapoor on winning the award.
Best Actress: Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture
Sridevi and Boney Kapoor give away the Award to Vidya Balan.
"It has been a night where women have shone, This award goes out to the women in my life... This award goes out to every woman. And of course everyone on the team of The Dirty Picture especially Milan Luthria." - Vidya Balan on winning the Best Actress Award.
Best Film: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Madhuri Dixit gives away the award.
Best Director: Zoya Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Subhash Ghai gives away the trophy to Zoya Akhtar
Best Dialogue: Farhan Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Chitrangada Singh comes on stage to present the award. "This feels really good. Zoya, Reena thank you for writing this amazing story and screenplay. Thank you to every actor for making every dialogue your own. A big thanks to my dad for writing the beautiful poetry in the movie that gave the dialogues that extra edge."- Farhan Akhtar on winning the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
Best Screenplay: Akshat Verma for Delhi Belly
Kabir Bedi and Kalki Koechlin present the award. Akshat is not in the house. The director of Delhi Belly, Abhinav Deo collects the award on his behalf.
Best Story: Sanjay Chauhan for I Am Kalam
Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson come on stage to present the award.
"I'd like to thank Kalam saab. Nila Madhav Panda, my director and the entire team of I Am Kalam. I'd like to thank my daughter and my wife." - Sanjay Chauhan on winning the award.
Best Actor (Critics) Award: Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar
Thank you critics. Thank you Imtiaz. Without you nothing would've been possible. The cast and crew. The Producers. Rahman Saab. And everyone who has worked on this movie." - Ranbir Kapoor on winning the award
Best Actress (Critics) Award: Priyanka Chopra for 7 Khoon Maaf
Juhi Chawla and Shankar come on stage to present the award.
"This black lady is the most coveted lady ever, and I have the entire team of 7 Khoon Maaf to thank for that. A big thanks to my family. Thank you Filmfare, the entire team. And thank you the film industry for believing in me." - Priyanka Chopra on winning the award.
Best Film (Critics) Award: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Mr. Balram Garg (PC Jewellers) and Bipasha Basu give away the award. Zoya Akhtra, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani come to collect the award.
Zoya Akhtra, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani come to collect the award. "It's difficult to get a balance between the critics and box office. Zoya managed that for us. I thank the entire team of ZNMD. Thank you Filmfare. Thank you Times of India. Thank you Eros." - Ritesh Sidhwani "I want to thank my cast and crew. Since this is the mother of all awards, I'm going to dedicate it to mine." - Zoya Akhtar, Director - ZNMD
Best Supporting Actor (Male) Award: Farhan Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar give the award to Farhan Akhtar.
"Thank you Filmfare, thank you jury for selecting this performance. I would like to thank Naseer for all the support... thank you Zoya, Reema, Ritesh, mom, Audhana... Thank you very much." - Farhan Akhtar on winning the award.
Best Supporting Actor (Female) Award: Rani Mukerji for 'No One Killed Jessica'
Mr. Ramesh Taurani presents the award to Vidya Balan and director Raj Kumar Gupta, since Rani Mukherji is not present.
SPECIAL FILMFARE AWARD:
Partho Gupte for Stanley Ka Dabba
Mukesh Bhatt and Mansvi gave away this award.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Karan Johar comes on stage to announce the Lifetime Ahievement Award winner - Aruna Irani. Mr. Ramesh Sippy and Raveena Tandon present the award to Aruna Irani.
"Good evening. This is a very touching moment of my life; it's the happiest moment of my life. Thank you Filmfare for giving recognition to my work. Thank you Dilip Kumar saab for introducing me to the wonderful world of films at the age of 9 years. The industry taught me acting, dance, work, and gave an uneducated woman like me a platform. I came into the industry to execute a responsibility. I'd like to thank my family. My husband. My brothers. My fans. Thank you Filmfare for this immense happiness. God, you're very kind." - Aruna Irani on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award
Idea Sony Scene of the Year Award: The Dirty Picture Manjit Singh and NP Singh of Sony present the award.
Vidya Balan comes on behalf of the producers of The Dirty Picture to accept the award
FILMFARE MUSIC AWARDS Best Music Director Award: AR Rahman for Rockstar
Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone give away the trophy.
Trivia: This is the 2500th Filmfare Trophy to be given away. It's a diamond studded trophy designed by PC Jewellers.
"I want to thank Imtiaz, and all the singers of Rockstar, and everyone who has worked on the music along with me." - AR Rahman on winning the award.
Best Lyrics Award: Irshad Kamil for 'Nadaan Parindey' of Rockstar
Anu Malik and Anuradha Paudwal give away the award
Best Playback (Male) Award: Mohit Chauhan for 'Jo Bhi Mein' from Rockstar
"Thank you so much. It's really special tonight over here. I want to thank my parents back home in Himachal. I want to thank Rahman saab for creating such awesome songs for Rockstar. I want to thank Imtiaz for his vision of Jordan, Ranbir Kapoor, Irshad for writing such wonderful lyrics... Thank you." - Mohit Chauhan on winning the award
Best Playback (Female) Award: Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup for 'Darling' of 7 Khoon Maaf
Imtiaz Ali and Urmila Matondkar present the award. Usha Uthup is there... Rekha isn't here...Usha accepts the award on behalf of Rekha, too and breaks down. "Thank you Filmfare, the mother of all awards in India. In 42 years, this is my first award! It's unbelievable for me. Thank you to all the music directors, to my family for letting me grow, thank you to Vishal Bhardwajji" - an emotional Usha Uthup on winning the award.
RD Burman Award for Best upcoming Talent: Krishna for Tanu weds Manu
Bhushan Kumar and Alka Yagnik present the award to Krishna.
Best Choreography: Bosco-Caesar for 'Senorita', Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
"I'd love to thank Zoya, Carlos, Hrithik, Abhay, my wife, my son, Farhan Akhtar. Id' like to thank my younger brother and partner, Bosco": Caesar
"Mom, we got this the Black Beauty is ours": Bosco
Best Background Score: Ranjit Barot for Shaitan
Sonali Bendre and Goldie Behl come on stage to give away the trophy. Bijoy Nambiar collects the award on his behalf.
FILMFARE DEBUT AWARDS
Best Debut Director Award: Abhinay Deo for Delhi Belly
Madhur Bhandarkar and Hasleen Kaur present the award to Abhinay Deo.
Best Debut (Male) Award: Vidyut Jamwal for Force
Chunky Pandey and Kajal Aggarwal present the award to Vidyut Jamwal.
"I'm speechless. I'm very happy. Everyone who comes to Mumbai hopes he gets a good movie. I got that. A good producer, I got that. A good director, I got that. Then you want the film to make a hit, it was a hit, Then you want an award, I got that. I would like to thank Nishikant Kamat and a lot of other people, whom I will personally thank tonight." - Vidyut Jamwal on winning the award.
Best Debut (Female) Award: Parineeti Chopra for Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Mr. Amrish Jain (Idea Cellular) and Dia Mirza present her the award. "I told myself that if I won today, I wouldn't cry, but I can't help myself. Thank You the whole team of Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, my family. This is my sixth award this season, and it's so motivating. I'm going to work very hard. I've grown up watching the Filmfare awards and to hold one now is an out of the world experience." - Parineeti Chopra on winning the award.
FILMFARE TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Action: Mathhias Barsch for Don 2.
Producer Ritesh Sidhwani collects the award on his behalf. Ritesh dedicates the award to Priyanka's stunt double Bibi who died under unfortunate circumstances.
Best Cinematography: Carlos Catalan for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Mr. Shashi Shankar (Idea Cellular) and Mahie Gill present the award to Carlos Catalan. "I'm very nervous. I'd like to thank my producers, Zoya: she's great fun to work with. I'd like to thank my Indian and Spanish crew"- Carlos Catalan on winning the award
Best Editing: Huzefa Lokhandwala for Delhi Belly
Abhinay Deo collects the award on his behalf.
Best Production Design: Shashank Tere for Delhi Belly
Kunal Kohli and Neha Dhupia give away the award to Shashank Tere for Delhi Belly. Shashank isn't here, and Jim the co-writer of the movie collects it on his behalf.
Best Sound Design: Nakul Kamte for Don 2
Sarah Jane Dias presents the award to Farhan Akhtar. Nakul wasn't here to collect the award but sent an acceptance speech with Farhan in case he won. And win he did!
Best Costume Design Award: The first Award of the night has been declared. Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture
Thank you Filmfare, thank you Vidya for letting make me take your clothes off. Thank you to the actors who let me keep their clothes on: Nasseruddin Shah and the entire cast. Thank you Milan. Thank you my husband and children for letting me do my job. - Niharika Khan on winning the award.
THE RED CARPET
Today was my first day of shooting for Raaz 3. It was tiring and exhausting. Now, I'm here to sit back and cheer my friends and have a good evening: Bipasha Basu
This is my first Filmfare Awards. The studio is looking lovely. Ranbir and Vidya seem to be the absolute favourites this year. I guess they'll win the Best Actor Award: Chitrangada
I remember when I won the Best Supporting Actor award, and then immediately my name was called for Best Debut. I had one award in hand and was going on stage to pick up another. It was the most memorable moment for me. And I keep returning to Filmfare to bring back that memory: Vivek Oberoi
It's an exciting evening. If I win a Filmfare tonight, I'll score a hattrick. It's only on this evening every year, that meri niyat thodi kharab ho jati hai, because I plan to bring a lady home: Vidya Balan
I think Vidya has done a good job this year. Even Priyanka was fabulous. Actually they all were very good, so picking one is difficult: Madhuri Dixit
It's a tough job to be on the jury. I was on the Filmfare jury this year, and I'm not allowed to say much. But it's a very tough job!: Urmila Matondkar
It's tough to elect one person or one film from all those nominated. May the best talent win. We are looking forward to the evening: Sridevi
My beautiful wife is with my beautiful baby. I'm here alone. Honestly, I don't know the nominations too well. Is my Ma (Vidya Balan) nominated? Then I'll vote for her. Am I nominated? No? Then I don't think I'd root for anyone: Abhishek Bachchan
It's an exciting evening. All of us are here, that's a celebration in itself. If any one of us bags an award it'll be a double celebration or more than that: Javed Akhtar
Everyone from the family - Farhan, Zoya, Javed and myself have been nominated. It feels special. We feel like a family of one of Karan Johar's films: Shabana Azmi
I'm rooting for Ranbir Kapoor. He did a brilliant job in Rockstar. I think Vidya Balan will win the Best Actress. I've already congratulated her in advance. And ZNMD was my favourite film of last year. I enjoyed it so much: Deepika Padukone
Rockstar director Imtiaz Ali arrived with wife Preety. He informs though his Rockstar has been nominated in the Best Film category, he is unaware about the other nominations of the same category. "I don't know about competition. I think when you make a film you don't get time to watch other films. So I don't know with which films Rockstar is competing." His wife Preety is definitely rooting for Rockstar Ranbir Kapoor.
Rockstar has been nominated in several categories. I wish it wins every award possible. The music of Rockstar was widely accepted, that was a feather in my cap and an extremely important thing for me: AR Rahman
Pratiek Babbar is on red carpet and cheering for his contemporaries. "I want an actor of my generation to win. I want Ranbir to win".
I don't care much about Awards. All I'm interested in is doing good films: Kalki Koechlin
Though playback singer Shreya Ghoshal was won two nominations, she says, "Usha Uthup deserves to win. She is so legendary that I am not even a competitor". When asked, which playback actress does her voice suits the best she says, "Kareena and Vidya".
I'm going to be hosting a small segment and performing. I'm also looking forward to Shah Rukh sir and Ranbir Kapoor hosting. It's going to be a pulsating evening: Ali Zafar
Parineeti Chopra is thrilled to win two nominations for her debut performance. She is nominated in the Supporting Actor (Female) and Debut (Female) categories for the same film 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'. "Winning a nomination for your debut film feels really great. What's more rewarding is to be nominated alongside Rani Mukherji in the Best Supporting Actress category", she says.
Prateik walks in with Amy Jackson
I want Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara to win Best Screenplay, Dialogue, Film, Director. That'll be a double whammy. And Zoya will ensure that I come with her for all the awards, for she considers me her lucky mascot, not that she needs one: Dia Mirza
It's exciting to be here with the cast and crew of znmd. I don't have any acceptance speech, just keeping fingers crossed: Zoya Akhtar
I'm rooting for Kalki (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) and many others. I want the best man to win: Anurag Kashyap
I'm looking forward to Shah Rukh and Ranbir Kapoor's hosting and some great performances. Delhi Belly, The Dirty Picture, and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara are my favourite films of 2011: Neha Dhupia
I'd like Vidya Balan to win for 'The Dirty Picture', Ranbir Kapoor to win for 'Rockstar', Imtiaz Ali to win best director and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara to bag the best film. Let the most deserving take home the black lady tonight: Kabir Bedi
I'm rooting for Vidya Balan for 'The Dirty Picture' and Ranbir Kapoor for 'Rockstar'. For music it has to be 'Ra.One': Sarah Jane Dais
"I'm exited, nervous... If I win I'll start screaming. I loved Vidya in The Dirty Picture. I'll be happy for her if she wins", says Mahie Gill
Priyanka Chopra makes an entry in a Ferragamo gown and though she is nominated in the Best Actor (Female) Category for '7 Khoon Maaf', she says her vote goes to Vidya Balan for 'The Dirty Picture'. She adds, "I will be performing a skit on 'Junglee billi ka swayamvar' and hope people take it in right spirit".
Choreographer Bosco says Farhan Akhtar was a surprise package in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara for the 'Senorita' song.
"I'm excited, thankful to God and thank you to Filmfare for my nomination. Thanks to everyone who has liked my song. I loved doing this so much", says singer Harshdeep Kaur who is nominated in the Best Playback Singer (Female) category for the song 'Katiya Karu' from the film Rockstar.
Dress designer Niharika Khan who designed Vidya Balan's outfits in The Dirty Picture says the Filmfare black lady is sexiest - better than any actress.
Delhi Belly actress Poorna Jagannathan says her film Delhi Belly should win the Best Film Award.
Celebrities have started coming in and Mukesh Bhatt is the early bird entry.