Bajirao Mastani, Piku win top honours at Filmfare Awards

Bajirao Mastani rakes up top honors at the 61st Filmfare Awards. Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone emerge as "Bollywood's Power-Couple", winning Best Actor (Male and Female) awards on the big night,

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's nearly decade long wait to make his magnum opus, 'Bajirao Mastani', was worth the wait as the love story bagged the top awards Friday night at the 61st Filmfare Awards, in India's metropolitan, Mumbai.

Considered as the "Oscars" of India, the event was co-hosted by the inimitable Kapil Sharma, superstar filmmaker Karan Johar and megastar Shah Rukh Khan, the evening witnessed exciting performances by Ranveer Singh and SRK among others.

While Bajirao Mastani won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Male and Female) awards - the critically acclaimed Piku took home 5 awards, mostly in the Critics Choice categories.

Bollywood had a great 2015 with some amazing movies and breakthrough performances from the young guns - 2016 also promises to be a happening year for the largest film industry in the world, with exciting performances expected from the Khans and the new stars.

The complete list of winners:

Best Film

Bajirao Mastani

Best Director

Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Bajirao Mastani

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)

Ranveer Singh - Bajirao Mastani

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)

Deepika Padukone - Piku

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

Anil Kapoor - Dil Dhadakne Do

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

Priyanka Chopra - Bajirao Mastani

Best Music

Anupam Roy - Piku

Best Lyrics

Irshad Kamil - 'Agar Tum Saath Ho' (Tamasha)

RD Burman Award: Armaan Mallik

Lifetime Achievement: Moushumi Chatterjee

Best Debut Director: Neeraj Ghaywan for 'Massan'

Best Debutant (Male): Sooraj Pancholi for 'Hero'

Best Debutant (Female): Bhumi Pednekar for 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha'

Critics Award for Best Film: Piku

Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Amitabh Bachchan for 'Piku'

Best Actor Female Critics Choice (Female): Kangana Ranaut for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns'

Best Story: V Vijayendra Prasad for 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'

Best Music: ?Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros. Anjjan and Amaal Mallik for 'Roy'

Best Playback Singer (Male) - Arijit Singh for 'Sooraj dooba' (Roy)

Best Playback Singer (Female) - Shreya Ghoshal for 'Deewani mastani' (Bajirao Mastani)

Best VFX: Prana Studios for 'Bombay Velvet'

Best Dialogue: Himanshu Sharma for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns'

Best Action: Sham Kaushal for 'Bajirao Mastani'

Best Cinematography: Manu Anand for 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha'

Best Choreography: Pt Birju Maharaj for 'Mohe rang de laal' from 'Bajirao Mastani'

Best Editing: A Sreekar Prasad for 'Talvar'

Best Sound Design: Shajith Koyeri for 'Talvar' Best Screenplay: Juhi Chaturvedi for 'Piku'

Best Production Design: Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak for 'Bajirao Mastani'

Best Costume Designer: Anju Modi and Maxima for 'Bajirao Mastani'

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