Even as Aamir Khan’s Dangal continues to rule the box office, the swept three of four major awards at Filmfare Sunday evening -- Best Actor, Film and Director while Alia Bhatt won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Female) for her performance in Udta Punjab. Attended by most actors of the Bollywood film fraternity, the iconic 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards was a star-studded event hosted by actor Shah Rukh Khan. After winning the Best Director award, Nitesh Tiwari said, “This award is the reassurance of how much people loved our film (Dangal). It means everything.”Alia, who came along with her mother Soni Razdan and sister Shaheen Bhatt, received the Best Actor (Female) award from Sridevi and Boney Kapoor. Sooraj Pancholi and Kriti Sanon presented the Filmfare Best Debut Awards Male and Female to Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab and Ritika Singh for Saala Khadoos respectively.

Source: Hindustan Times January 15, 2017 05:06 UTC