The year 2020 has been tough year not only for the masses but the entertainment industry as well.The worldwide pandemic affected each and every part of the industry, including Bollywood. Shootings across India were halted and cinemas moved to release in digital platforms rather than theatres. Amidst these tough times, India's most prestigious awards ceremony applauded the contribution of their stars. The star-studded 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021 took place at the Goregaon Filmcity, Mumbai.
Hosted by Rajkummar Rao and Riteish Deshmukh, Filmfare celebrated the best of Hindi cinema.Farah Khan has won the Best Choreography Filmfare for the title song of Sushant Singh Rajput's film Dil Bechara. This year's trophy also marked Farah's seventh Filmfare win. Gulabo-Sitabo starrer Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana have also won few awards Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior won awards in the action and special effects categories. Taapsee Pannu's Thappad has also received awards.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Best Action: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior: Ramazan Bulut, RP Yadav Best Background Score: Thappad: Mangesh Urmila DhakdeBest Cinematography: Gulabo Sitabo: AvikMukhopadhayayBest Choreography: Dil Bechara: Farah KhanBest Costume Design: Gulabo Sitabo: Veera KapurEeBest Editing: Thappad: Yasha Pushpa RamchandaniBest Production Design: Gulabo Sitabo: Manasi Dhruv MehtaBest Sound Design: Thappad: Kaamod KharadeBest VFX: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior: Prasad SutarBest Playback Singer (Male): Raghav Chaitanya for 'Ek Tukda Dhoop' from Thappad and Best Playback Singer (Female): Asees Kaur for 'Malang' title trackBest Music Album: Pritam for LudoBest Dialogue award: Juhi Chaturvedi for Gulabo SitaboBest Film: ThappadBest Film (Critics): Prateek Vats (Eeb Allay Ooo!)Best Director: Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Irrfan (Angrezi Medium)Best Actor (Critics): Amitabh Bachchan (Gulabo Sitabo)Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)
Filmfare Shortfilm Awards:
The award for Best Film (Fiction): ArjunBest Actor (Female): Purti Savardekar for The First WeddingBest Actor (Male): Arnav Abdagire, ArjunBest Film (Popular Choice): DeviBest Film (Non-Fiction): Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary