56 th Filmfare Awards: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Karan win big

Salman Khan lost out the Best Actor trophy to Bollywood Badshah Shahrukh Khan in the 56 th Idea Filmfare Awards held this past Saturday. Shahrukh lifted the trophy for his laudable portrayal of an autistic man in the film ‘My Name is Khan.’ Kajol won the Best Actress trophy for the same film nudging past the likes of Vidya Balan (Ishqiya) and Aishwarya Rai (Guzaarish). Renowned film maker Karan Johar was bestowed with the Best Director award for ‘ My Name is Khan.’ However, the Best Film award was given to ‘Dabangg’ which was collected by producer Arbaaz Khan. Another impressive and critically acclaimed film ‘Udaan’ was rewarded with the Best Film in the critics category. Legendary Manna Dey was bestowed the honour of lifetime Achievement award while veterans Amitabh Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit were conferred special awards for completing 40 and 25 years of cinema respectively. Madhuri also set the stage on fire when she performed with Shahrukh Khan on hit numbers from their movies like ‘Dil Toh Pagal Hai’ and ‘ Devdas.’ Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh were other notable performers. The show was hosted by actors Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor who brought the house down with their wit. You can catch the action on TV when the show is aired on 6 th February, Sunday on Sony. Popularity: 2 % [ ? ]