Winners of the Filmfare Awards 2017

To leagues of many movie buffs, Dangal was the film of the year. This Aamir Khan film based on the life and times of wrestler and coach Mahavir Singh Phogat hit all the right notes. The portrayal of medal winning wrestlers Geeta and Babita Phogat and their inspirational stories was truly gold. Winner

Directing Aamir Khan is no mean feat. To add to that, Dangal was in the making for almost 2 years. Nitesh Tiwari got the right pulse of this biographical movie on Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters Geeta and Babita. His treatment, his visuals and his choice of scenes were pure perfection. Winner

Aamir Khan was the strength, conviction, dedication and genius of Dangal. His performance was a lot more complex than just the striking physical transformation. His portrayal of Mahavir Singh Phogat was a master class in acting. It was that rare of occasions when you couldn't spot the actor in a character. Winner

Udta Punjab was a film that belonged to Alia Bhatt. Her character not kept you intrigued right to the end, and her performance was well beyond her years. Many movie gurus thought that her act in this drug charged movie was easily her best to date. Winner

The show stealer of Kapoor & Sons was Rishi Kapoor. Acting under prosthetics and heavy makeup, he let his eyes do the talking and his senile but colourful act made you both laugh and cry. His act in Kapoor & Sons was truly its strength. Winner

The speech that Shabana Azmi gives as Neerja's mother at the braveheart's commemorative function was the soul of the film. She was pitch perfect as a concerned mother and one wishes more good roles get written for her. Winner

He's known as one composer who sure knows the pulse of the masses and here too he managed to catch that to a T. The songs included elements of world music, rock and Sufi and sort of clicked with the youth who, thanks to the internet, are expanding their listening base by the minute. Winner

He's a Bengali who can write impeccable Punjabi lyrics. The song speaks about both love and separation and the word play is spot on. Winner

Whatever Arijit sings nowadays turns to gold and this title song is no exception. He sang it with charismatic ease and again underlined the fact as to why music composers are lining up to hire him. Winner

It's hard to compete with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who had sung the male version of the song. But Neha took to the challenge and sang her heart out, thereby providing the listeners with some goose bumps inducing vocals. Winner

A suave guy finds himself in a state transport bus when his car breaks down. In a bus full of villagers his attention is drawn to a striking girl. As he tries to make a conversation , the differences become evident. Will they be able to see each other beyond the obvious? Since it takes all kinds to make a bus journey worth the trip.dhary's hard hitting film was both relevant and effective. When Amitabh Bachchan's lawyer character exclaimed "No, means no!" the whole nation erupted in a furor of feminism. Winner

Everyone we meet has a public face. The one they allow us to see. What if there is another side? A side so dark that it would make our souls shudder? The film peeps into the seemingly moral world of the great Indian Middle Class with its new aspirations of imported cars & organic food. With satire as a narrative, here is a voyeuristic look into these relationships and the dark secrets hidden while casually going about normal everyday lives. Winner

One of the India's Oldest Martial Art form Kusti (traditional form of wrestling) is considered to be the dying sport in India today. The young pehlwans (wrestlers) are turning away from the Talim and instead preferring wrestling on mat due to the international status it has received in the recent past. This film showcases the struggle of the modern day traditional pehelwans and their battle against the Freestyle wrestling of the modern times in their struggle for keeping this ancient martial art form alive. Winner

Everyone we meet has a public face. The one they allow us to see. What if there is another side? A side so dark that it would make our souls shudder? The film peeps into the seemingly moral world of the great Indian Middle Class with its new aspirations of imported cars & organic food. With satire as a narrative, here is a voyeuristic look into these relationships and the dark secrets hidden while casually going about normal everyday lives. Winner

Head constable Tambe isn't having the best of days. His wife slams doors in his face. His little daughter won't speak to him. His only friends, havaldaars Sawant and Shilwant, feel cheated by him. And to make matters worse, he's been given nightlong Ganpati visarjan bandobast duty. The lights are blinding. The drums are deafening. Explosions. Clanging. Flashing. Thrashing. His senses are being attacked from every which way. Every screaming face seems to be mocking him tonight. His blood slowly rises to a boil Until he snaps, plunges into the crowd, pulls his gun out, and as jaws drop around him he unleashes a #TAANDAV Winner