L to R: Banita Sandhu, Malavika Mohanan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mouni Roy, Janhvi Kapoor, Radhika Madan

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From top: Rajkummar Rao does an impeccable ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’; Sara Ali Khan, Vineet Jain, MD, Times of India Group, and Kriti Sanon; Gajraj Rao, Vicky Kaushal; Ayushmann Khurrana; Neena and Masaba Gupta; SLB with mother Leela

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Lights, camera, awards!

Photos: Filmfare Awards 2019: From mesmerising performances to lots of glamour, here are the winners from the awards night 1 12 Rocking the red carpet look Sporting a cap with his black suit, Jackie Shroff looked dapper. He was among the first actors to arrive at the 64th Filmfare Awards which was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, Rajkummar Rao and Vicky Kaushal. This year’s award show marked some mesmerizing performances and a few Filmfare debuts. It began with a tribute to Amitabh Bachchan as he completed 50 years of his acting career in Bollywood. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL Sanjay Leela Bhansali with his mother Padmaavat director and write, Sanjay Leela Bhansali walked the red carpet along with his mother Leela Bhansali. Padmaavat made headlines and saw a lot of controversy but it bagged many awards. Shreya Ghoshal won Best Playback Singer (Female) for Ghoomar, and Kruti Mahesh Midya and Jyothi D Tommaar won Best Choreography Award for their work on Ghoomar. Bhansali took home the Best Music Album award for Padmaavat. The movie is also the 10th highest grossing Indian film worldwide. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif The leading ladies of Bollywood graced the red carpet dressed in beautiful gowns. While Sonam Kapoor, who won the Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female) in 2017, wore a bright pink gown, Katrina looked ravishing in her shimmery gown with a trail. Katrina was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor (Female) category for Zero but the award went to Surekha Sikhri for her performance in Badhaai Ho. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL Boney Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor Producer Boney Kapoor arrived with his youngest daughter Khushi Kapoor and they posed for shutterbugs. Boney wore a navy blue suit and Khushi opted for a glittery black pantsuit. Boney's late wife Sridevi was honored posthumously with the Lifetime Achievement Award. His daughter Janhvi Kapoor who made her Bollywood debut in Karan Johar’s Dhadak attended the event in a champagne coloured off shoulder gown. She will be next seen in the biopic on Gunjan Saxena. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL Chitrangda Singh Desi Boyz actress Chitrangda Singh made heads turn at the 64th Filmfare Awards when she chose to attend the event in a gown in the colour of baby pink. Chitrangada also pulled off the bold lip colour like a pro. She was last seen in Saif Ali Khan's Baazaar along with Radhika Apte. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL

SRK leads the ladies The glamour girls made their entry on stage with King Khan as they began the gala night. From unforgettable performances to mushy scenes, Filmfare Awards 2019 was a big hit. The event took place at Jio Gardens on March 23 in Mumbai. (l-r) Banita Sandhu, Malavika Mohan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mouni Roy, Janhvi Kapoor and Radhika Madan. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL

Oh-so-energetic Ranveer Ranveer Singh, who won the Critics' Award for Best Actor (Male) for his portrayal of Allauddin Khilji in Padmaavat, gave a rocking performance. Ranveer's act was the finale act for the night and he arrived in character, channelling Kapil Dev for Kabir Khan's 83. He also interacted with fans to the tune of Ankh Maare and rapped verses from Gully Boy on stage. He took blessings from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's mother and touched her feet during his performance. After receiving his award, he went down on his knees and presented it to his wife Deepika Padukone. Deepika was nominated in the category of Best Actor (Female) for her portrayal of Queen Padmaavati in Padmaavat but the award went to Alia Bhatt for her performance in Raazi. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL Ever charming Vicky After giving some brilliant performances in Raazi, Manmarziyan and Sanju, Vicky Kaushal made his Filmfare debut by paying tribute to Amitabh Bachchan's 50-years-long career in Bollywood. The heartthrob took the black lady home for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) for Sanju. It was a tie between him and Gajraj Rao for Badhaai Ho. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL Rajkummar impresses SRK Stree actor Rajkumar Rao impressed the audience with his performance on Shah Rukh Khan's evergreen song from the film Dil Se, Chaiyyan Chaiyyan. Later he joined King Khan to host the awards show. Both went down on their knees for dream girl, Hema Malini who was felicitated by Gulzar. The veteran lyricist won the award for Best Lyrics for Ae Watan from Raazi. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL

Sara Ali Khan Sara Ali Khan chose an ivory and gold lehenga with sequins for the event and paired with minimal accessories. Sara won the Best Debut (Female) award for her performance in Abhishek Kapoor's Kedarnath. Sara, whose second film Simmba was a blockbuster, will next be seen in Imtiaz Ali's as-yet untitled film opposite Kartik Aaryan. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL

Ishaan Khatter Ishaan Khatter won Best Debut Actor (Male) for his powerful performance in Majid Majidi's Beyond The Clouds. He looked charming as ever in his shiny cobalt blue coat. He was highly appreciated for his performance in not only Beyond The Clouds but also in Dhadak. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL

Winning jodi Bollywood's newest couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt both took the black lady home. Ranbir was awarded Best Actor (Male) for his performance in Sanju. Alia Bhatt, on the other hand, was awarded the Best Actor (Female) trophy for Raazi. Photo by Satish Malavade/BCCL

Presenting the highlight reel from the 64th edition of Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards.Shah Rukh Khan, who returned to host the 64th edition of Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards on Saturday, opened the show with a self-burn. “Aamir, Salman and I watched each other’s films a lot… because no one else watched them,” he quipped, arriving on stage with a performance on “ Mere Naam Tu” from his last release, Zero.While Jackie Shroff was among the first actors to arrive, Varun Dhawan had to give the event a miss due to a work commitment in Chennai.Director Sriram Raghavan, whose Andha Dhun won Best Film (Critics) and Best Screenplay, was visibly kicked. Sara Ali Khan and Ishaan Khatter won Best Debutant for Kedarnath and Beyond The Clouds respectively. Best Dialogue went to the Junglee Pictures’ Badhaai Ho and it was a tie between Badhaai Ho patriarch Gajraj Rao and Vicky Kaushal, who played Ranbir Kapoor’s best friend in Sanju, for the Best Supporting Actor trophy.The finale act for the night,arrived in-character, channelling Kapil Dev for Kabir Khan’s upcoming directorial, 83. True to form, he interacted with fans to the tune of “ Ankh Maare” from Simmba, which blared from a portable speaker that was being carried by his spot boy. On stage, he rapped verses from Gully Boy, reaching out to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s mother to touch her feet while singing “ Mere Gully Mein”.Nandita Das’s Manto won Best Costume (Sheetal Sharma), while Sohum Shah’s Tumbbad snapped up Best Sound Design (Kunal Sharma) and Best Production Design (Rajesh Yadav and Nitin Chaudhary).also clocked in Best Editing (Pooja Ladha Surti), with Best Background Score, while Mukkabaaz won Best Action.Jahnvi Kapoor greeted Meghna Gulzar, who was with lyricist-filmmaker father Gulzar, with a hug and sat with them in the front row. When she headed backstage before her performance— it featured the best films of the year, including Stree, Padmaavat, Raazi and Badhaai Ho—her Dhadak co-star Ishaan Khatter took her seat. Neena Gupta took home the Critics’ Award For Best Actor (Female) for Badhaai Ho and Surekha Sikri won Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female).Rajkummar Rao joined SRK as co-host and impressed with a jig on “ Chaiyya Chaiyya”. Emboldened by the applause, he went on to declare that he wants to do Baazigar 2. The show celebrated 50 years of Amitabh Bachchan with a performance by Vicky Kaushal and of Hema Malini with felicitation by Gulzar.Kajol arrived solo, so did Ranbir. Alia Bhatt walked in 15 minutes later. Notebook debutants Zaheer Iqbal and Pranutan arrived together, as did Neil Nitin Mukesh and brother Naman.Kriti Sanon performed on “ Coca Cola”, “ Sweety Tera Drama” and “ Main Tera Boyfriend”. Raazi song “ Aye Watan” won big with Best Lyricist for Gulzar and Best Playback (Male) for Arijit Singh. Best Music went to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmaavat. The RD Burman Award For Upcoming Talent In Film Music went to Niladri Kumar ( Laila Majnu).Stree director Amar Kaushik was Best Debut Director. Sridevi was honoured posthumously with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Anubhav Sinha won Best Story ( Mulk) while Badhaai Ho bagged Best Dialogue for Akshat Ghildial.Raazi won Best Film (Popular), Best Director for Meghna Gulzar, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for Alia.Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) – Popular went to Ranbir for Sanju. Ranveer got the Critics’ Award For Best Actor (Male) for Padmaavat and Ayushmann Khurrana for AndhaDhun.