Overview
- At the 70th Filmfare Awards in Ahmedabad on Oct. 11, Laapataa Ladies won 13 trophies and Abhishek Bachchan and Kartik Aaryan shared Best Actor.
- Karan Johar accepted Bhatt’s Best Actress trophy on her behalf at EKA Arena, Kankaria Lake.
- Online reaction questioned the legitimacy of the result, with accusations of bias, nepotism and “manufactured validation.”
- Bhatt posted a gratitude note naming director Vasan Bala and co-stars, thanked Filmfare, and called the Dharma–Viacom18–Eternal Sunshine collaboration a full-circle moment.
- Jigra drew largely positive reviews but earned about ₹55 crore worldwide on an estimated ₹80 crore budget, a performance gap cited by critics of the award.