Overview

• Kiran Rao won Best Director and Laapataa Ladies took Best Film, leading a multi-category haul that included screenplay, music and both supporting acting awards.
• Alia Bhatt won Best Actress for Jigra, with Rajkummar Rao taking the Critics’ Best Actor for Srikanth and Pratibha Ranta winning Critics’ Best Actress for Laapataa Ladies.
• Arijit Singh won Best Playback Singer (Male) for Sajni from Laapataa Ladies, which media reports said marked his eighth singer trophy, tying Kishore Kumar’s tally.
• Shah Rukh Khan hosted alongside Karan Johar and Maniesh Paul as stage highlights included a nostalgia set by Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol plus performances by Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi.
• Zeenat Aman and the late Shyam Benegal received Lifetime Achievement honours, and the Ahmedabad staging followed an MoU between Gujarat’s tourism body and Worldwide Media to host the 70th edition.