IIFA 2023 awards: Hrithik and Alia bag best actors, Brahmastra and Gangubai Kathiawadi win big

Hindustan Times :
Hrithik Roshan bagged the trophy
of Best Actor in a Leading Role at International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2023 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. He received the trophy for his action-packed performance
in ‘Vikram Vedha’, which also
starred Saif Ali Khan.
Alia Bhatt won Best Actor in a Leading Role (female) at IIFA 2023 for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. Producer Jayantilal Gada received the award on behalf of Alia, as the actor’s maternal grandfather, Narendra Razdan, is reportedly not well.
Veteran actor Anil Kapoor also received an award at IIFA 2023. He was conferred with the award for Performance In A Supporting Role (male) for his role in ‘JugJugg Jeeyo’. Veteran actor Kamal Haasan received a standing ovation at IIFA 2023 when he was conferred with the award for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema. Singer and music composer AR Rahman gave the award to Kamal, who looked dapper in a black suit. As soon as Kamal Haasan received the trophy, everyone including Salman Khan and others stood up from their seats and applauded the actor.
Bollywood fantasy film ‘Brahmastra: Part One -Shiva’ and the biopic ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ were the big winners at this year’s IIFA. ‘Brahmastra: Part One -Shiva’ won many of the awards on Saturday evening at the gala, including Best Playback Singer for Shreya Ghoshal (female) and Arijit Singh (male), as well as Best Supporting Actor (female) for Mouni Roy.
Late Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan’s son, Babil Khan, won the Best Debut (male) award for the film ‘Qala’, and shared it with Santanu Maheshwari, who starred in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. Khushali Kumar won Best Debut (female) for ‘Dhoka Around the Corner’. Earlier on Friday night at IIFA Rocks, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period biopic ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ won several awards in the technical categories, clinching trophies for cinematography, screenplay and dialogue. The film, about real-life gangster Ganga Harjivandas Kathiawadi, a mafia head in 1960s Bombay, stars Alia Bhatt in the lead.

The winners from IIFA 2023

Best Film: Drishyam 2
Best Director: R Madhavan for ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for ‘Vikram Vedha
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Mouni Roy for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugg Jugg Jeeyo
Outstanding Achievement for Fashion in Cinema: Manish Malhotra
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Kamal Haasan
Best Adapted Story: Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for ‘Drishyam 2’
Best Original Story: Perveez Sheikh and Jasmeet Reen for ‘Darlings’
Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema: Marathi film Ved directed by Riteish Deshmukh
Best Debut (Male): Shantanu Maheshwari for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and Babil Khan for ‘Qala’
Best Debut (Female): Khushali Kumar for ‘Dhoka Around the Corner’
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song ‘Rasiya’ from ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song ‘Kesariya’ from ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Music Direction: Pritam for ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song ‘Kesarya’ from ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Cinematography: ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Best Screenplay: ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Best Dialogue: ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Best Choreography for title track: ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’
Best Sound Design: ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’
Best Editing: ‘Drishyam 2’
Best Special Effects (Visual): ‘Brahmastra: Part one – Shiva’
Best Background Score: Vikram Vedha
Best Sound Mixing: ‘Monica O My Darling’.