New Delhi (India), February 21: Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024 recognizes the brilliance of Indian Cinema while continuing the legacy of the Father of Indian Cinema. The award ceremony celebrated the most awaited occasion of the year with crème de la crème of the film fraternity.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, – On the 20th of February, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024 felicitated the most brilliant contributions to Indian cinema with a grand ceremony at Taj Lands End in Mumbai. Like every year, India’s most prestigious award ceremony brought the heat with scintillating music and dance performances, outstanding red-carpet looks and above all an appreciation of the deserving talent and enormous effort put in year after year by the Indian Film, Television and International Film Fraternity.
| AWARD CATEGORIES | WINNER |
| BEST FILM | Jawan |
| BEST ACTOR | Shah Rukh Khan – Jawan |
| BEST ACTRESS | Rani Mukerji – Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway |
| BEST DIRECTOR | Sandeep Reddy Vanga – Animal |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER | Gnana Shekar V. S. – IB71 |
| CRITICS BEST FILM | 12th Fail |
| CRITICS BEST ACTOR | Vicky Kaushal – Sam Bahadur |
| CRITICS BEST ACTRESS | Kareena Kapoor Khan – Jaane Jaan |
| CRITICS BEST DIRECTOR | Atlee Kumar – Jawan |
| BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE | Anil Kapoor – Animal |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE | Dimple Kapadia – Pathaan |
| BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE | Bobby Deol – Animal |
| BEST ACTOR IN A COMIC ROLE | Ayushmann Khurranna – Dream Girl 2 |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A COMIC ROLE | Sanya Malhotra – Kathal |
| MOST VERSATILE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR | Nayanthara |
| MOST PROMISING ACTOR | Vikrant Massey – 12th Fail |
| MOST PROMISING ACTRESS | Adah Sharma – The Kerala Story |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM | Oppenheimer |
| BEST WEB SERIES | Farzi |
| BEST ACTOR IN A WEB SERIES | Shahid Kapoor – Farzi |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A WEB SERIES | Sushmita Sen – Aarya Season 3 |
| CRITICS BEST WEB SERIES | The Railway Men |
| CRITICS BEST ACTOR IN A WEB SERIES | Aditya Roy Kapur – The Night Manager |
| CRITICS BEST ACTRESS IN A WEB SERIES | Karishma Tanna – Scoop |
| BEST SHORT FILM | Good Morning |
| BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR | Anirudh Ravichander – Jawan |
| BEST LYRICIST | Javed Akhtar – Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se |
| BEST PLAYBACK SINGER – MALE | Varun Jain – Tere Vaaste – Zara Hatke Zara Bachke |
| BEST PLAYBACK SINGER – FEMALE | Shilpa Rao – Besharam Rang – Pathaan |
| OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN MUSIC INDUSTRY | K.J. Yesudas |
| OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN FILM INDUSTRY | Moushumi Chatterjee |
| FILM OF THE YEAR | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire |
| TELEVISION SERIES OF THE YEAR | Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin |
| BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES | Neil Bhatt – Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES | Rupali Ganguly – Anupamaa |
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards was the glorious culmination of creative endeavours with the Cinematic Evolution of the theme. With musical performances by Javed Ali, Sukhwinder and Nikhita Gandhi, the evening celebrated the grand history and legacy of entertainment in India. It was a glamorous red-carpet occasion as all of Bollywood stepped out to grace the prestigious ceremony. Seasoned actors Jaaved Jaaferi and Aparshakti Khurana were the charming hosts of the evening who left the audience spellbound with their natural wit and humour. The grand gala was full of memorable moments and was attended by luminaries like Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nayanthara, Shahid Kapoor, Vidhu Vinod Chopra amongst many others.
Over the years, DPIFF has evolved into the country’s most prestigious award ceremony. DPIFF’s mission is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness. The vision behind the ceremony, as always, is to preserve and uphold the cinematic vision of the Father of Indian Cinema – Dadasaheb Phalke Ji.
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