Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Kamal Haasan, Sara Ali Khan, Vicky Kaushal, etc., flew down to Abu Dhabi to celebrate the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA). The IIFA 2023 was nothing short of spectacular, with performances by Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan and other celebrities. Vicky, along with Abhishek Bachchan, Farah Khan and Rajkummar Rao, hosted the event and entertained the guests.
The biggest winners at IIFA 2023 were ‘Drishyam 2’ (2022), ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’ (2022) and ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ (2022). This year’s IIFA Best Picture award went to Ajay Devgn’s ‘Drishyam 2’, while Hrithik Roshan won the Best Actor for his work in ‘Vikram Vedha’ (2022). Alia Bhatt was honoured with the Best Actress award for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directoria also received four other honours including Best Debut Male to Shantanu Maheshwari and Best Cinematography.
Meanwhile, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt-starrer ‘Brahmāstra : Part One – Shiva’ took home the most awards at IIFA, including Best Singer Male for Arijit Singh and Best Singer Female for Shreya Ghoshal, as well as Best Music Director for Pritam. On the other hand, R. Madhavan won the Best Director for ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ (2022).
Check out the complete list of the winners at IIFA 2023, which were released last year:
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 ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for ‘JugJugg 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: The 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 ‘Dhokha: Round D Corner’
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song “Rasiya” from ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song “Kesariya” from ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Music Direction: Pritam for ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song “Kesariya” from ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Best Screenplay: Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Utkarshini Vashishtha for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Best Dialogue: Utkarshini Vashishtha and Prakash Kapadia for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Best Choreography: Bosco – Ceasar for the title track from ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’
Best Sound Design: Mandar Kulkarni for ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’
Best Editing: Sandeep Francis for ‘Drishyam 2’
Best Special Effects (Visual): DNEG and Redefine for ‘Brahmāstra: Part one – Shiva’
Best Background Score: Sam CS for ‘Vikram Vedha’
Best Sound Mixing: Gunjan A Sah, Boloy Kumar Doli and Rahul Krape ‘Monica, O My Darling’
