The Hindi film industry has gone through pretty bad times in the year 2022 as many movies including the ones of A-list actors fell flat on the box-office but there were few films and actors who left no stone unturned in supporting and strengthening Bollywood.
Awards and recognitions not only recognize the good work done by the makers, actors and other people associated with the movie but they also encourage them to do even better in the future as well.
Recently, the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 ceremony was held in a 5-star hotel in the city of dreams, Mumbai and few people from the Indian film industry and television world got lucky to have won this prestigious award in various categories.
While Vivek Agnihotri’s “The Kashmir Files” received the Best Film award, SS Rajamouli’s “RRR” was adjudged as the “Film of the Year”.
The beautiful celebrity couple of Bollywood who has recently embraced parenthood won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Yes, you guessed it right!
We are talking about Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, while Ranbir was honoured with the Best Actor award for his film “Brahmastra: Part 1”, his wife and actress Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress award for playing the lead role of Gangubai in “Gangubai Kathiawadi”. Alia Bhatt accepted Ranbir Kapoor’s award on his behalf as he was not present in the ceremony.
The Best Director award went to R Balki for his movie “Chup: Revenge of the Artist” which starred Sunny Deol and Dulquer Salman in important roles. Senior actor Anupam Kher was felicitated with the Most Versatile Actor award for his flick “The Kashmir Files”. Varun Dhawan was awarded with the Critics Best Actor for his movie “Bhediya” and Rishab Shetty received the Most Promising Actor award for “Kantara”.
The senior actress Rekha was honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 for Outstanding Contribution In The Film Industry and singer Hariharan was felicitated with the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 for Outstanding Contribution In The Music Industry.
Here is the complete list of actors/actresses with the awards:
Best Film: The Kashmir Files
Film of The Year: RRR
Best Director: R Balki for Chup: Revenge of The Artist
Most Promising Actor: Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Best Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Brahmastra: Part 1
Best Actress: Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Critics Best Actor: Varun Dhawan for Bhediya
Most Versatile Actor Of The Year: Anupam Kher for The Kashmir Files
Best Actor In A Supporting Role: Manish Paul for Jugjugg Jeeyo
Outstanding Contribution In The Film Industry: Rekha
Best Web Series: Rudra: The Edge of Darkness
Television Series of The Year: Anupamaa
Best Actor In A Television Series: Zain Imam for Fanaa- Ishq Mein Marjawaan
Best Actress In A Television Series: Tejasswi Prakash for Naagin
Best Male Singer: Sachet Tandon for Maiyya Mainu
Best Female Singer: Neeti Mohan for Meri Jaan
Best Cinematographer: PS Vinod for Vikram Vedha
Outstanding Contribution In The Music Industry: Hariharan
The Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is quite upset with Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt winning the awards. She takes to the micro-blogging site Twitter and alleges that nepotism mafia has once again snatched all the awards from deserving actors.
She also releases her list of actors with the awards who should have won those awards in her opinion:
Awards season is here and nepo mafia is at it again, snatching all awards from the deserving talent. Here’s a list of some of those who displayed volcanic artistic brilliance and owned 2022.
Best Actor -Rishab Shetty ( Kantara)
Best Actress-Mrunal Thakur ( Sita Ramam)
(Cont)— Kangana Ranaut (Modi Ka Parivar) (@KanganaTeam) February 21, 2023
Best director- SS Rajamouli ( RRR)
Best supporting actor- Anupam Kher ( Kashmir Files)
Best supporting actress- Tabu ( Drishyaman/Bhool Bhulaiya)
Bolly awards are a big sham … when I get some time from my schedule I will make a list of all those I feel are deserving … thanks— Kangana Ranaut (Modi Ka Parivar) (@KanganaTeam) February 21, 2023
Congratulations to all those who have won the awards! Are you happy with the list of awardees or do you also feel that Kangana Ranaut is correct that nepo mafia has once again snatched the awards from deserving candidates? Let us know your views.