Laapataa Ladies Dominates Historic Night at 70th Filmfare Awards

The 70th Filmfare Awards, hosted in Ahmedabad by Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, and Maniesh Paul, culminated in a historic night for Kiran Rao's  Laapataa Ladies . The film equaled the record for the most wins at a single ceremony, clinching an impressive thirteen awards, a feat previously only achieved by  Gully Boy .

Top Honors and Record Tie

Laapataa Ladies  secured the top prizes for  Best Film  and  Best Director (Kiran Rao) . Its victory sweep included supporting actor wins for  Ravi Kishan  and  Chhaya Kadam .

Surprises in Acting Categories

The main acting categories delivered notable surprises and a tie:

• Best Actor (Male)  was shared by  Abhishek Bachchan  ( I Want To Talk ) and  Kartik Aaryan  ( Chandu Champion ).

• Best Actress  was awarded to  Alia Bhatt  for  Jigra .

The Critics' choices for acting were  Rajkummar Rao  ( Srikanth ) and  Pratibha Rannta  ( Laapataa Ladies ).

Other Major Winners

• Critics' Award for Best Film  went to Shoojit Sircar's  I Want To Talk .

• The action thriller  Kill  swept several technical awards, including Best Action, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

• Lifetime Achievement Awards  were posthumously given to filmmaker  Shyam Benegal  and presented to veteran actress  Zeenat Aman .

• The  RD Burman Award  for new musical talent was conferred upon  Achint Thakkar .