All posts tagged: filmfare awards 2023

Anil Kapoor’s Gratitude Note After “Iconic Achievement” Is All Heart

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Anil Kapoor shared this image. (courtesy: anilskapoor) Anil Kapoor has written a gratitude note after winning an award at the 68th edition of the Filmfare Awards, which took place in Mumbai last night. The actor won the award in the Best Supporting Actor (Male) category for his role in the film JugJugg Jeeyo. The Raj Mehta film also starred Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor and Kiara Advani. Anil Kapoor said that a Filmfare award is “timeless” and an “iconic achievement”. Expressing his heartfelt gratitude, the actor wrote, “A #Filmfare is a timeless and iconic achievement and I’m so humbled to receive it for a film that’s so special to me. I owe this #BestSupportingActorAward to the unconditional support of the entire team of #JugJuggJeeyo. Thank you @filmfare for recognising our efforts and thank you all for the love!” Replying to the post, Varun Dhawan dropped raising hands and fire emojis. Actor Maniesh Paul, who was also part of the film, added, “Jeeeeee baaaaaaatttt [fire emojis.]” Neetu Kapoor, who was paired opposite Anil Kapoor in the film, …

Anupam Kher reacts to Kashmir Files snub at Filmfare Awards | Bollywood

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Anupam Kher has shared a cryptic tweet after his film The Kashmir Files was snubbed at the Filmfare Awards held in Mumbai on Thursday. The film was nominated in multiple categories including Anupam being nominated for Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male), which was eventually won by Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do. The film seems to have been snubbed at the awards ceremony due to director Vivek Agnihotri’s refusal to accept the awards. He had written a long note ahead of the event, calling Filmfare “unethical and anti-cinema awards”. Also read: Filmfare Awards complete list of winners: Gangubai Kathiawadi, Badhaai Do dominate Anupam Kher has shared a cryptic tweet regarding The Kashmir Files. Taking to Twitter on Friday, Anupam shared a quote that read: “Izzat ek mehenga tohfa hai, uski ummeed saste logo se na karein (Respect is a precious prize, don’t expect it from cheap people).” He shared it with the hashtag The Kashmir Files. Anupam Kher shared a tweet post Filmfare Awards. Singer Shivang Upadhyay commented on his tweet, “Box-office, logo ke …

Meet This Year’s Best Debut Actress Winner Andrea Kevichusa

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Andrea Kevichusa shared this image.(courtesy: andreakevichusa) New Delhi: The 68th edition of the Filmfare Awards took place in Mumbai last night. In the Best Debut Actors category, Anek actress Andrea Kevichusa, who hails from Nagaland, won in the female category and the Best Debut (Male) award was won by Jhund actor Ankush Gedam. On her Instagram stories, Andrea Kevichusa shared a picture from the Filmfare Awards stage, in which she can be seen posing with her trophy. The picture also features Salman Khan and Maniesh Paul, who hosted the event last night. “Extremely overwhelmed and grateful,” she wrote in her caption. See the post shared by Andrea Kevichusa here: Screenshot of Andrea Kevichusa’s Instagram story Andrea Kevichusa played the role of Aido in the Anubhav Sinha directed film that featured Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead role. The film released in May last year. Meanwhile, Jhund director Nagraj Manjule wished actor Ankush Gedam on his big win and he wrote in an Instagram post, “Congratulations Ankush Gedam – ‘Best Debut’ Filmfare Award 2023.” At this year’s …

Filmfare Awards 2023: Badhaai Do To Winners Bhumi Pednekar And Rajkummar Rao

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Congratulations, team Badhaai Do. (courtesy: bhumiepednekar) New Delhi: After Badhaai Do‘s big win at the 68th Filmfare Awards, the film’s lead actors Bhumi Pednekar and Rajkummar Rao shared extensive notes. Before moving on to the posts, here’s a reminder that Badhaai Do won the Best Film (Critics’), Best Actor in a Leading Role for Rajkummar Rao, Best Actress (Critics’) for Bhumi Pednekar (she shared the award with Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Best Screenplay Award for Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary and Harshavardhan Kulkarni, Best Supporting Role for Sheeba Chaddha and Best Story for Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary. Bhumi Pednekar, in her note, wrote, “My third one. Badhaai Do will be etched in my heart forever. Filmfare Awards 2023. Thank you God, my family, friends, all my film makers and my audience. 6 wins last night on a popular platform, shows things are changing and for the better. There couldn’t have been a better time than now to celebrate Badhaai Do. We stand tall with our queer friends with the hope that our film contributed …

Filmfare Awards full list of winners: Gangubai Kathiawadi, Badhaai Do dominate | Bollywood

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Alia Bhatt and Rajkummar Rao won big at the Filmfare Awards held in Mumbai on Thursday. Alia won the Best Actor award for her film Gangubai Kathiawadi, which also won the Best Film, Best Director at the event. Rajkummar won the Best Actor award for Badhaai Do, which also starred Bhumi Pednekar. She shared the Best Actress (Critics’) award for the film with Tabu, who won for her double role in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The gala was hosted by Salman Khan, Maniesh Paul and Ayushmann Khurrana. Also read: Kajol rules Filmfare Awards red carpet in pantsuit and Ajay Devgn’s watch; Janhvi Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Alaya glam up Gangubai Kathiawadi and Badhaai Do dominated Filmfare Awards. Here is the complete winners list: Best Film: Gangubai Kathiawadi Best Film (Critics’): Badhaai Do Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi Best Actor (Critics’): Sanjay Mishra for Vadh Best Actress (Critics’): Bhumi Pednekar for Badhaai Do and Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 …

Kajol wears pantsuit, Ajay Devgn’s watch for Filmfare Awards; Janhvi attends too | Bollywood

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Kajol grabbed attention on Thursday as she walked the red carpet in a pantsuit at the Filmfare Awards. She also credited husband Ajay Devgn and the trio of Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan as her inspiration behind the same. Also read: Alia Bhatt looks drop dead gorgeous in black mermaid gown, wins Best Actor at event Kajol, Janhvi Kapoor and Alaya F stunned on the red carpet at Filmfare Awards on Thursday. Sharing pictures of herself in the patterned shimmery black pantsuit, Kajol wrote on Instagram, “Decided to be my own hero today off the red carpet and on it! Inspiration from the all time red carpet heroes Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan, SRK, Aamir Khan. Do it like a woman. Credits:- Idea :- mine. Outfit :- Manish Malhotra. Execution :- Radhika Mehra. Watch :- my husbands (laughing emojis).” A fan event commented on her post, “Who needs the Khans, when we have you?” Another commented, “Zoomed into that watch as it’s your husband’s and my favourite Ajay Devgn sir’s.” A fanpage wrote, …

Alia Bhatt looks drop dead gorgeous in black mermaid gown, wins Best Actor | Bollywood

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Alia Bhatt turned out to be the star of an awards night in a strapless black gown on Thursday. The actor not just ruled the red carpet in terms of style and looks but also bagged the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) award at the Filmfare awards. She won the trophy for her performance in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, Gangubai Kathiawadi. Also read: Gulaabo zara itr gira do: Fans are reminded of Shaandaar as Alia Bhatt shares pictures in a Gucci pantsuit Alia Bhatt in black for her appearance at Filmfare Awards. Alia looked stunning in the black mermaid Tony Ward gown with a hint of shimmer. She was styled by stylist-producer Rhea Kapoor. The latter shared pictures of Alia’s look on her Instagram account and wrote, “@aliaabhatt tonight for @filmfare, giving me instantly classic movie star moments.” She had her hair neatly tied at the back. Fans of Alia loved her style and hailed Rhea for the same. A fan wrote, “She effortlessly continues to nail every style, she’s the definition …

Hey Folks, Janhvi Kapoor Is Dressed And Ready To Slay At Filmfare Awards. BFF Orhan Awatramani Reacts

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Janhvi Kapoor shared this picture. (courtesy: janhvikapoor) New Delhi: Janhvi Kapoor is Filmfare ready and how. The actress treated her Insta family to oh-so-stunning pictures, and we can’t take our eyes off her. In the image, Janhvi can be seen in a purple off-shoulder gown with a plunging neckline from the shelves of Gauri and Nainika. The actress accessorized her look with a statement choker and sported natural makeup. She can be seen posing in style for the camera. Sharing the post, she simply wrote, “Hiiiii” in the caption. Soon after Janhvi shared the post, her BFF Orhan Awatramani was quick to reply: “Hiii Janhvi Kapoor.” Filmfare Awards kick-start from today (April 27) in Mumbai.  Check out the post here:  Janhvi Kapoor has been nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in Mili (which released last year). She will be competing with Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Kareena Kapoor Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha), Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do) and Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2) in the same category.  This year, Filmfare Awards will be hosted by Salman …

Ahead Of Filmfare 2023, Vivek Agnihotri Refuses To Be Part Of “Unethical, Anti-Cinema Awards”

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Vivek Agnihotri shared this picture. (courtesy: vivekagnihotri) Mumbai: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Thursday announced that he will not accept any award from Filmfare, where his film “The Kashmir Files” is nominated in various categories including the best director. The filmmaker is upset that the poster for best director nominees of the 68th edition of Filmfare Awards, shared by the publication on social media, features the stills of lead actors of the nominated films, instead of the directors. Vivek Agnihotri is vying for the best director trophy alongside the likes of Sanjay Leela Bhansali (“Gangubai Kathiawadi”), Anees Bazmee (“Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”), Ayan Mukerji (“Brahmastra: Part One Shiva”), Sooraj Barjatya (“Uunchai”) and Harshvardhan Kulkarni (“Badhaai Do”). In a statement, posted on Twitter, the filmmaker said he will “politely refuse to be part of these unethical and anti-cinema awards”. “According to Filmfare, other than the stars, nobody has a face. Nobody matters. That’s why, in the sycophant and unethical world of Filmfare, master directors like Sanjay Bhansali or Sooraj Barjatya have no faces. Sanjay Bhansali looks like Alia …

Vivek Agnihotri refuses Filmfare Awards despite nods in 7 categories, pens note | Bollywood

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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has said no to the upcoming Filmfare Awards where his film The Kashmir Files is nominated in as many as seven categories including Best Director. Vivek said he doesn’t want to be part of an “oppressive and corrupt system or awards which treats writers, directors and other HODs & crew members of a film inferior to and/or as slaves to stars”. Reacting to a tweet about the Filmfare nominations this year, Vivek wrote a long note slamming the awards and talked about the rise of a new parallel Hindi film industry. Also read: Filmfare Awards full list of nominations Vivek Agnihotri will not be attending the upcoming Filmfare Awards. (Hindustan Times) Making an announcement about Filmfare, Vivek wrote on Twitter on Thursday, “I learnt from media that #TheKashmirFiles is nominated in 7 categories for the 68th Filmfare Awards. But I politely refuse to be part of these unethical and anti-cinema awards. Here is why: According to Filmfare, other than the stars, nobody has a face. Nobody matters. That’s why, in the sycophant …