61st Filmfare Awards
{{Short description|Awards for Hindi-language Indian films from 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 61
| award = Filmfare Awards
| image = 61st_Filmfare_Awards_logo.jpg
| caption = 61st Filmfare Awards
| date = 15 January 2016
| site = NSCI Dome, Mumbai, Maharashtra
| host = Shah Rukh Khan
Kapil Sharma
| website = {{URL|http://www.filmfare.com}}
| producer =
| director =
| best_film = Bajirao Mastani
| best_critic = Piku
| most_wins = Bajirao Mastani (9)
| most_nominations = Bajirao Mastani (14)
| network = Sony Entertainment Television (India)
| duration = 173 minutes
| ratings =
| last = 60th
| next = 62nd
}}
The 61st Filmfare Awards were held to honor the best films of 2015 on 15 January 2016 at NSCI Dome in Mumbai. The ceremony was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and Kapil Sharma.{{cite news|url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/kapil-sharma-shah-rukh-khan-to-host-filmfare-awards-2016-61st-filmfare-awards-bollywood-breaking-news-1452509725.html|title=Filmfare Awards 2016: Kapil Sharma and Shah Rukh Khan to host the night|date=14 February 2017 | publisher=CatchNews | access-date=11 October 2018 }}
Bajirao Mastani led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Piku with 8 nominations, Tanu Weds Manu Returns with 7 nominations and Badlapur with 6 nominations respectively.
Bajirao Mastani won 9 awards including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali), Best Actor (for Ranveer Singh) and Best Supporting Actress (for Priyanka Chopra), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Other major winners included Piku with 5 awards, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Roy, Talvar, and Tanu Weds Manu Returns with 2, and Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Bombay Velvet, Dil Dhadakne Do, Hero, Masaan and Tamasha with 1.
Deepika Padukone received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Bajirao Mastani and Piku, winning for the latter.
Priyanka Chopra, who won Best Supporting Actress for Bajirao Mastani, became the first actress to win Filmfare Awards in 5 different competitive acting categories.{{cite web|title= Filmfare Awards 2016: Complete List of Winners|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2016-complete-list-of-winners-1266376|publisher=NDTV India|date=15 January 2015|access-date=15 January 2016}}
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 11 January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html |title=Nominations for the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards |publisher=filmfare.com |date=2016-01-11 |access-date=2018-04-22}}
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| image1 = Sanjay Leela Bhansali at Berlinale 2022.jpg
| caption1 = Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Best Director
| image2 = Deepika Padukone at Piku event.jpg
| caption2 = Deepika Padukone, Best Actress
| image3 = Ranveer Singh promoting Bajirao Mastani.jpg
| caption3 = Ranveer Singh, Best Actor
| image4 = Shoojit Sircar (cropped).jpg
| caption4 = Shoojit Sircar, Best Director Critics
| image5 = Kangana Ranaut graces the special screening of Manikarnika – The Queen Of Jhansi at Sunny Super Sound in Juhu (16).jpg
| caption5 = Kangana Ranaut, Best Actress Critics
| image6 = Amitabh-Bachchan (cropped).jpg
| caption6 = Amitabh Bachchan, Best Actor Critics
| image7 = Anil Kapoor 1.jpeg
| caption7 = Anil Kapoor, Best Supporting Actor
| image8 = Priyanka Chopra at 2019 Cannes (cropped).jpg
| caption8 = Priyanka Chopra, Best Supporting Actress
| image9 = Arijit 5th GiMA Awards (cropped, retouched).jpg
| caption9 = Arijit Singh, Best Male Playback Singer
| image10 = Shreya Ghoshal at Filmfare Awards South.jpg
| caption10 = Shreya Ghosal, Best Female Playback Singer
| image11 = Irshadkamildpf.png
| caption11 = Irshad Kamil, Best Lyricist
| image12 = Moushumi Chatterjee in 2017.jpg
| caption12 = Moushumi Chatterjee, Lifetime Achievement Awardee
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= Main awards =
= Critics' awards =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2|Best Movie (Best Director) |
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| colspan=2| |
| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | Best Actor
! style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | Best Actress |
| * Amitabh Bachchan – Piku as Bhashkor Banerjee
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= Technical awards =
| class="wikitable" |
| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | Best Story
! style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | Best Screenplay |
|---|
| * V. Vijayendra Prasad – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
| |
| Best Dialogue |
| * Himanshu Sharma – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
| |
| Best Choreography |
| * Birju Maharaj for "Mohe Rang Do Laal" – Bajirao Mastani
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| Best Production Design |
| * Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak – Bajirao Mastani
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| Best Costume Design |
| * Anju Modi and Maxima Basu – Bajirao Mastani
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| Best Special Effects |
| * Prana Studios – Bombay Velvet
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= Special awards =
| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2; style="text-align: left;" | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| colspan=2| |
| colspan=2; style="text-align: left;" | RD Burman Award |
|---|
| colspan=2|
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| colspan=2; style="text-align: left;" | Best Debut Director |
| colspan=2|
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= Multiple nominations =
- Bajirao Mastani – 14
- Piku – 8
- Tanu Weds Manu Returns – 7
- Badlapur – 6
- Dil Dhadakne Do, Dilwale, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Talvar – 5
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Roy, Tamasha – 4
- Shaandaar – 3
= Multiple awards =
- Bajirao Mastani – 9
- Piku – 5
- Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Roy, Talvar, Tanu Weds Manu Returns – 2
Telecast
The ceremony was telecasted on Sony Television on 7 February 2016 at 8 pm IST
The coverage was made available on www.sonyliv.com and Sony Liv mobile app from 8 February 2016 onwards.
References
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External links
- [http://www.sonyliv.com/assets/listing/filmfare_award_2015 Filmfare Award 2016 Sonyliv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217093011/http://www.sonyliv.com/assets/listing/filmfare_award_2015 |date=17 February 2020 }}
- [http://www.filmfare.com Filmfare Official Website]
- [http://www.filmfare.com/filmfare-awards-2016 Filmfare Awards 2016]
- [http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2017/ Filmfare Awards 2017]
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