Talented Kajol, who made a comeback with "Fanaa", won the
award for best actress while Hrithik Roshan walked away with the best
actor award for "Dhoom 2" at the 52nd Filmfare awards function
here.
This year Filmfare honoured three renowned film personalities with
the Lifetime Achievement Award - Jaya Bachchan, Yash Chopra and Javed
Akhtar. Jaya received the award from none other than husband Amitabh
Bachchan.
Also, a special memento was presented in the name of late actress
Smita Patil. Her sister Manya and son Prateik received the memento.
Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra won the critics' award for
best film for "Lage Raho Munnabhai". Director Rakeysh Omprakash
Mehra won the best director trophy for "Rang De Basanti",
which also bagged the best film of the year award.
Abhishek Bachchan won the best supporting actor award for "Kabhi
Alvida Naa Kehna" and Konkona Sen Sharma the best supporting
actress for "Omkara".
Best comic actor award went to Arshad Warsi for "Lage Raho Munnabhai".
Director Raju Hirani accepted the award on the actor's behalf because
the actor is in London. Saif Ali Khan, who is recuperating from chest
pain, got the best actor in a negative role award for "Omkara".
Abhijit Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani bagged the best dialogue award
for "Lage Raho Munnabhai". Also, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and
Hirani won the best story award for the same film. Jaideep Sahni bagged
the best screenplay award for "Khosla Ka Ghosla".
A.R. Rahman was given best music director award for "Rang De
Basanti".
The award for best lyrics went to Prasoon Joshi for "Chand Sifarish"
in "Fanaa". Shaan and Kailash Kher got the best singer male
award for the same song and Sunidhi Chauhan bagged the best female
singer award for "Beedi" song in "Omkara". The
song also won the best choreography award for Ganesh Acharya.
Newcomer Kangana Ranaut's was appreciated for her performance in
"Gangster - A Love Story" with the best debut award. "Rang
De Basanti" also won the best cinematography award.
The very first FairOne Filmfare Technical Awards was given to "Krrish"
for best special FX.
Quite a few stars performed at the function, including Rani Mukerji
and A.R. Rahman. But the highlight of the evening was Sridevi's performance.
It was a treat for the audience because she was seen in action after
a long hiatus.
