IIFA 2018 : The 19th Indian International Film Awards was held in Bangkok on Sunday, with Vidya Balan’s “Tumhari Sulu” emerging as the winner for Best Picture of 2017.
The film revolves around a middle-class housewife Sulu (played by Balan) whose life changes when she becomes the host of a late-night radio show.
The award ceremony, held at Bangkok’s Siam Niramit theatre last night, was hosted by director Karan Johar and actor Riteish Deshmukh.
Irrfan Khan, who is currently recuperating from NeuroEndocrine Tumour, was adjudged the Best Actor for his movie, “Hindi Medium” where he played the role of a father trying to get his child admitted in a posh English medium school in Delhi.
His “Haider” co-star Shraddha Kapoor accepted the award on his behalf.
He was nominated alongside Ranbir Kapoor for “Jagga Jasoos”, Adil Hussain for “Mukti Bhawan”, Rajkummar Rao for “Newton” and Akshay Kumar for “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha”.
Sridevi was posthumously awarded the Best Female Actor for her role as a vengeful mother in “Mom”. Her husband, Boney Kapoor received the award on her behalf.
Here is the full list winners’ in IIFA 2018.
Best Film : Tumhari Sulu
Best Director : Saket Chaudhary, Hindi Medium
Best Actor (Female) : Sridevi, Mom
Best Actor (Male) : Irrfan Khan, Hindi Medium
Best Actor In Supporting Role (Female) : Meher Vij, Secret Superstar
Best Actor In Supporting Role (Male) : Nawazzuddin Siddiqui, Mom
Best Story : Amit V Masurkar, Newton
Best Music Direction : Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva, Badrinath Ki Dulhania
Best Background Score : Pritam, Jagga Jasoos
Best Screeenplay : Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain, Bareilly Ki Barfi
Best Dialogues : Hitesh Kewalya, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Best Choreography : Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani, Galti Se Mistake (Jagga Jasoos)
Best Cinematography : Marcin Laskawiec, Usc, Tiger Zinda Hai
Best Editing : Shweta Venkat Mathew, Newton
Best Lyrics : Nusrat Fateh Ali, A1 Melody Fana and Manoj Muntashir, Mere Rashke Qamar (Baadshaho)
Best Playback Singer (Female) : Meghna Mishra, Main Kaun Hoon (Secret Superstar)
Best Playback Singer (Male) : Arijit Singh, Hawayein (Jab Harry Met Sejal)
Best Sound Design : Dileep Subramaniam and Ganesh Gangadharan (YRF Studios), Tiger Zinda Ha
Best Special Effects : Vfxwala (Prasad Vasant Sutar), Jagga Jasoos
Outstanding Achievement Award : Anupam Kher
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