New Delhi: With the 13th Indian Film Festival at Melbourne, Australia, beginning on August 12, several popular celebrities of B-town were spotted attending the same. Among the many major highlghts, the Award night held on August 14 was enthralling as Ranveer Singh and Shefali Shah bagged the awards in the best actor (male and female) category. While Ranveer Singh won the award for his stellar performance in the biopic '83', Shefali Shah took home the award for her iconic portrayal in 'Jalsa'.
The Awards function was held at Palais Theatre in Australia and was hosted by actor Rithvik Dhanjani. Several other films and web-series were honoured at the film festival. Despite receiving several nominations, Alia Bhatt's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' and Suriya's 'Jai Bhim', that earned big at the box office, failed to get any award.
Check the full list of winners here:
Best Actor: Ranveer Singh (83)
Best Actress: Shefali Shah (Jalsa)
Best Film: 83
Best Director: Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Uddham) and Aparna Sen (The Rapist)
Best Series: Mumbai Diaries 26/11
Best Actor In A Series: Mohit Raina (Mumbai Diaries 26/11)
Best Actress In A Series: Sakshi Tanwar (Mai)
Best Indie Film: Jaggi
Equality In Cinema Award: Jalsa
Leadership In Cinema Award: Abhishek Bachchan
Best Film From The Subcontinent: Joyland
Lifetime Achievement Award: Kapil Dev
Disruptor In Cinema Award: Vaani Kapoor (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards will continue till August 20. It will also be accessible virtually from August 13- August 30. The festival will screen more than 100 critically acclaimed films in over 23 languages, this year. It was officially flagged off by Bollywood celebrities Abhishek Bachchan, Vaani Kapoor, Tamannah Bhatia, Taapsee Pannu, Shefali Shah, Sona Mohapatra, Anurag Kashyap, Rithvik Dhanjani, Kabir Khan, Aparna Sen, Nikkhil Advani and Shoojit Sircar.