MELBOURNE: Rajkumar Hirani’s “Sanju” emerged as the top winner of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) this year, bagging four awards, including the best picture and best director.
Actor Ranbir Kapoor was honoured with the Vanguard Award for his phenomenal performance in the film while Vicky Kaushal picked up the award for the best supporting role at the festival.
“I am humbled and honoured to be here and I love Melbourne,” Hirani said.
The gala last night was attended by several Bollywood stars including Rani Mukerji, who won the best female actor award for her film “Hitchki”. Manoj Bajpayee, Simi Grewal, Malaika Arora, Freida Pinto, Richa Chadha, Keerthy Suresh and Ali Faizal were also in attendance.
“This is my first award after being a mother. This award is kind of special because it raises the awareness on the Tourette’s syndrome,” Rani said.
Bajpayee won the IFFM Best actor award for his film “Gali Guleiyan”, while Rani picked her second award in the category of the Excellence In Cinema.
Chaddha shared the supporting performance award with Kaushal for her film “Love Sonia” that bagged best indie film award this year.
Pinto, 33, was given the diversity award while the Equality In Cinema Award was given to “Mahanati”, the Telugu-language biographical film based on the life of actor Savitri. (AGENCIES)
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