The 66th Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai on Saturday night. Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad recorded most wins with seven trophies, trailed by Gulabo Sitabo, with six, were the enormous winners of the evening.
Irrfan Khan won a posthumous award: Best Actor – for his work in Angrezi Medium. Irrfan Khan kicked the bucket on April 29 in Mumbai at the age of 53 last year after a long battle with cancer. The late actor was also respected with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the occasion last evening. Irrfan Khan’s child Babil got the trophies on his father’s behalf at the Filmfare awards. Taapsee Pannu won the Best Actress Award for Thappad, which also bagged the Best Film, Best Story and Best Editing trophies. Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor (Critics) award for his performance in Gulabo Sitabo.
Saif Ali Khan picked the Best Actor In A Supporting Role award for his work in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior while Kajol’s Devi won the Best Short Film (Popular Choice) award. The occasion was attended by many celebs like Taapsee Pannu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sunny Leone, Nora Fatehi, Riteish Deshmukh and Rajkummar Rao.
Here are all the winners:
Best Film: Thappad
#Thappad bags the Black Lady for Best Film at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/yuzPR2uu7H
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Director: Om Raut, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
#OmRaut wins the award for Best Director for #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/BuzRoJcgVo
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Film (Critics): Prateek Vats, Eeb Allay Ooh!
#PrateekVats wins the award for Best Film (Critics) for #EebAllayOoo at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/n64dBuJNz0
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Irrfan Khan, Angrezi Medium
The late #IrrfanKhan won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) for #AngreziMedium at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/nUJFzuEyfK
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Actor (Critics): Amitabh Bachchan, Gulabo Sitabo
The award for Best Actor (Critics) went to #AmitabhBachchan for #GulaboSitabo at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/RKj2rGO8Wi
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Taapsee Pannu, Thappad
#TaapseePannu bags the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for #Thappad at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/ySZrxcraad
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Actor (Critics): Tillotama Shome Sir
The award for Best Actress (Critics) went to #TillotamaShome for #Sir at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/jueERt6jHU
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Saif Ali Khan, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
#SaifAliKhan wins the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) for #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/rWBRA3uBKS
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Actor in a Supporting Actor Role (Female): Farrukh Jaffar, Gulabo Sitabo
#FarrokhJaffar wins the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) for #GulaboSitabo at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/7S3VUxlm7Z
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Story: Anubhav Sushila Singh and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, Thappad
#AnubhavSushilaSinha and #MrunmayeeLagooWaikul took home the award for the Best Story for #Thappad at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/AOPDQWqYCZ
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Screenplay: Rohena Gera, Sir
Best Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi, Gulabo Sitabo
Best Debut Director: Rajesh Krishnan, Lootcase
Best Debut Female: Alaya F, Jawaani Jaaneman
Best Music Album: Pritam, Ludo
#Pritam bagged the award for the #BestMusicAlbum for #Ludo at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/QO9YwYI5zR
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Lyrics: Gulzar, Chhapaak
The award for the Best Lyrics went to #Gulzar for the song #Chhapaak at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/3IEQWh1PDr
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Playback Singer (Male): Raghav Chaitanya, ‘Ek Tukda Dhoop’ from Thappad
#RaghavChaitanya bagged the award for Best Playback Singer (Male) for the song #EkTukdaDhoop from #Thappad at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/4VLxy9vN4b
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Best Playback Singer (Female): Asees Kaur, Malang title song
#AseesKaur took home the Black Lady for Best Playback Singer (Female) for the song #Malang from the film of the same name at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/wFSG170OQd
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 28, 2021
Lifetime Achievement Award: Irrfan Khan
Best Action: Ramazan Bulut, RP Yadav, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
The award for Best Action goes to #RamazanBulut and #RPYadav for #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/JxpQ2ZlmzU
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Background Score: Mangesh Urmila Dhakde, Thappad
The award for Best Background score goes to #MangeshUrmilaDhakde for #Thappad at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/ftFKaQQzqL
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Cinematography: Abhik Mukhopadhyay, Gulabo Sitabo
#AvikMukhopadhayay wins the award for Best Cinematography for #GulaboSitabo at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/pQw1RYgxJf
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Choreography: Farah Khan, Dil Bechara title song
The award for Best Choreography goes to #FarahKhan for #DilBechara at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/oPv7sZ3ZKM
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Costume Design: Veera Kapur Ee, Gulabo Sitabo
#VeeraKapurEe wins the Black Lady for Best Costume Design for #GulaboSitabo at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/Axdek9AX53
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Editing: Yasha Pushpa Ramchandani, Thappad
The award for Best Editing goes to #YashaPushpaRamchandani for #Thappad at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/dlmt0pyfXI
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Production Design: Manasi Dhruv Mehta, Gulabo Sitabo
#ManasiDhruvMehta wins the award for Best Production Design for #GulaboSitabo at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/oTYLAcayGq
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Sound Design: Kaamod Kharade, Thappad
#KaamodKharade wins the Black Lady for Best Sound Design for #Thappad at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/gMnZeJEBmm
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best VFX: Prasad Sutar, NY Vfxwaala, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
The award for Best VFX goes to #PrasadSutar for #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/vk5OyFrR8R
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Film (Fiction): Arjun
#FilmfareShortFilmAwards : The award for Best Film (Fiction) goes to #Arjun at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/YT5Tneindb
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Film (Popular Choice): Black Lady (Devi)
#FilmfareShortFilmAwards: The Black Lady for Best Film (Popular Choice) goes to #Devi at the 66th #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards. pic.twitter.com/wVrZI7tkgo
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
Best Film (Non-Fiction): BackyardWildlifeSanctuary
#FilmfareShortFilmAwards: #BackyardWildlifeSanctuary wins the award for Best Film (Non-Fiction) at the #VimalElaichiFilmfareAwards 2021. pic.twitter.com/m8ZGqdItEy
— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 27, 2021
All in all, the 66th release of the Filmfare Awards was a massive achievement and we look forward eagerly to the following one. The following are the winners of the 66th Vimal Elachi Filmfare Awards 2021.