Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone win big at IIFA '16

Priyanka Chopra also won a special award

Lovebirds Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on Saturday night bagged the Best Actor (Female) and Best Actor (Male) trophy at the 17th IIFA extravaganza for their performance in Piku and Bajirao Mastani respectively.

The Bajirao winner in his acceptance speech expressed how elated he was to win the award alongside his ladylove. He also made it a point to note how beautiful she looked in her beige and gold lehnga.

“Nothing makes me happier than winning this award with you. I hope you could dress like this in Piku. Ladies and gentlemen, thanks so much,” said Ranveer.

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the Best Director for Bajirao Mastani and Bajrangi Bhaijaan was named the Best Film at the glittering ceremony.



The main awards night of the IIFA celebrations saw a melange of tinsel town celebrities all decked up to soak in the colours, magic and revelry that Bollywood exudes. There were performances, hilarious acts and an entertaining anchoring job by Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, who made a quirky entry on donkeys.

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In the Best Actor in Supporting Role category, Anil Kapoor won the award among men for Dil Dhadakne Do, and Priyanka Chopra among the women clinched the honour for Bajirao Mastani.

Priyanka also won a special award for her global prominence: Woman of the Year. The multi-talented actor also took to the stage to sing.

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Bajirao Mastani emerged as the big winner. Apart from Bhansali and Ranveer's accolades, the film won Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Choreography (Remo D'souza for Pinga), Best Action and Best Sound Design.



Amitabh Bachhan and Deepika starrer Piku got the Best Story and Best Dialogue Awards.

In the singing category, the impeccable song Moh moh ke dhaage was a winner. Monali Thakur and Papon won the Best Playback Singer (Female) and Best Playback Singer (Male) for the track, while Varun Grover won for writing its lyrics.

Tiger, a flexible dancer, paid a tribute to late King of Pop Michael Jackson with his moves.

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The Best Screenplay went to Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Best Editing (A Sreekar Prasad for Talvar), Best Sound Mixing (Ajay Kumar PB for Badlapur) and Best Make-up (Vikram Gaikwad for Datto in Tanu Weds Manu Returns).

The four-day gala which celebrates the magic of Indian cinema at an international destination every year began on June 23rd in Madrid.

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