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Indian Bollywood actor Gulshan Grower poses for a photograph during the Star Screen Awards 2016 ceremony in Mumbai on late January 8, 2016. AFP PHOTO / STR Image Credit: AFP

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on Friday shared the Best Actor award (male) with Ranveer Singh at the Screen Awards 2016, held in Mumbai.

While Bachchan, often called Big B by fans, was honoured for his role in Piku, Singh was adjudged the best actor for his work in Bajirao Mastani.

The award for the Best Actor (female) went to Deepika Padukone for her performance in Piku.

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor was given the Lifetime Achievement award.

Meanwhile, the award for the popular choice in male and female categories went to Shah Rukh Khan, for Dilwale, and Padukone for Bajirao Mastani respectively.

Versatile actor Irrfan Khan bagged the Jury Choice Best Actor (male) and Kalki Koechlin won the Jury Choice Best Actor (female).

The red carpet of the gala event saw Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Subhash Ghai, Shabana Azmi and Kapoor, among others.