Ranveer Singh to Sidharth Malhotra: Meet the top winners of Bollywood's Dadasaheb Phalke Awards

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022, which was held on February 20, saw some of the biggest names in the business walk away with the top awards. From Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ to Sidharth Malhotra’s ‘Shershaah’, here’s a look at the big winners of the night in Bollywood, digital and on TV.

Ranveer Singh won the Best Actor award for his exceptional performance in director Kabir Khan’s ‘83’. He played Kapil Dev in the sports drama based on the Indian Cricket team’s World Cup win in 1983. The actor posted an image of himself on social media holding his award, writing: “Honoured to receive the ‘Best Actor’ award for ‘83’ at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022. Thank you for the love @Dpiff_official (sic).”

Kriti Sanon won the Best Actress trophy for her performance in ‘Mimi’, the Netflix film that saw her play a surrogate to an American couple who do a runner and leave her holding the baby. The actress won accolades for her sensitive portrayal.

The war epic ‘Shershaah’ won the Best Film, which essayed the real life story of Captain Vikram Batra, played by Sidharth Malhotra on celluloid. The movie released on Amazon Prime Video last year and won critical acclaim.

Filmmaker Ken Ghosh won the Best Director accolade for spearheading the film, ‘State of Siege: Temple Attack’, which was based on the Akshardham Temple attack. The film starred Akshaye Khanna and released on Zee5.

The Best Debut was handed out to Ahan Shetty, son of Suniel Shetty, for his movie ‘Tadap’.

The Critics Best Film was given to the Vicky Kaushal-starrer ‘Sardar Udham’, where the actor plays a freedom fighter.

The Critics Best Actor and Actress were given to Malhotra and Kiara Advani for their roles in ‘Shershaah’.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role went to Satish Kaushik for ‘Kaagaz’, while Lara Dutta won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her turn as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in ‘Bell Bottom’.

Telugu film ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, which broke all sorts of box office records in 2021, was declared the Film of the Year. The Allu Arjun-starrer continued to draw fans to the cinemas despite the movie releasing on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year. Such is the draw of Arjun with the masses.

Other top actors who won big include Sanya Malhotra as Most Promising Actress for her role in the Netflix film ‘Pagglait’.

Best Actor in a Negative Role went to Aayush Sharma in ‘Antim the Final Truth’, while Asha Parekh won for Outstanding Contribution to the Film Industry.

Abhimanyu Dassani won the People’s Choice Award for Best Actor for ‘Meenakshi Sundereshwar’, while Radhika Madan won the female counterpart for ‘Shiddat’.

Manoj Bajpayee won Best Actor in a Web Series for ‘The Family Man 2’.

Meanwhile, Raveena Tandon won Best Actress in a Web Series for ‘Aranyak’. The Best Web Series went to ‘Candy’, while the Best TV Show was ‘Anupamaa’.