Aamir, Alia, ‘Dangal’ bag top honours at Filmfare Awards

Aamir Khan bagged the best actor honour, while his movie “Dangal” was adjudged as the best film at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards.

The best director award went to Nitesh Tiwari for “Dangal”, which is based on the life of Haryana wrestler Mahavir Phogat and his daughters.

The awards, held on Saturday, was hosted by Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan and Kapil Sharma.

The best actress title was won by Alia Bhatt for her performance in “Udta Punjab” while Sonam Kapoor bagged the critics choice award for “Neerja”.

The Ram Madhvani-directed biopic also bagged the critics award for best film.

The best actor, critics choice, was shared by Shahid Kapoor for his role as a drug addict rockstar in “Udta Punjab” and Manoj Bajpayee for “Aligarh”.

Rishi Kapoor bagged the best actor in a supporting role for “Kapoor & Sons”. Shababa Azmi was honoured for “Neerja” in the female category of the award.

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Shatrughan Sinha.