WON FOR THE NIGHT
The 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 @Awesome Assam created a huge buzz for many reasons. This year we decided to fly the stars to the North-East. Awesome Assam was the theme of the awards, which were held at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Sarusajai, Guwahati. The who’s who of Bollywood descended on Guwahati and were given a rousing welcome right from the airport itself. The love and warmth showered on the stars made their special night more special. It’s rare to have an out-and-out musical in Hindi cinema and Gully Boy came as a breath of fresh air. It introduced us to the world of underground rappers and sucker-punched us with its emotional core. No wonder it took home 13 awards. It won the cream of acting honours like Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) - Ranveer Singh, Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) - Alia Bhatt, Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) - Amruta Subhash, Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) - Siddhant Chaturvedi, besides the Best Film trophy and a host of other trophies as well. The Lifetime Achievement trophy was awarded to Ramesh Sippy, the director of Sholay and many more commercially hit films. We loved the fact that he won such a warm reception from the denizens of Guwahati. It tells you that the magic of his magnum opus still rules far-flung parts of India.
Here’s looking at all the winners from the awesome night…
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
RANVEER SINGH
MOVIE: GULLY BOY
Ranveer Singh gives his heart and soul to Gully Boy. His eyes convey the pain, the angst, as well as the elation felt by his character Murad at different points. He raps with intensity and wins you over with his earthy passion. He has played larger-than-life historical characters in films like Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. But here Ranveer plays a backstreet boy, who aspires to break the glass ceiling. The actor shows his versatility playing the underdog, soaring beyond the suffocation of his circumstance.
NOMINEES
• Akshay Kumar (Kesari)
• Ayushmann Khurrana (Bala)
• Hrithik Roshan (Super 30)
• Ranveer Singh (Gully Boy)
• Shahid Kapoor (Kabir Singh)
• Vicky Kaushal (Uri: The Surgical Strike)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
ALIA BHATT
MOVIE: GULLY BOY
She plays the jealous lover to a T. As Safeena in Gully Boy, Alia Bhatt gets the nuances of her character bang on. Volatile yet vulnerable, amorous yet aggressive, you can’t take your eyes off this gully girl.
