65th Filmfare Awards, 2020

65th Filmfare Awards

Question: Consider the following statements regarding the Filmfare Award 2020:
(1) Gully Boy was awarded the best film
(2) Best Actor Award was given to Ayushman Khurana
(3) Best Actress Award was given to Alia Bhatt
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) Only (1) and (2)
(b) Only (2) and (3)
(c) Only (1) and (3)
(d) All of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • The 65th Filmfare Awards were held at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati (Assam) on February 15, 2020.

Major awards:

  • Best Film – Gully Boy (Director Zoya Akhtar)
  • Best Film (Critics) – Article 15 (Director-Anubhav Sinha) and Saunchiraiya (Director-Abhishek Chaubey)
  • Best Actor – Ranveer Singh (Film – Gully Boy).
  • Best Actress – Alia Bhatt (Film – Gully Boy).
  • Best Actor (Critics) – Ayushman Khurana (Film-Article 15).
  • Best Actress (Critics) – Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu (Film-Saand Ki Aankh)
  • Best Director – Zoya Akhtar (Film – Gully Boy).
  • Best Supporting Actor – Siddhant Chaturvedi (Film – Gully Boy).
  • Best Supporting Actress – Amruta Subhash (Film – Gully Boy).
  • Best Debut Director – Aditya Dhar (Film – Uri: The Surgical Strike)
  • Best Debut Actor – Abhimanyu Dasani (Film- Mard ko dard nahi hain).
  • Best Debut Actress – Ananya Pandey (Film-Student of the Year-2).
  • Best Playback Singer (Male)-Arijit Singh (Film-Kalank) Song-Kalank Nahi).
  • Best Playback Singer (Female)-Shilpa Rao (Film-War, Song-Ghungroo).
  • Best Original Story-Article 15 (Anubhav Sinha, Gaurav Solanki).
  • Best Lyrics – Apna Time Aayega ,Divine and Ankur Tewari (Film – Gully Boy)
  • People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film –Movie-Deshi (Rohit Bapu Kamble)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Ramesh Sippy
  • Excellence in Cinema Award – Govinda
  • RD Burman Award for Upcoming Music Talent – Sashwat Sachdev (Film-Uri: The Surgical Strike )

Links:
https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/winners