Question: Which of the following film has been awarded as Best Film at 17th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA 2016)?
(a) Piku
(b) Bajirao Mastani
(c) Bajrangi Bhaijaan
(d) Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- Between 23 to 26th of June The 2016 IIFA awards which are officially known as the 17th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA 2016) held in Madrid Spain.
- IIFA Awards is also known as the Oscar of Bollywood.
- In this year’s award ceremony, the film Bajirao Mastani received most awards i.e. in 13 categories .
- List of awardees are as follows:
- Best Film: Bajrangi Bhaijaan(Director- Kabir Khan)
- Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Film-Bajirao Mastani)
- Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh (Film-Bajirao Mastani)
- Best Actor (Female): Deepika Padukone (Film-Piku)
- Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor (Film-Dil Dhadakne Do)
- Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female): Priyanka Chopra (Film-Bajirao Mastani)
- Best Debut Actor (Male): Vicky Kaushal (Film-Masaan)
- Best Debut Actor (Female): Bhumi Pednekar (Film-Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
- Best Story: Juhi Chaturvedi (Film-Piku)
- Best Music Direction: Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan, Ankit Tiwari(Film- Roy)
- Best Playback Singer (Male): Angarag Mahanta (Papon) for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage(Film-Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
- Best Playback Singer (Female): Monali Thakur for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage (Film-Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
- Best Screenplay: Kabir Khan, Parveez Shaikh, V. Vijayendra Prasad (Film-Bajrangi Bhaijaan)
- IIFA Special Award for “Woman of the Year”- Priyanka Chopra
- This year the Lifetime Achievement Award of IIFA (Indian Film Academy Awards 2016) was awarded to Sridevi Kapoor.
Reference:
http://www.iifa.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_IIFA_Awards
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