IFFM 2017: Aamir's Dangal, Prabhas' Baahubali Win It Big, Aishwarya Rai Gets A Special Mention!
Here's the complete list of winners of IFFM Awards 2017 held in Melbourne, Australia.
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oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
The
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne
2017
which
was
held
yesterday
turned
out
to
be
a
star-studded
event
with
the
who's
who
from
Bollywood
attending
the
ceremony
including
Aishwarya
Rao
Bachchan,
Karan
Johar,
Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
Rajkummar
Rao,
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
among
others.
Earlier
that
day,
it
was
a
moment
of
pride
for
Aishwarya
as
she
hoisted
the
Indian
national
flag
along
with
her
daughter
Aaradhya,
as
a
part
of
their
70th
year
of
India's
independence
at
the
Federation
Square.
Meanwhile,
here's
the
complete
list
of
winners-
Best
Actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
bagged
the
Best
Actor
award
for
M.S
Dhoni.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Thank
you
so
so
much.
I'm
so
honoured.
Last
time
I
was
in
Melbourne
it
was
in
2006
was
the
Commonwealth
Games
where
I
was
a
backup
dancer
for
the
so
so
beautiful
Bollywood
stars
and
this
time
I'm
here
to
receive
the
Best
Actor
Award."
Best
Actor
(Special
Mention)
This
award
was
won
by
Rajkummar
Rao
for
Trapped.
Best
Actress
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
won
the
Best
Actress
award
for
Lipstick
Under
My
Burkha.
Best
Indie
Film
The
award
for
the
Best
Indie
Film
went
to
Alankrita
Shrivastava's
Lipstick
Under
My
Burkha.
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Best
Film
Pink
bagged
the
Best
Film
Award.
Best
Director
Nitesh
Tiwari
win
the
Best
Director
Award
for
Dangal.
He
was
overwhelmed
for
bagging
this
award
and
said,
"This
is
my
first
international
award
and
it
will
truly
be
remembered."
Equality
In
Cinema
Award
Rahul
Bose
won
the
'Equality
In
Cinema'
award.
People's
Choice
Award
Dangal
and
Baahubali
won
the
award
in
this
category.
Leadership
In
Cinema
Award
Karan
Johar
was
awarded
the
'Leadership
In
Cinema'
award.
Westpac
IFFM
Excellence
in
Global
Cinema
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
was
felicitated
with
the
Westpac
IFFM
Excellence
in
Global
Cinema
award.
She
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I'm
so
humbled
and
filed
with
gratitude
to
be
given
this
award.
We
as
creative
people
always
wish
to
do
more
and
I'm
far
far
away
from
resting.
As
an
artist
I
have
so
much
more
to
explore
but
it's
great
to
have
this
honour.
But
above
all
I
must
thank
the
fans,
who
have
loved
me
so
immensely
and
it's
because
of
you
we
get
to
live
our
dream,
our
passion."