Bhaag Milkha Bhaag wins 8 awards at the 9th Renault Star Guild Awards

The 9th edition of the Renault Star Guild Awards witnessed the biggest stars of the Indian Film and Television industry at Mumbai's NSCI Ground, Worli. The eventful night saw Salman Khan take centre stage for the second year running as the host for the evening, sharing screen space and a brilliant camaraderie with his colleagues.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was the favourite of the night, walking away with 8 awards.  Farhan Akthar swept the Best Actor in a leading role category and saw the film take home Best Screenplay and Best Story for Prasoon Joshi, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, and Best Actress in a supporting role for Divya Dutta, Best Director for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and the enviable Best Film award for Viacom 18 Motions Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

Speaking of his Best Actor in a leading role, Farhan Akthar said, "The biggest thank-you goes to Milkha Singh and his family for all the support and passion that he put in to me. When I met him for the first time, he told me about the sacrifices he went through in his life and Prasoon has captured it very well in the title track."

2013's heart-warming, ' The Lunchbox' won 3 awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the Star Verdict Awards for Irfaan Khan and The Yash Chopra Award for the Most Promising Debut Director to Ritesh Batra.

Race 2, Aashiqui 2, Krrish 3, Chennai Express, Dhoom 3, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Grand Masti, Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani were inducted into the Guild Hall of Fame.

Commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of late filmmaker Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, the Guild also introduced the K. A. Abbas Honour for Cinema with Social Sensitivity. Amitabh Bachchan gave away the award naming the film, Shahid as its first ever recipient.

Varun Sharma of Fukrey fame and Arshad Warsi (Jolly LLB) shared the award for Best Performance in a comic role while Sushant Singh Rajput walked away with the award for Most Promising Debut - Male for the unconventional film, Kai Po Che! Vaani Kapoor took home the award for Most Promising Debut - Female for the film, Shuddh Desi Romance.

The evening was coupled with enthralling performances by the superstars themselves including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prabhu Deva who was joined by young starlet, Sonakshi Sinha, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.

The Renault Star Guild Awards have been instituted by the Film and Television Producers Guild of India with an objective to establish a standard for honouring excellence and achievements in the Indian film industry.

FILM AWARDS
AWARD	NAME	FILM
Best Editing	Chandrashekhar Prajapati	Madras Caf
Best Cinematography	Binod Pradhan	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Art Direction	Rashid Khan	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela
Best Sound Design	Nakul Kamte	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Sound Mixing	Bishwadeep Chatterjee	Madras Caf
Best Special Effects	Dhoom 3 Krrish 3
Best Costume Design	Anju Modi, Maxima Basu	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela
Best Screenplay	Prasoon Joshi	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Story	Prasoon Joshi	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Dialogue	Hussain Dalal	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Red FM Bajaate Raho Dialogue of the Year	Himanshu Sharma	Raanjhana
Best Choreography	Remo D'souza	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Badtameez Dil & Balam Pichkari)
Best Lyrics	Mithoon	Aashiqui 2 (Tum Hi Ho)
Best Music	Pritam	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Best Playback Singer - Male	Arijit Singh	Aashiqui 2 (Tum Hi Ho)
Best Playback Singer - Female	Bhoomi Trivedi	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela (Ram Chahe Leela)
Best Performance in a Comic Role	Varun Sharma Arshad Warsi	Fukrey Jolly LLB
Best Performance in a Negative Role	Supriya Pathak	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nawazuddin Siddiqui	The Lunchbox
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Divya Dutta	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Most Promising Debut Male	Sushant Singh Rajput	Kai Po Che!
Most Promising Debut Female	Vaani Kapoor	Shuddh Desi Romance
The Yash Chopra Award for The Most Promising Debut Director	Ritesh Batra	The Lunchbox
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Farhan Akthar	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Deepika Padukone	Chennai Express
Best Director	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Film	Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Lifetime Achievement Honour	Salim Khan
Lifetime Achievement Honour	Tanuja Mukherjee
K. A. Abbas Award for Social Sensitivity in Hindi Cinema	Shahid
Renault Star Guild Entertainer of the Year	Shahrukh Khan
Star Verdict of the Year	Irfaan Khan for The Lunchbox
Jodi of the Year	Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor (Aashiqui 2)
TELEVISION AWARDS
AWARD	NAME
Best Reality TV Show	Endemol India for Bigg Boss 7
Best Writer	Balika Vadhu
Best Mythological Series	Star Plus for Mahabharat
Best Cast	Cast of Mahabharat
Best Actor	Rajat Tokas for Jodha Akbar
Best Actress	Drashti Dhammi for Madhubala Ankita Lokhande for Pavitra Rishta