Ranveer and Deepika win

Bajirao Mastani won the highest number of awards at the The Renault Sony Guild Awards 2015 held in Mumbai on Tuesday (December 22). While Ranveer Singh walked away with the Best Actor trophy for his role of the Peshwa ruler, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the Best Director award and Mastani Deepika Padukonebagged the Best Actress trophy but for her role in Shoojit Sircar's Piku.

Bajirao Mastani won a total of 9 awards including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Design, Best Costume Design, Best Dialogue, Best Choreography, Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actor in Leading Role.

Salman Khan's superhit Bajrangi Bhaijaan won four awards including Best Film along with Best Screenplay, Best Story and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. (See Pics of Aishwarya, Salman Khan at Stardust Awards)

Comedian and actor Kapil Sharma was the host of the night and he also won the Best Debut (Male) for his performance in Kis Kisko Pyar Karoon.'

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha opened the evening with an aerial entry and performed to a medley of songs including Desi Kalakkar, DJ Wale Babu, Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai and Banno Tera Swagger. (Priyanka Chopra is a fierce cop in Jai Gangaajal)

Dilwale actress Kriti Sanon also gave a stunning performance and Ayushmann Khuranna lit the stage on fire with some incredible moves. Other highlights of the night included the gorgeous Priyanka Chopra who danced to a medley of the best songs from her most successful films including hits like Right Here Right Now, Jalwa, Anjaana Anjaani, Darling, Desi Girl, Dil Dhadakne Do' and the most recent hit Pinga.

Bollywood's action hero Akshay Kumar was also given a special award for completing 25 years in the industry. Bollywood Khiladi also danced on some of his all time hits including Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast, Aflatoon, Chura Ke Dil Mera, Mehbooba' and Tip Tip Barsa Paani.'

Veteran actor Jeetendra received the Lifetime Achievement Award that was presented to him by his son Tusshar Kapoor and veteran actress Poonam Sinha. (Read review of Bajirao Mastani)

Priyanka Chopra won the award for Guild Global Honor for her US debut in Quantico and the Guilds President Honor went to Jammu Sugandh. The Best Child Artist award went to Harshali Malhotra for her role of a deaf and mute girl in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Special honors were also bestowed on the biggest films of 2015 - Bahubaali, Talvar, and Piku and K.A. Abbas honour for social consciousness for NH10.

Talking about the awards, NP Singh, CEO, Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd. said, "Renault Sony Guild Awards recognized and felicitated outstanding people for their excellent contribution to the film fraternity in 2015. What made the night special are the power packed performances. Congratulations to all the winners and we hope our viewers enjoy watching it on the new years."

Here's the list of winners:

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Ranveer Singh, Bajirao Mastani

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Deepika Padukone, Piku

Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bajirao Mastani

Best Film: Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Best Screenplay: Kabir Khan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Best Story: V. Vijayendra Prasad, Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Best Dialogue: Prakash R. Kapadia, Bajirao Mastani

Best Choreography: Remo D'souza, Pinga, Bajirao Mastani

Best Lyrics: Varun Grover, Moh Moh Ke Dhaage (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)

Best Music: Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan, Roy

Best Male Singer: Arijit Singh, Hamari Adhuri Kahani (Hamari Adhuri Kahani)

Best Female Singer: Monali Thakur, Moh Moh Ke Dhaage (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)

Best Actor in a Comic Role: Deepak Dobriyal, Tanu Weds Manu Returns

Best Actor in a Negative Role: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Badlapur- Don't Miss the Beginning

Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female: Tabu, Drishyam and Tanvi Azmi,
Bajirao Mastani

Promising Debut Male: Kapil Sharma, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon

Promising Debut Female: Bhumi Pednekar, Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Most Promising Debut Director: Neeraj Ghaywan, Masaan