Bollywood stars celebrated IIFA 2023 at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on Saturday as the best in Indian cinema was honoured at the annual awards.
With on-stage performances from stars including Salman Khan, Nora Fatehi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Rakul Preet Singh, Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan and more it was a night of high energy in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
Bollywood legends including Anil Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan walked the green carpet before the IIFA 2023 ceremony began.
IIFA 2023 highlights
After performances and glamorous ceremony the awards were handed out to recognise the critical achievements in Indian cinema. Best film trophy went to Drishyam and R Madhavan collected the title of Best Director for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.
Hrithik Roshan walked away with the IIFA 2023 best lead actor award for Vikram Vedha, while Alia Bhatt took the lead female actor title for her part in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
The awards were held in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Miral, see the full list of winners below.
Full IIFA 2023 winners list
- Best Film: Drishyam 2
- Best Director: R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Vikram Vedha
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Mouni Roy for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugjugg Jeeyo
- Outstanding Achievement for Fashion in Cinema: Manish Malhotra
- Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Kamal Haasan
- Best Adapted Story: Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2
- Best Original Story: Perveez Sheikh and Jasmeet Reen for Darlings
- Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema: Marathi film Ved, directed by Riteish Deshmukh
- Best Debut (Male): Shantanu Maheshwari for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Babil Khan for Qala
- Best Debut (Female): Khushali Kumar for Dhoka Around the Corner
- Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song Rasiya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
- Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song Kesariya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
- Best Music Direction: Pritam for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
- Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesarya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
- Best Cinematography: Gangubai Kathiawadi
- Best Screenplay: Gangubai Kathiawadi
- Best Dialogue: Gangubai Kathiawadi
- Best Choreography for title track: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
- Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
- Best Editing: Drishyam 2
- Best Special Effects (Visual): Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
- Best Background Score: Vikram Vedha
- Best Sound Mixing: Monica O My Darling
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