New Delhi | Jagran Entertainment Desk: On Bollywood's biggest night, International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) released its awards for 2019. Alia Bhatt won the best actress award for Raazi while Padmaavat actor Ranveer Singh bagged the best actor award.
Meghna Gulzar directorial 'Raazi' that featured Alia and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles won the best film award. It is based on the story of a RAW agent who is married into a Pakistani family by her father to get valuable information about the enemy.
Among others, Ishan Khatter who made a promising start with 'Dhadak' won the best debut male debut award while Sara Ali Khan is named best debut female award for Kedarnath.
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Meanwhile, Aditi Rao Hydari and Vicky Kaushal won the best supporting actor award. Arijit Singh won the best playback singer-male award while Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf shared best playback singer-female award.
Best music direction went to Amaal Mallik, Guru Randhawa, Rochak Kohli, Saurabh-Vaibhav, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Zack Knight for 'Sonu Ke Titu ki Sweety' while Sriram Raghavan grabbed multiple awards for 'Andhadhun' direction and story.
Host of celebrities such as Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, among others were present under one roof.
The 20th edition of the IIFA awards was held in Mumbai and the telecast of the program is yet to be aired. To recall, Earlier IIFA Award ceremonies have been held in cities like Johannesburg, Madrid, Dubai, Colombo, New York, among others.
The event was hosted by Arjun Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana. Superstars such as Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Madhuri Dixit, Katrina Kaif, Sara Ali Khan and others performed during the event.