The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 were announced in Mumbai on February 20 (Monday). The event was attended by celebrities such as Alia Bhatt, Rekha, Anupam Kher, R Balki, among others
Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files bagged the Best Film at the award ceremony. Meanwhile, SS Rajamouli's RRR, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, was bestowed with the Film of The Year award
Alia Bhatt was awarded 'Best Actress' for her role in Gangubai Kathiawadi while Ranbir Kapoor bagged 'Best Actor' for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Rishabh Shetty won the 'Most Promising Actor' for his role in Kantara while Varun Dhawan secured 'Critics Best Actor' for Bhediya. Anupam Kher was awarded 'Most Versatile Actor Of The Year' for The Kashmir Files
R Balakrishnan won 'Best Director' for Chup: Revenge of The Artist and for the same psychological thriller, Dulquer Salmaan bagged 'Best Actor In A Negative Role'. Maniesh Paul took home 'Best Actor In A Supporting Role' for Jugjugg Jeeyo
Veteran actress Rekha was awarded for 'Outstanding Contribution In The Film Industry' and Hariharan bagged an award for 'Outstanding Contribution In The Music Industry'
Sachet Tandon and Neeti Mohan won 'Best Male Singer' and 'Best Female Singer' respectively. 'Best Cinematographer' went to PS Vinod for Vikram Vedha
'Television Series of The Year' was won by Anupamaa while the 'Best Web Series' went to Rudra: The Edge of Darkness