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PIX: Manoj Bajpayee, Madhur Bhandarkar win Dadasaheb Phalke Award

April 25, 2016 13:01 IST

Here's looking at the winners.

The Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2016 were held in Mumbai on April 24.

While Manoj Bajpayee swept away the Best Actor award (Critic's Choice) for his performance in Aligarh, Priyanka Chopra received the Best Actress of the Year award for Bajirao Mastani.

This is Ms Chopra's second Phalke award. In 2011, she won her first award for her performance in Vishal Bhardwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf.

 

Madhur Bhandarkar, Manoj Bajpayee

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and Manoj Bajpayee pose together for the cameras.

 

Bappi Lahiri

Music composer-singer Bappi Lahiri arrives at the event.

 

Lalit Pandit

Lalit Pandit of the Jatin-Lalit musical team arrives.

 

Asha Negi, Rithvik Dhanjani

Television actress Asha Negi with her boyfriend Rithvik Dhanjani.

 

Madhur Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar accepts Dadasaheb Phalke award for his contribution to women-centric films in cinema.

 

Manoj Bajpayee, Madhur Bhandarkar

Manoj Bajpayee is all smiles as he collects his Phalke award from the Page 3 director.

 

Manoj Bajpayee, Madhur Bhandarkar

The Phalke award winners with their respective trophies.

 

Krushna Abhishek

Stand-up comedians Krushna Abhishek and Sudesh Lehri receive the Dadasaheb Phalke award from Mukesh Khanna.

 

Sameer Anjaan

Lyricist Sameer Anjaan being conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke award.

 

Sidharth Chopra

Siddharth Chopra (right) collects his sister Priyanka Chopra's Phalke award.

 

Amit Kumar

Singer Amit Kumar shows off his trophy.

 

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh receives the Dadasaheb Phalke award.

Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar