Badhaai Ho, Raazi, Andhadhun Win Big At The Second Edition Of The News18.Com’s Reel Movie Awards 2019

The second edition of the highly-anticipated News18.com’s Reel Movie Awards 2019 successfully celebrated the collective achievement of content-driven cinema and honored exemplary artists who have charted the new course for Indian cinema. The ceremony saw the crème de la crème of the industry comprising renowned film-makers, producers and artists, in attendance in Mumbai. Celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Tripathi, Sriram Raghavan, Amit Trivedi, Konkona Sen, Dia Mirza, Boman Irani, Ankita Lokhande and Shibani Dandekar were seen amping up the oomph factor at the glamorous ceremony.

Winning the hearts of the audience and the critics alike, Alia Bhatt took away the Best Actress award for her unparalleled performance in Raazi. On the other hand, Gajraj Rao won the Best Actor award for his outstanding performance in Badhaai Ho. Starring Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Ayushmann Khurana, and Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sharma’s Badhaai Ho won the Best Film award, while Sriram Raghavan for his movie Andhadhun won the Best Director award.

Aahana Kumra

News18 Reel Movie Awards recognizes independent cinema that is challenging the narrative of the Indian film industry and redefining the essence of successful films. The award categories captured all the aspects of new age cinema broadly under two categories - ‘On Screen’ and ‘Behind The Scenes.’ The evening was laughter fest with the host Cyrus Broacha keeping everyone entertained with his sharp wit, sarcasm, and real humor.

The awards night also witnessed the title of Best Supporting Actor, male and female go to Manoj Pahwa and Surekha Sikri respectively, for their marvelous performances in Mulk and Badhaai Ho.  Having mesmerized the audience with their endearing voices, Ammy Virk and Shahid Mallya won the award for Best Playback Singer (Male) for their heart touching song - Daryaa from the movie - Manmarziyaan. Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf won the Best Playback Singer (Female) for Dilbaro from Raazi.  Daryaa from Manmarziyan also won the Best Song category and Dilbaro penned by Gulzar won the Best Lyrics award, making it a night of double wins for these popular tracks.

Commenting on the Reel Movie Awards, the phenomenal Alia Bhatt said, “I am really happy and excited to be here. It feels really honored to be among such talented and beautiful people. I think it is really great that such initiatives are taken to support and celebrate small and medium budget films. It is really great to see movies like Raazi, Stree, and Badhaai Ho receiving love and appreciation from the audience and the critiques.”

Alia Bhatt

Talking about his win in the Best Actor category for Badhaai Ho, Gajrao Rao commented, “I am really grateful to the Reel Awards for nominating me for this role. I feel privileged to be part of such a talented nomination list. I’m accepting this award on behalf of the other nominees and I hope that this award function continues for many years to come.”

Rasika Dugal and Gajrao Rao

Talking about the changing dynamics of the Indian film industry, Amit Sharma who took home the award for the Best Film (Badhaai Ho) said, “The cinema that was once considered as art films or content-driven films is working well today, and that change is indeed very good. There are a lot of stories in every corner of the country and I firmly believe that these are stories meant to be told. In essence, that is what’s working today, we should tell stories that are relatable and enjoyable at the same time.”

Amit Sharma

Commenting on the success of Reel Movie Awards, Azim Lalani, Business Head, English General News Cluster, Network18 said, "The second edition of our Reel Movie Awards was a successful ceremony. Watching the changing dynamics of the Indian cinema is really intriguing and I am glad that we are being able to support and celebrate artists who are paving new roads with their sheer determination and talent. It’s a great feeling to bring forth this platform that rightly acknowledges talents that would have otherwise been bereft or receiving their due recognition. We aim to continue to provide such a platform to exemplary artists and brilliant cinema in the country."

Alia Bhatt and Vijay Varma

Reel Movie Awards 2019 was co-powered by UFO Digital Cinema, with Durex, IDBI Federal Life Insurance, Zest Money, and Haffele India as an associate partner. The ceremony had Jio Cinema as the Digital Partner along with IshqFM and Radio City as their radio partners. The ceremony had In.com as their Media Partner, Box Office India as the Trade Magazine Partner and Society as the Magazine Partner. Moryaas and JR advertising was the Outdoor Partners for the ceremony.

The Complete Winners List

Best Cinematography: Pankaj Kumar (Tumbbad)

Best Screenplay: Akshat Ghildial (Badhaai Ho)

Best Dialogues: Anubhav Sinha (Mulk)

Best Song: Daryaa (Amit Trivedi/Manmarziyaan)

Best Lyrics: Dilbaro (Gulzar/Raazi)

Best Playback Singer (Male): Ammy Virk and Shahid Mallya (Daryaa/Manmarziyaan)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf (Dilbaro/Raazi)

Best Score: Daniel B George (AndhaDhun)

Best Editing: Nitin Baid (Raazi)

Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani and Rakesh Yadav (Tumbbad)

Best Costume: Sheetal Sharma (Manto)

Best Sound: Kunal Sharma (Tumbbad)

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