The star-studded evening of the 20th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards concluded with Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Aditi Rao Hydari, Ishaan Khatter, Sara Ali Khan, filmmaker Sriram Raghavan and others scoring top honours in their respective categories.
Alia who was critically acclaimed for portraying the role of a spy in the espionage drama 'Raazi,' took home the Best Actress Award, while Ranveer was handed the Best Actor Award for his villainous role as Alauddin Khilji in the period piece 'Padmaavat.' Both 'Raazi' and 'Padmaavat' had 10 nominations each, second highest after 'AndhaDhun,' which held the highest number of IIFA nominations with 13 nods. 'AndhaDhun' fetched the Best Director award for Sriram Raghavan. Vicky Kaushal, who also featured in 'Raazi,' won the Best Supporting Actor award for Sanju - the Sanjay Dutt biopic. Meanwhile, Aditi Rao Hydari won in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in 'Padmaavat.' Sara Ali Khan's Bollywood debut was welcomed with the Best Debut Actress Award for 'Kedarnath' while her contemporary Ishaan Khatter took home the Best Debut Actor trophy for 'Dhadak.'
To celebrate 20 years of the IIFA Awards, special awards were also given to Deepika Padukone for her work in 'Chennai Express.' Ranbir Kapoor won the Special Award for Best Actor for 'Barfi.' The IIFA Special Awards were also handed out to Rajkumar Hirani who was named Best Director for '3 Idiots,' Pritam for 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' while Bollywood cheered for 'Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai' as it won a Special Award as the Best Film of the last 20 years category.
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema Award was handed to veteran choreographer Saroj Khan. The evening also saw the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award being bestowed upon veteran actor Jagdeep. Director Ramesh Sippy. Jagdeep, beloved for his hilarious turns in 'Sholay,' 'Brahmachari,' 'Andaz Apna Apna' and other films, was also presented with a special award for his phenomenal work in cinema and acting.