IIFA Awards 2023: Hrithik Roshan bags Best Actor trophy, Kamal Haasan receives Achievement in Indian Cinema Award

The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2023 concluded in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. While Drishyam 2 won the award for Best Film, the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)trophy was bagged by Hrithik Roshan for his performance in Vikram Vedha. Alia Bhatt, on the other hand, won the Best Actor (Female) award for Gangubai Kathiawadi. However, Producer Jayantilal Gada received the award on behalf of Alia, as the actor was not present as her maternal grandfather, Narendra Razdan, is reportedly not well.

The Best Actor in Supporting Role awards were given to Anil Kapoor for JugJugg Jeeyo and Mouni Roy for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva. The Best Director Award was bagged by R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. Actor Kamal Haasan was also felicitated with the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema Award.

Late Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan's son, Babil Khan, won the Best Debut (male) award for the film Qala, and shared it with Santanu Maheshwari, who starred in Gangubai Kathiawadi. Khushali Kumar won Best Debut (female) for Dhokha: Round D Corner.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Film: Drishyam 2

Best Director: R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Vikram Vedha

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Mouni Roy for Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugg Jugg Jeeyo

Outstanding Achievement for Fashion in Cinema: Manish Malhotra

Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Kamal Haasan

Best Adapted Story: Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2

Best Original Story: Perveez Sheikh and Jasmeet Reen for Darlings

Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema: Marathi film Ved directed by Riteish Deshmukh

Best Debut (Male): Shantanu Maheshwari for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Babil Khan for Qala

Best Debut (Female): Khushali Kumar for Dhoka Around the Corner

Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song Rasiya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song Kesariya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

Best Music Direction: Pritam for Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesarya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

Best Cinematography: Gangubai Kathiawadi

Best Screenplay: Gangubai Kathiawadi

Best Dialogue: Gangubai Kathiawadi

Best Choreography for title track: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Best Editing: Drishyam 2

Best Special Effects (Visual): Brahmastra: Part one - Shiva

Best Background Score: Vikram Vedha

Best Sound Mixing: Monica O My Darling