Andhadhun, Tumbbad clean up at 1st Critics’ Choice Film Awards; Alia wins Best Actress

For the first time, Indian critics came together to give away the honours for the best in film for the year 2018. Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun and Rahi Anil Barve’s Tumbbad, co-directed with Adesh Prasad, walked with four and three wins each.

Raazi’s Alia Bhatt was adjudged Best Actress, while Vineet Kumar Singh from the hard-hitting (pun intended) Mukkabaaz won Best Actor. Besides the films from the popular Hindi film industry, the critics also singled out the best in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali languages.

The evening was hosted by actress Neha Dhupia who introduced a special guest, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who gave the critics a dose of their own medicine. Later he said, “The best film criticism is an art that can help to unfold the beauty of the film.”

The night’s special honour went to stuntwoman Reshma Pathan who was Hema Malini’s double in Sholay (1975). Director Ramesh Sippy and screenwriter Javed Akhtar presented her with the Extraordinary Achievement Award.

The committee is made up of critics from Anupama Chopra, Rajeev Masand, Bharathi Pradhan, Ajay Brahmatmaj, Bhawana Somaya, Rohit Khilnani, Saibal Chatterjee, Shubha Shetty Saha, Sachin Chatte, Stutee Ghosh, Sucharita Tyagi and Troy Ribeiro.

Here’s the entire list of winners below:

Best Film (Hindi)
Andhadhun

Best Director
Sriram Raghavan – Andhadhun

Best Actor (Female)
Alia Bhatt – Raazi

Best Actor (Male)
Vineet Kumar Singh – Mukkabaaz
 
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Surekha Sikri – Badhaai Ho

Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Manoj Pahwa – Mulk

Best Song
'Hallaa' – Manmarziyaan

Best Background Score
Jesper Kyd – Tumbbad

Best Writing
Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Hemant Rao, Pooja Ladha Surti and Yogesh Chandekar – Andhadhun

Best Editing
Pooja Ladha Surti – Andhadhun

Best Cinematography
Pankaj Kumar – Tumbbad

Best Production Design
Nitin Zehani Chaudhry and Rakesh Yadav – Tumbbad

Best Film (Kannada)
Ondalla Eradalla

Best Film (Tamil)
Pariyerum Perumal

Best Film (Malayalam)
Ee Maa Yau

Best Film (Gujarati)
Reva

Best Film (Marathi)
Lathe Joshi

Best Film (Bengali)
Pupa

Extraordinary Achievement Award - Reshma Pathan