Here’s the complete winners list of Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2020:
Best Film – Vinci Da
Vinci Da
Vinci Da is a convoluted revenge drama with plenty of twists and turns to satisfy most fans. The narrative keeps changing by the minute and you don’t know what’s going to happen next.
Best Director – Kaushik Ganguly
Movie – Jyeshthoputro
Kaushik Ganguly
Movie – Jyeshthoputro
In India, among Hindus in particular, the elder son is considered the prime candidate to perform last rites. But what if the son has neglected his parents all along and is only available for his duty after their death. The film asks pertinent questions indeed, which don’t have an answer.
Critics Best Film – Robibaar
Robibaar
What happens when your past catches up with you after 15 years. Will you reconcile your differences, let bygones be bygones and move on or will you still fight the same battles as before?
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) – Prosenjit Chatterjee
Movie – Gumnaami
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Movie – Gumnaami
The actor plays Netaji Subash Chandra Bose in this thriller about whether our beloved leader actually died when his plane crashed. It was another riveting performance from the actor.
Critics Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) – Riddhi Sen
Movie – Nagarkirtan
Riddhi Sen
Movie – Nagarkirtan
Riddhi Sen was just 17 when he decided to play a transgender woman. The number of accolades that he got for the role proved that his instincts were bang on the buck. So life-like is his portrayal that one can’t believe that one’s watching an actor and not an actual eunuch.
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Subhashree Ganguly
Movie – Parineeta
Subhashree Ganguly
Movie – Parineeta
Subashree plays a young girl who falls in love with a much older man from her neighbourhood and later plots revenge when he’s found dead under mysterious circumstances. It was a layered performance much liked by the critics and the audience alike.
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Swastika Mukherjee
Movie – Shah Jahan Regency
Swastika Mukherjee
Movie – Shah Jahan Regency
Swastika plays a woman who likes physical intimacy a lot but would like to go beyond that and have a complete relationship. It’s a hurdle that most people face in their lives and the actor wins over the sympathy of the audience through her performance.
Critics Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Jaya Ahsan
Movie – Robibaar
Jaya Ahsan
Movie – Robibaar
In the film, the actress plays a woman who is forced to confront her past. Has she learnt from her mistakes and has moved on or is she destined to repeat them?
Critics Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Jaya Ahsan
Movie – Bijoya
Jaya Ahsan
Movie – Bijoya
Jaya plays a woman caught in a love triangle of sorts and finds herself unable to cope with the situation. She plods on bravely despite knowing that there is no clinical end to her situation.
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) – Ritwick Chakraborty
Movie – Jyeshthoputro
Ritwick Chakraborty
Movie – Jyeshthoputro
Ritwick plays the younger son who is jealous of his elder brother’s success. His claim to fame in the film is the drunked scene where he spews out all the suppressed anger he has felt over the years. That alone is worth the price of the ticket.
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) – Lily Chakraborty
Movie – Sanjhbati
Lily Chakraborty
Movie – Sanjhbati
The veteran actress plays a lonely old woman who misses her children and wants some sort of a companionship in her old age.
Best Music Album – Aninday Chatterjee and Ranojoy Bhattacharya
Movie – Sweater
Aninday Chatterjee and Ranojoy Bhattacharya
Movie – Sweater
Sweater soundtrack has an impromptu quality about it. It’s preppy and frothy in most parts and has some sombre elements as well.
Best Lyrics – Ranojoy Bhattacharya
Movie – Sweater
Song – Preme Pora Baron
Ranojoy Bhattacharya
Movie – Sweater
Song – Preme Pora Baron
The song brings home the fact that sometimes, one finds it impossible to get engaged in romantic love because of societal norms. It’s a poignant ditty indeed.
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Anirban Bhattacharya
Movie – Shah Jahan Regency
Song – Kicchu Chaini Aami
Anirban Bhattacharya
Movie – Shah Jahan Regency
Song – Kicchu Chaini Aami
When two people are in love, they would like nothing better than to spend their lives with the person they love and are willing to do anything for it. The singer evokes the feeling through his deft rendition.
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Lagnajita Chakraborty
Movie – Sweater
Song – Preme Pora Baron
Lagnajita Chakraborty
Movie – Sweater
Song – Preme Pora Baron
The song is all about how love is often considered taboo and Lagnajita has done full justice to it in her rendition.
Technical Awards
Best Editing
SUJAY DATTA RAY (KEDARA)
Best Sound Design
SOUGATA BANERJEE (ROBIBAAR)
Best Production Design
SHIBAJI PAL (GUMNAAMI)
Best Background Score
PRABUDDHA BANERJEE (NAGARKIRTAN)
Best Cinematography
SHIRSHA RAY (NAGARKIRTAN)
Best Story
RUDRANIL GHOSH AND SRIJIT MUKHERJI (VINCI DA)
Best Screenplay
KAUSHIK GANGULY (NAGARKIRTAN)
Best Dialogue
KAUSHIK GANGULY (JYESHTHOPUTRO)
Best Debut Director
INDRAADIP DASGUPTA (KEDARA)
Best Debut Actor (Female)
RITWIKA PAL (KIA AND COSMOS)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE
TARUN MAZUMDER