Winners of 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020

Gully Boy

Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy was a classic underdog story in which Murad (Ranveer Singh) conveys the struggle of his life and other social issues through rap. Despite facing various setbacks, Murad rises to the top with the backing of his mentor MC Sher (Siddhanth Chaturvedi) and his love Safina (Alia Bhatt).

Article 15 (Anubhav Sinha)

Discrimination is still a serious issue that exists in our society. With Article 15, director Anubhav Sinha tackles the issue by portraying a story through the eyes of an upright city bred police officer played by Ayushmann Khurrana, who launches an attack against the age old tradition of caste based discrimination in India.

Sonchiriya (Abhishek Chaubey)

Along with a talented cast and directed, Sonchiriya features a gripping story set in Chambal based on the feared dacoits who once terrorised the Indian heartlands.

Ranveer Singh

Movie – Gully Boy

You could almost say that Ranveer Singh was born to play Murad from Gully Boy as he raps his soul out in the film. He digs his claws into the character and delivers a performance that will be remembered for a long time.

Ayushmann Khurrana

Movie – Article 15

Ayushmann Khurrana put up a pleasant surprise with his role of a tough cop who refuses to give in to the obstacles and backs his himself in the fight against caste discrimination.

Alia Bhatt

Movie – Gully Boy

Alia Bhatt brings back her effusive charm with the portrayal of Safina in Gully Boy. She’s a feisty young woman who beats up girls who flirt with her boyfriend. Her performance is so great that you’re always left wanting for more.

Bhumi Pednekar

Movie – Saand Ki Aankh

Bhumi Pednekar played the character of Chandro Tomar in the film and boy did she do a brilliant job. Her character really signified that women are a lot more than handling house chores.

Taapsee Pannu

Movie – Saand Ki Aankh

Kudos to Taapsee Pannu for picking such a role but she also does complete justice to it. Along with the prosthetics, it’s her mannerisms that convince you she’s a 60 year old women.

Zoya Akhtar

Movie – Gully Boy

While Gully Boy was a classic underdog story, Zoya Akhtar’s sheer brilliance took it to a whole new level. She creates a world of her own and draws you into it. With Gully Boy, she also put Indian street hip hop on the mainstream scene.

Siddhant Chaturvedi

Movie – Gully Boy

Siddhant Chaturvedi never for a second lets you believe with this was his debut film. He exudes the dominating personality that was MC Sher with great confidence on screen.

Amruta Subhash

Movie – Gully Boy

Amruta Subhash played Murad’s (Ranveer Singh) mistreated mother Razia Ahmed in Gully Boy. A woman physically and mentally abused by her husband turns into her son’s strength and watches his rise to the top. Amruta Subhash played the role with great conviction which was evident on screen.

Ankur Tewari and Zoya Akhtar

Movie – Gully Boy

The album boasted of collaboration between various artistes like Divine, Naezy, Sez on the beat, Rishi Rich, Dub Sharma, Jasleen Royal, Ace, Ishq Bector, MC Altaf, MC TodFod, 100 RBH, Maharya, Noxious D, Viveick Rajagopalan and was a true tour de force, merging new age hip hop and blues with Bollywood sound.

Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva

Movie – Kabir Singh

Kabir Singh’s album coasted on melody. Though it had various music directors, there was a cohesiveness to it all the same. It helped that most songs were part of the narrative and weren’t lip-synced by the leads.

Divine And Ankur Tewari

Movie – Gully Boy

Song – Apna Time Aayega

The song became so popular it became the anthem of the nation in no time. The aspiration and hopes of a generation got expressed through it. Its hook line has become part of everyday slang of today.

Arijit Singh

Movie – Kalank

Song – Kalank Nahi

The song was all about the legitimacy of love. Of how the lovers perceive it vis a vis how our society beholds it and Arijit made the paradox come alive through his rendition. He was pitch-perfect, as always.

Shilpa Rao

Movie – War

Song – Ghungroo

The song belonged to both the old world and the new in the sense that it reproduced the house sound admiringly and yet the lyrics were quintessentially Indian.

Aditya Dhar

Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike

Uri was a huge dose of patriotism sprinkled with some high octane action. It also had an emotional chord running through it. Great visuals, laudable acting by the entire cast plus an engaging story made it a must-watch.

Abhimanyu Dassani

Movie – Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

It’s brave to mark your debut in a film that defies definition but Abhimanyu went ahead and did just that. He played a man who didn’t feel pain and the film revolves around how he copes with life saddled with this handicap.

Ananya Panday

Movie – Student Of The Year 2

She’s spunky, sporty and all things nice, with a charming smile to boot. Ananya made a confident debut playing a spoilt rich girl who falls in love with the hunky hero but is wise enough to understand it could just be a passing attraction.

Paul Jennings, Oh Sea Young, Parvez Shaikh and Franz Spilhaus

Movie – War

The action scenes of war, be it the introduction scene of Tiger Shroff, Hrithik Roshan’s fight scene in the aircraft or the climax fight between the two — it all looked extraordinary indeed.

Karsh Kale And The Salvage Audio Collective

Movie – Gully Boy

The film was based on the life of real-life underground rappers based in Mumbai and hence the background score had to reflect the pain, the angst as also the triumph of the marginalised artistes and Karsh Kale and his team aced the brief.

Remo D’Souza

Movie – Kalank

Song – Ghar More Pardesiya

Remo has been known for his unique take on Western dance forms so it must have been a challenge for him to choreograph a kathak based song. He showed that he shouldn’t be slotted into a single category and proved his versatility with this dance number that had a period feel to it.

Jay Oza

Movie – Gully Boy

The film was shot in the marginalised areas of Mumbai. Also, the sets were cleverly designed to resemble slums. A grey tone was maintained throughout to give the film a singularity of vision.

Divvya Gambhir, Niddhi Gambhir

Movie – Sonchiriya

The film followed the exploits of a gang of dacoits in Chambal. The cast mostly wore the same costume throughout the length of the film. The clothes had to have a lived-in look and the Gambhir sisters made sure of that and more.

Shivkumar V Panicker

Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike

The film showcased the valour of our commandos. There were lots of action sequences and training routines that were to be coherently incorporated in the narrative seamlessly. Shivkumar’s confident editing made it all possible.

Suzanne Caplan Merwanji

Movie – Gully Boy

The recreation of slums on the sets was so authentic that no one was able to tell them apart from the real thing. Suzanne did a fine job indeed and had everyone believing that the entire film was shot in Dharavi.

Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samal

Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike

The sounds of battle going on in full fury, what with various guns blasting away, the bombs and grenades being thrown as well as the cries of the wounded — everything felt eerily real in the film.

Sherry Bharda And Vishal Anand For YFX

Movie – War

The film has such good immersive CGI that even the aeroplane scene which had Hrithik fighting a group of soldiers felt like we’re watching it in real life.

Vijay Maurya

Movie – Gully Boy

A young man belonging to the slum dreams big — that was the film’s premise and Vijay Maurya got the street slang just right. The scene where the hero’s mother and father fight, for instance, had lines that tore you apart with their earnestness.

Reema Kagti And Zoya Akhtar

Movie – Gully Boy

Reema and Zoya made sure you caught the emotional drama behind the lives of underground rappers to perfection. The various strands of lives of the marginalised class were tied up nicely.

Anubhav Sinha, Gaurav Solanki

Movie – Article 15

The film showed us how casteism is so deeply rooted in our society. It made us realise how our police, our judiciary too isn’t immune to it. The hard-hitting narrative was an eye-opener alright.

Rohit Bapu Kamble

Movie – Deshi

The film highlighted the need for basic education among people living in impoverished conditions. It also stated that widespread discrimination based on caste, creed and religion needs to be addressed as well.

Shazia Iqbal

Movie – Bebaak

The film takes a look at how the education of girls in the minority community is so fraught with hurdles. And that it takes real courage to shake off the norms of society.

Ananth Narayan Mahadevan

Movie – Village Of A Lesser God

The film showcased how a single doctor’s efforts were able to bring about a change in the healthcare facilities provided for the citizens of a remote village. It’s an eye-opener about how much our remote areas lack basic infrastructure and healthcare.

Sarah Hashmi

Movie – Bebaak

The actor said it all about being pressured into behaving a certain way by the society by apt use of her expressive eyes, face and body language. You could feel the character’s pain and angst.

Rajesh Sharma

Movie – Tindey

The actor brings to life the mid-life crisis experienced by most men when they find themselves attracted to young women in their middle age. His expressions were a delight indeed.