The audience loved Deepika Padukone and Bajirao Mastani in 2015, all the way and the Filmfare Awards list is a proof:
Best Actor in a Leading Role(Male) - Ranveer Singh(Bajirao Mastani)
Best Actor in a Leading Role(Female) - Deepika Padukone(Piku)
Best Film - Bajirao Mastani
Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali(BajiraoMastani)
Critics’ Choice Best Actor(Male) - Amitabh Bachchan(Piku)
Critics’ Choice Best Actor(Female) - Kangana Ranaut(Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
Critics’ Choice Best Film - Piku
Best Actor in a Supporting Role(Male) - Anil Kapoor(Dil Dhadakne Do)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role(Female) - Priyanka Chopra(Bajirao Mastani)
Best Debut(Male) - Sooraj Pancholi(Hero)
Best Debut(Female) - Bhumi Pednekar(Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
Best Debut Director - Neeraj Ghaywan(Masaan)
Best Story - Vijayendra Prasad(Bajrangi Bhaijaan)
Best Dialogue - Himanshu Sharma(Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
Best Screenplay - Juhi Chaturvedi(Piku)
Lifetime Achievement Award - Moushumi Chatterjee
Best Production Design - Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak(Bajirao Mastani)
Best Costume - Anju Modi(Bajirao Mastani)
Best Choreography - Pandit Birju Maharaj(Mohe Rang Do Laal - Bajirao Mastani)
Best Background Score - Anupam Roy(Piku)
Best Playback Singer(Female) - Shreya Ghoshal(Deewani Mastani - Bajirao Mastani)
Best Playback Singer(Male) - Arijit Singh(Sooraj Dooba - Roy)
Best Action - Sham Kaushal(Bajirao Mastani)
Best Cinematography - Manu Anand(Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
Best VFX - Prana Studio(Bombay Velvet)
Best Lyrics - Irshad Kamil(Agar Tum Saath Ho - Tamasha)
Best Music - Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros. Anjjan and Amaal Mallik(Roy)
The RD Burman Award - Armaan Malik(Roy)
However, it was surprising that the highest grosser of 2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan did not win the best film award. The disappointment of fans was evident in the trending hashtag on twitter. Movies that did not do well at the box office - Roy and Bombay Velvet - also went home with a few awards.
