Curtains fall on 4th Jagran Film Festival

The awards night was a celebration of cinematic diversity

Last night, the six-day-long journey of Jagran Film Festival entered its climax, with the awards ceremony held at the JW Marriott hotel, Juhu. The do, with big names representing different regions of the country, summed up what the fest is all about celebrating diversity on a cinematic scale.

Legendary actor Manoj Kumar was felicitated by Shailesh Gupta of Jagran Prakashan, as another legend Kamal Haasan looks on.u00a0Pics/ Sameer Markande, Satyajit Desai

The high-octane musical performances by Raghu Dixit, Shankar Tucker and Matti Baani, livened up the event, hosted by Kunal Kapoor and Huma Qureshi.

Kangana Ranaut arrived in style

While they were on the stage, several Bollywood actors rubbed shoulders with their counterparts from other cities. The highlight of the evening was Kamal Haasan presenting the Icons of Indian Cinema award to veteran actor Manoj Kumar.

Divya Dutta poses for the shutterbugs

Hazel Keechu00a0joined the celebrations at the JW Marriott in Juhu last night

Actor Kunal Kapoor hosted the event

Sudhir Mishra

And the award goes to...

Best Actor: Ranbir Kapooru00a0(Barfi) and Farhan Akhtar (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
Best Actress: Sridevi (English Vinglish)
Best Director: Abhishek Kapoor (Kai Po Che)
Best Film: Kai Po Che
Best Actor (Jury): Neeraj Kabi (Ship of Theseus)
Best Screenplay: Juhi Chaturvedi (Vicky Donor)
Best Cinematography: Ship of Theseus (Pankaj Kumar)
Best Singer (Male): Ayushmann Khurrana (Vicky Donor)
Best Singer (female): Aditi Singh Sharma (Heroine)
Best Background Score: Hitesh Sonik (Kai Po Che)
Best Debut Director: Anand Gandhi (Ship of Theseus)
Best Editor: Mahesh Narayanan (Vishwaroopam)
Special Contribution to Cinematic Art: Chandrashekhar

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