Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] Apr 29 (NT): Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar won Dada Saheb Phalke awards 'Best Actress for Toilet Ek Prem Katha while Akshay Kumar won the best actor award for a leading role in Padman( Jury) and also for Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
The Dada Saheb Phalke awards event was organized in Mumbai.
In the award row Manisha Koirala won the 'Most versatile actress' award whereas legendary Film Director, Rakesh Roshan won a Lifetime achievement award for his great contribution to the entertainment industry as an actor, producer and a director.
Veteran actor, Farida Jalal bagged the Saraswatibai Dadasaheb Phalke Best actress (Lifetime) award.
The other celebrities from Indian cinema who won Dada Saheb Phalke Awards are as follows:
Best actress in a leading role (Padman) - Sonam Kapoor
Best actor in a character role - Rajesh Sharma
Best Playback singer (Female) - Neeti Mohan
Best TV anchor- Aditya Narayan Jha
Best entertainer (TV) - Manish Paul
Best playback singer (Jury)- Bhumi Trivedi
Best Stage Anchor- Siddharth Kannan
Best producer (short films)- Sandip Marwah
Most Entertaining Film (Sonu ki Titu ki Sweety) - Luv Ranjan
Worth mentioning here Also, the 22 Technical awards are yet to be presented.
Certificate of appreciation will be accorded to Nidhi Bhardwaj - Eco Fashion Designer and Swati Mehrotra - Best Footwear Designer. (NT)