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Yesterday at India's most coveted award ceremony the 56th Filmfare Awards; most of the film stars and VIP’s were present. 

Jitesh Pillai editor in chief of the Filmfare Magazine said Congrats to all the winners. And the sporting nominees. One of the best attended Filmfare awards events in years.

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol won the best actor and actress award for My Name Is Khan at the 56th Filmfare Awards last night. Another strong competitor was art house film Udaan that bagged seven award’s. 7 frickin awards to Udaan. Hope this Vikramaditya Motwane lives up to his promise. Also was happy with Do Dooni Char awards’ says editior Jitesh Pillai.

Another film that was also a strong contender was Dabangg, the biggest block-buster of 2010. Dabangg won five awards including best action for Vijayan Master; best debutant female for Sonakshi Sinha; and best music for Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit (Munni Badnaam) 

Karan Johar won the award for best director while Manish Sharma won the award for best debutante director for Band Baaja Baraat. Band Baaja Baraat also took away best debut actor male for Ranveer Singh and best dialogue trophy for Habib Faisal.

Habib Faisal's maiden project Do Dooni Chaar, were awarded three trophies – including the Best Actor (Jury Segment) award for Rishi Kapoor. Rishi Kapoor won his last Filmfare Best Actor award (Popular Segment) in 1978 for his well-liked role as Raja in Bobby.

Mamta Sharma won the best female singer for Munn Badnam in Dabangg and shared it with Sunidhi Chauhan, who won it for Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan).

Farah Khan walked away with the best choreography award for Sheila Ki Jawani from her Tees Maar Khan.

The best male singer award went to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji in Ishqiya and the song also won the best lyrics award for Gulzar. This is Gulzar’s 10th Filmfare Award in the
Best Lyricist category.

The talented and beautiful Vidya Balan got the best actress (Jury Segment) award for her role in Ishqiya.

Kareena Kapoor walked away with best supporting actress for We Are Family.

Ninety-year-old legendary singer Manna Dey (Prabodh Chandra De) got the lifetime achievement award, while Amitabh Bachchan was honoured for his forty years in Hindi cinema, presented by Shah Rukh Khan. And Madhuri Dixit was conferred with an award for her contribution to cinema for the past twenty-five years. 

The awards will be televised on the 6th February  2011 on Sony Television.

By Supriya Davda