Irrfan Khan wins posthumous award

The 66th edition of the Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai of India on Saturday evening and Irrfan Khan won a posthumous award: Best Actor - for his work in Angrezi Medium.

Irrfan Khan died on April 29 in Mumbai at the age of 53 last year after a long battle with cancer.

The late actor was also honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the event last night.

Irrfan Khan's son Babil received the trophies on his father's behalf at the Filmfare awards.

Taapsee Pannu won the Best Actress Award for Thappad, which also bagged the Best Film, Best Story and Best Editing trophies.

Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor (Critics) award for his performance in Gulabo Sitabo.

Saif Ali Khan picked the Best Actor In A Supporting Role award for his work in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior while Kajol's Devi won the Best Short Film (Popular Choice) award.

The event was attended by many celebs like Taapsee Pannu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sunny Leone, Nora Fatehi, Riteish Deshmukh and Rajkummar Rao.

The Filmfare Awards are a set of awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India.

Source: NDTV