Although perfectionist Aamir was not there in the show, he made sure that his movie '3 Idiots' does the rest of the eminence in Yash Raj Studio.

Role of Honor
SRK and SAK totally gagged the show with their thick yet binding jokes. The stars in the front row were the target for their whacky humor.

The ‘Black Lady’ seemed to incline towards Vidhu Vinod Chopra for '3 Idiots' acquiring awards in following categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Male), Best Dialogue, Best Screenplay and Best Story.

Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor for acting as a progeria afflicted child in Paa.

Similalry, Vidya glowed in the glory of acquiring the Best Actor (Female) for the same film.

Other winners
Dev D equally won six awards in nominations such as Best Actor (Female) under Filmfare Critics Award, Best Production Design and Art Direction, Best Cinematographer, Best Background Score, Best Supporting Actor (Female).

Veterans esteemed
The award ceremony also became a memorable one for the B-city as well as for the stars. Such was the charm of the event that yesteryear actors too, made a point to be as avid attendees.

Shashi Kapoor was endowed the Lifetime Achievement award from Shabana Azmi and Yash Chopra.

With the song ‘Yamma Yamma’ playing in the background from his movie 'Shaan', Shabana praised him in some little yet impressive words.

Sitting on a wheelchair, holding the award, Shashi replied with a humble ‘Thank You.’

Khyyam was bestowed with the same honor through Asha Bhosle’s hands. The renowned music composer recalled his fond memories, “I started my career as an assistant music director with B R Chopra at the salary of Rs 125. So I dedicate all this success to him.”

To this Asha Bhosle replied, “I credit my ghazal singing and urdu to Khayyam saab”.

A mesmerizing show
To conclude, the complete night was a spell-binding throw of delightful performances and stars.

Punctuations of appealing dance items by A-listers like Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor as well as Riteish Deshmukh and Jacqueline made the night an attractive success.