Although RapidLion is largely intended for filmmaking recognition for African countries, a number of nominations were received from India in a special category for BRICS countries, in which Bhansali's film beat entries from Russia and host country South Africa.
There were no entries from China and Brazil, the other countries in BRICS.
"Bajirao Mastani" also bagged honours in categories like best actress in a leading role for Deepika Padukone, best of BRICS, best film editing (Rajesh Pandey) and cinematography (Sudeep Chatterjee).
"Bollywood has soft power in reflecting the diversity and beauty of Indian culture to audiences across the globe," said Consul-General Dr K J Srinivasa as he accepted the awards on behalf of the winners, none of whom were present.
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"We will ensure that all the awards are delivered to the winners to add to the many awards they have already collected for this film in the past year," Srinivasa added.
The film's lead star Manoj Bajpayee was nominated in the best actor category, while the film also vied for the award for direction (Mehta) as well as film editing and best original screenplay (Apurva Asrani for both).
Another Indian entry was "The Violin Player", which was nominated for the best original song (Bhaskar Dutta for The First Cadenz) and the best original screenplay (Bauddhayan Mukherji).
All these films will have special screenings here.
"Given the calibre of the competition, RapidLion is swiftly establishing itself as a leading film competition both in South Africa and internationally," said spokesman Eric Miyeni.
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