The biopic -- 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' on legendary athlete Milkha Singh, who was also known as the Flying Sikh, won eight awards, at the ninth edition of the Renault Star Guild awards held here last evening.
Farhan Akthar bagged the award for best actor in a leading role category, the best director award went to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The award in the best film category was given to Viacom 18 Motions Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.
"The biggest thank you goes to Milkha Singh and his family for all the support and passion that he put in me. When I met him for the first time, he told me about the sacrifices he went through in his life and Prasoon Joshi has captured it very well in the title track," Farhan said.
Deepika Padukone continued her winning spree as she won the best actress award for 'Chennai Express'.
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The ninth edition of the Renault Star Guild awards brought the biggest stars of the Indian Film and Television industry last evening at Mumbai's NSCI Ground, Worli.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan won Renault Star Guild Entertainer of the Year. And the lifetime achievement honour was given to screenwriter Salim Khan and actress Tanuja Mukherjee.
Pritam got award for best music for 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'. Remo D'Souza won best choreography award for the song 'Badtameez Dil' & 'Balam Pichkari' from the same film. The film also won an award in the best dialogue category.