MUMBAI MIRROR (January 25, 2014)

Dancing divas, larger-than-life heroes, emotional speeches and plenty of laughs, the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards had all the ingredients of a Bollywood blockbuster. And the star-studded cast included the A-listers of B’Wood. And the gala proved that the evergreen black lady’s magic has only grown with every passing decade.

 Ranbir Kapoor started the show, as a reporter covering a award ceremony in 2051 when Aamir Khan finally makes an aapearance to see SOTY debutants accepting Lifetime Achievement Awards. He was then joined by his co-host Priyanka Chopra, who electrified with a robotic Ram Chahe Leela act, a terrific mix of mythology and sci-fi.

The acts then came thick and fast. Salman Khan danced to a medley of his hits, from Dhinka Chika and Dagaabaaz Nain to Love Me Love Me. Katrina Kaif sizzled and Madhuri Dixit morphed from Devdas’s Chandramukhi to Dedh Ishqiya’s Begam Para with her Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Ghagra twirling in between.

In between were the winners who got lucky with the black lady. Sameer and Arsh Tanna kicked it off with the Best Choreographer Award for the number Lahu mooh lag gaya from Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela From dance to music.... Konkona Sen Sharma and Ayushmann Khurrana told newly married singerArijit Singh Tum Hi Ho Best Playback singer for Aashiqui 2.
Shankar Mahadevan's son Siddharth raced away with the RD Burman Award for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag's Zinda which also won Prasoon Joshi the Best Lyricist Award. 

Back to Ranbir, who told the evergreen Rekha that she was "tip top" and serenaded her with the famous Silsila lines, Main aur meri tanhai.
 
The Best Supporting Actor trophy went to Nawazuddin Siddiqui for The Lunchbox and her vampish act in Ram-Leela got Supriya Pathak the Best Supporting Actress award. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Tanuja who arrived wreathed in smiles with her daughters, Kajol and Tanisha. Calling her a warm breeze on a cold winter night Amitabh Bachchan hands the trophy to her.

At the time of going to press, as the clock struck midnight, Shahid Kapoor appeared on stage and the silsila continued.
Sister Act:Kajol and Tanisha
Ranveer shows off his moves