It's Blackout at Filmfare Awards

New Delhi: It was a Black day out at the the 51st Filmfare awards held in Mumbai on Saturday night.

The moving Sanjay Leela Bhansali film walked away with more than one Lady in Black at the annual awards function.

It was also director Bhansali's third feat at the awards.

His earlier ventures Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas, too, had received the trophy in the past years.

Though not many awardees turned up for the s how, Amitabh was there to a standing ovation - a first in Filmfare history.

And with the Best Actor Award for the sensitive portrayal of a teacher and an Alzheimer patient in Black.

in his kiity, it seemed that Big B is only getting bigger.

Leading lady and the reinging queen of hearts Rani Mukherjee walked away with the best actress prize.

While Amitabh and Rani won the Critics' Awards as well for the movie, the much-appreciated child artist Ayesha Kapoor got her hands on the best actress in a supporting role title.

Bollywood heartthrob Abhishek Bachchan bagged the award for the best actor in a supporting role for his intense performance in Ram Gopal Verma’s Sarkar.

The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Shabana Azmi.

Others who took home the statuette included Delhi-based model-turned-actor Shiny Ahuja, whose role in Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi has been crtically acclaimed.

Ahuja won the award for best male debutant.

The music awards were a Bunty Aur Babli washout. While music director trio Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy won the Best Music Director award, Alisha Chinoy walked away with the prize in the Best Singer (Female) category for the phenomenal Kajra Re.

Gulzar bagged the Best Lyricist Award for the same.

Himesh Reshammiya bagged the Best Singer (Male) award for his nasal rendition of Aashiq Banaya Aapne.