New Delhi, September 19: The IIFA Awards 2019 was a glamorous affair, with Bollywood royalty such as Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Salman Khan, Sara Ali Khan, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Rekha, and many others making fashionable appearances on the green carpet at the NSCI Dome in Worli, Mumbai.
Alia Bhatt's Raazi was awarded the Best Film while she as an individual took home the Best Actress IIFA Award.
Ranveer Singh was on cloud nine as he was handed the Best Actor IIFA award for his villainous role as Alauddin Khilji in the period piece Padmaavat. Both Raazi and Padmaavat had 10 nominations each, second highest after AndhaDhun.
AndhaDhun, which held the highest number of IIFA nominations with 13 nods, fetched the Best Director award for Sriram Raghavan.
Actress Sara Ali Khan's Bollywood debut was welcomed with the Best Debut Actress IIFA Award for Kedarnath while her contemporary Ishaan Khatter took home the Best Debut Actor trophy for Dhadak.
To celebrate 20 years of the IIFA Awards, special awards were also given out with Deepika Padukone winning the Special Award for Best Actress for Chennai Express.
Ranbir Kapoor won the Special Award for Best Actor for Barfi.
The IIFA Special Awards were also handed out to Rajkumar Hirani who was named Best Director for 3 Idiots, Pritam for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil while Bollywood cheered for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai as it won a Special Award as the Best Film of the last 20 years category.
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema Award was handed to veteran choreographer Saroj Khan with Madhuri Dixit paying a heart-felt tribute to Ms Khan. Meanwhile, master of comedy Jagdeep, beloved for his hilarious turns in Sholay, Brahmachari, Andaz Apna Apna and other films, was also presented with a special award for his phenomenal work in cinema and acting.
The awards ceremony, usually held outside India in a different country each year, was held in India this year in what was touted as the IIFA Homecoming.