Punjabi singer & actor Diljit Dosanjh on Monday brought another glory to Punjab after he won the Best Actor award at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2024. The 2024 Filmfare OTT Awards went underway on Sunday and were attended by a plethora of actors and actresses from the film fraternity including Ananya Pandey, Abhishek Bachchan, etc.
Although Diljit Dosanjh was not seen at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2024, he bagged the Best Actor award at the prestigious ceremony. Diljit is currently busy in his Dil-Luminati and this might be the reason why he could not attend the award show.
Diljit Dosanjh wins best actor at Filmfare OTT Awards 2024
Diljit Dosanjh won the Best Actor award in the Web Original Film (Male) for his outstanding performance in the Netflix movie directed by Imtiaz Ali titled 'Amar Singh Chamkila'. Diljit Dosanjh's movie Amar Singh Chamkila was released on Netflix on April 8, 2024, and it received massive praise from not only fans but also from critics. In fact, Chamkila movie was termed Diljit's best work of his career in terms of movies. Later, Ormax media released a 'Mid Report' and declared Amar Singh Chamkila as the most-watched Hindi movie on OTT.
Amar Singh Chamkila features Diljit Dosanjh, Parineeti Chopra, Apinderdeep Singh, and more in the leading roles. Amar Singh Chamkila is a true story based on the Punjabi folk singer's rise and the events that led to his murder in 1988. On March 8, 1988, Chamkila and Amarjot were shot dead. They were in village Mehsampur in Jalandhar district for a concert along with fellow musicians. Shots were fired at them when they were exiting their vehicle. All of them were rushed to a local hospital where Chamkila and his wife were declared dead.
Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 Winners List
Best Series: The Railway Men
Best Director Series: Sameer Saxena and Amit Golani (Kaala Paani)
Best Actor, Series (Male): Comedy: Rajkummar Rao (Guns and Gulaabs)
Best Actor, Series (Male): Drama: Gagan Dev Riar (Scam 2003: The Telgi Story)
Best Actor, Series (Female): Comedy: Geetanjali Kulkarni (Gullak Season 4)
Best Actor, Series (Female): Drama: Manisha Koirala (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Male): Comedy: Faisal Malik (Panchayat Season 3)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Male): Drama: R Madhavan (The Railway Men)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Female): Comedy: Nidhi Bisht (Maamla Legal Hai)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Female): Drama: Mona Singh (Made in Heaven Season 2)
Best Original Story, Series: Biswapati Sarkar (Kaala Paani)
Best Comedy (Series/Specials): Maamla Legal Hai
Best (Non-Fiction) Original (Series/Special): The Hunt for Veerappan
Best Dialogue, Series: Sumit Arora (Guns and Gulaabs)
Best Original Screenplay, Series: AJ Nidimoru, Krishna DK and Suman Kumar (Guns & Gulaabs)
Best Adapted Screenplay, Series: Kiran Yadnyopavit, Kedar Patankar and Karan Vyas (Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story)
Best Cinematographer, Series: Sudeep Chatterjee (ISC), Mahesh Limaye (ISC), Huenstang Mohpatra and Ragul Herian Dharuman (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
Best Production Design, Series: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Roy (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
Best Editing, Series: Yasha Jaidev Ramchandani (The Railway Men)
Best Costume Design, Series: Rimple, Harpreet Narula and Chandrakant Sonawane (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
Best Background Music, Series: Sam Slater (The Railway Men)
Best Original Soundtrack, Series: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Raja Hasan and Sharmistha Chatterjee (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
Best VFX (Series): Filmgate AB and Hive Studios (The Railway Men)
Best Sound Design (Series): Sanjay Maurya and Allwin Rego (Kaala Paani)
Best Debut Director, Series: Shiv Rawail (The Railway Men)
Films Category
Best Film, Web Original: Amar Singh Chamkila
Best Director, Web Original Film: Imtiaz Ali (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Actor, Web Original Film (Male): Diljit Dosanjh (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Actor, Web Original Film (Female): Kareena Kapoor Khan (Jaane Jaan)
Best Supporting Actor, Web Original Film (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat (Maharaj)
Best Supporting Actor, Web Original Film (Female): Wamiqa Gabbi (Khufiya)
Best Dialogue (Web Original Film): Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Original Screenplay (Web Original Film): Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Cinematographer (Web Original Film): Sylvester Fonseca (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Production Design (Web Original Film): Suzanne Caplan Merwanji (The Archies)
Best Editing (Web Original Film): Aarti Bajaj (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Background Music (Web Original Film): AR Rahman (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Sound Design (Web Original Film): Dhiman Karmakar (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Story (Web Original Film): Zoya Akhtar, Arjun Varain Singh and Reema Kagti (Kho Gaye Hum Kahan)
Best Music Album, Film: AR Rahman (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Debut Director, Film: Arjun Varain Singh (Kho Gaye Hum Kahan)
Best Debut Male, Film: Vedang Raina
Critics Category
Best Series, Critics: Guns and Gulaabs
Best Director, Critics: Mumbai Diaries Season 2
Best Actor, Series (Male), Critics: Drama: Kay Kay Menon (Bambai Meri Jaan)
Best Actor, Series (Female), Critics: Drama: Huma Qureshi (Maharani S03)
Best Film, Critics: Jaane Jaan
Best Actor (Male), Critics - Film: Jaideep Ahlawat
Best Actor (Female), Critics - Film: Ananya Panday
Special Recognition: Arjun Varain Singh (Kho Gaye Hum Kahan)