2013 Times of India Film Awards – winners

The inaugural Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) took place over the last few nights at Vancouver's BC Place. The event was hosted by Karan Johar, Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Chitrangada Singh. The awards have been controversial since most people feel that premier Christy Clark organized the event at a cost of $11 million as a cynical ploy to win ethnic votes in next month's B.C. provincial election.

The top winner was Anurag Basu's comedy-romance Barfi! with ten awards. Its wins included the top prizes of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor) and Best Actress (Priyanka Chopra).

The Critics' prize for Best Film went to the crime family drama Gangs of वासेपुर (Gangs Of Wasseypur). It also won for Best Dialogue.

अग्निपथ (Agneepath/Path of Fire) was the winner of four awards. Shoojit Sircar's विकी डोनर (Vicky Donor) picked up three acting awards, which went to Annu Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia and Ayushman Khurrana. कहानी (Kahaani/Story) by Sujoy Ghosh also won three for Best Editing, Best Screenplay and – appropriately enough – Best Story.

Christy Clark announced the inaugural Times of India Film Awards to much fanfare in January, but then it was revealed that they had earlier tried to get the International Indian Film Academy Awards for Vancouver on the condition that it move from June to April, before the May election. The IIFA refused, so they opted to create this new awards show instead. There was also a leak of their controversial ethnic outreach plan – one similar to the one employed by the federal Conservatives (in British Columbia, the "Liberal Party" is actually Conservative just like it is in Quebec). The election takes place on May 14.


Time Of India Film Awards 2013 Winners List

Best Actor
Ranbir Kapoor Barfi!

Best Actress
Priyanka Chopra Barfi!

Best Film
Barfi!

Best Director
Anurag Basu Barfi!

Best Actor – Critics
Irrfan Khan पान सिंह तोमर (Paan Singh Tomar)

Best Actress – Critics
Deepika Padukone कॉकटेल (Cocktail)

Best Debut Director
Gauri Shinde English Vinglish

Best Film – Critics
Gangs of वासेपुर (Gangs Of Wasseypur)

Best Lyrics
Gulzar Saans, जब तक है जान (Jab Tak Hai Jaan/As Long as There is Life)

Best Music
Atul and Ajay अग्निपथ (Agneepath/Path of Fire)

Best Actor in a Comic Role
Abhishek Bachchan Bol Bachchan

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Annu Kapoor विकी डोनर (Vicky Donor)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Dolly Ahluwalia विकी डोनर (Vicky Donor)

Best Debut Male
Ayushman Khurrana विकी डोनर (Vicky Donor)

Best Debut Female
Ileana D’Cruz Barfi!

Best Actor in a Negative Role
Rishi Kapoor अग्निपथ (Agneepath/Path of Fire)

Best Playback Singer Male
Sonu Nigam Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin, अग्निपथ (Agneepath/Path of Fire)

Best Playback Singer Female
Shalmali Kholgade Pareshaan, Ishaqzaade (Rebel Lovers)

Technical Award winners of TOIFA Awards 2013

Best Action
Conrad Palmisano and Markos एक था टाइगर (Ek Tha Tiger/Once There was a Tiger)

Best Editing
Namrata Rao कहानी (Kahaani/Story)

Best Story
Advaita Kala and Sujoy Ghosh कहानी (Kahaani/Story)

Best Screenplay
Sujoy Ghosh कहानी (Kahaani/Story)

Best Cinematography
S Ravi Varman Barfi!

Best Choreography
Chikni Chameli अग्निपथ (Agneepath/Path of Fire)

Best Costume Design
Aki Narula and Shafalina Barfi!

Best Art Direction
Rajat Podar Barfi!

Best Dialogue
Anurag Kashyap, Akhilesh Jaiswal, Zeishan Quadri and Sachin Ladia Gangs of वासेपुर (Gangs Of Wasseypur)

Best Backgorund Score
Pritam Barfi!

Best Special Effects
Raaz 3

Best Sound Recording
Anita Khushwaha तलाश (Talaash: The Answer Lies Within)