#IIFAAwards2017: Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt lift the 'Best Actor' trophies for 'Udta Punjab'

Though many expected Ranbir Kapoor to get the Best Actor award for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, it was Shahid Kapoor who walked away with the honour for the movie Udta Punjab. He was up against some huge names for the big award - Ranbir Kapoor for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Shah Rukh Khan for Fan, Sushant Singh Rajput for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Amitabh Bachchan for Pink and Salman Khan for Sultan.

Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role - Male - @shahidkapoor for Udta Punjab. #IIFA2017 pic.twitter.com/TUYYnaJ7do

— IIFA Awards (@IIFA) July 16, 2017

Alia Bhatt, who had two nods this time, won the Best Actress award for Udta Punjab, outperforming Sonam Kapoor in Neerja, Anushka Sharma in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, and Taapsee Pannu in Pink. 

Award for Best actor in a Leading Role - Female - @aliaa08 for Udta Punjab. #IIFA2017 pic.twitter.com/Rf2k1zownL

— IIFA Awards (@IIFA) July 16, 2017

Shahid even posted a cute boomerang video with his co-star from the film Alia, on his Instagram account. 

 

#Udtapunjab double whammy. Tommy and Mary Jane. Congratulations @aliabhatt.

A post shared by Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) on Jul 16, 2017 at 1:16am PDT

Hosted by Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and producer-director Karan Johar, the ceremony, which celebrates the achievements of Bollywood in different cities across the world, is a three-day extravaganza that started from July 13 and is being held at the iconic MetLife Stadium in New York.

The 18th edition of the Awards event kicked off with a fashion show and music in Times Square. On Friday, a concert was held honouring A.R. Rahman, the music composer who won two Oscars in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire and a green carpet parade of stars in their finery was cancelled at the last minute owing to the poor weather.

Besides Bollywood celebrities, several Hollywood stars, including Angelina Jolie, action star Jackie Chan, Australian pop-star Kylie Minogue, British actor Colin Firth, Hollywood stars Hillary Swank, Kevin Spacey and John Travolta, have also been a part of IIFA in the past.