61st Filmfare Awards - Peppy Performances

Ranveer Singh’s tribute to Aditya Chopra

Ranveer Singh was the man of the moment at the Filmfare Awards. Even before he won the Best Actor trophy, he had the crowd rooting for him. The actor gave a fitting tribute to his mentor, Aditya Chopra, through a dance performance on a medley of songs, 'Ruk ja oh dil deewane,' 'Aankhen khuli ho ya ho bandh' and 'Hum hai rahi pyar ke, phir milenge chalte chalet.’ Interestingly, Aditya himself, as a director, had paid a similar tribute to the yesteryears of Bollywood in his film ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ in the song ‘Hum hai rahi pyaar ke, phir milenge chalte chalte.’

Kriti Sanon’s enchanting tribute to Sadhana

Kriti Sanon was the biggest surprise of the evening. The young actress paid a tribute to the yesteryear actress Sadhana by performing on her songs and left everyone super impressed. She performed on ‘Tu jahan jahan chalega,’ ‘Kaun aaya’ and ‘Jhumka gira re.’ The crowd couldn’t stop applauding for the way she ended the performance with the last song.

Jacqueline Fernandez’s unique way of presenting nominations

The nominations for Best Film were announced in an out-of-box manner during this year’s Filmfare Awards. The very attractive Jacqueline Fernandez performed to a song from each film nominated for the coveted prize. These included, ‘Badlapur,’ ‘Bajirao Mastani,’ ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan,’ ‘Piku,’ ‘Talwar’ and ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns.’

Salman Khan’s grand entry

Salman Khan is known to make a grand entry in his movies, which is always followed by loud applause from the audience. The same scene got recreated at the Filmfare Awards when he arrived in a flying chariot, which sent the crowd into frenzy. He performed to his song ‘Selfie lele re’ and later sang 'Ki main hu hero tera.'

Alia Bhatt’s ode to father Mahesh Bhatt

Alia Bhatt, who was described by Shah Rukh Khan as ‘India’s teen sensation,’ stayed true to the title by her performance at the Filmfare Awards. She started off by performing on a hit number from one of her films. But the most striking feature of her act was her medley performance on the hit songs from her father Mahesh Bhatt’s films.

Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit elicit nostalgia

It is not often that you get to see Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit set the stage on fire with their romantic moves. This rare moment happened at the Filmfare Awards when Madhuri accepted SRK’s invitation to perform with him on ‘Tu heer meri’ from ‘Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon,’ which starred Kapil Sharma. The performance was a part of a hilarious gig by SRK and Kapil.