Finding ‘Paradise’ On The Red Carpet

The
Critics
Choice
Awards
saw
a
lot
of
talent
on
the
red
carpet,
as
actors
got
recognised
for
their
work.

The
top
winners
weren’t
the
usual
lot,
and
indeed
a
welcome
change
from
the
A-listers
that
dominate
most
award
shows.

Diljit
Dosanjh
won
the
Best
Actor
award
for
his
work
in
the
biopic,



Amar
Singh
Chamkila

while
Darshana
Rajendran
won
the
Best
Actress
for
the
thriller,



Paradise
.

The
Best
Supporting
Actor
went
to
Ravi
Kishan
for

Laapataa
Ladies

while
Best
Supporting
Actress
went
to
Kani
Kusruti
for

Girls
Will
Be
Girls
.

Kani’s
other
brilliantly-reviewed
film

All
We
Imagine
As
Light

won
the
Best
Feature
Film
award.


Poacher

got
the
Best
Web
Series
award
while
its
leading
lady
Nimisha
Sajayan
bagged
the
Best
Actress
award.
Barun
Sobti
won
Best
Actor
for
his
performance
in

Raat
Jawaan
Hai
.

A
look
at
the
red
carpet
arrivals.


Darshana
Rajendran

plays
Roshan
Mathew’s
wife
in
the
ironically
titled
Malayalam
film,

Paradise
.

Do
you
know
how

Kani
Kusruti

got
her
last
name?
There’s
a
unique
story,
and


you
can
read
it
here
.


Girls
Will
Be
Girls

leading
lady

Preeti
Panigrahi
.


Urvashi
Rautela
.


Barun
Sobti
.


Neha
Dhupia
.


Sonali
Kulkarni
.


Guneet
Monga

with

Sheeba
Chaddha
.


Zoya
Akhtar
.


Richa
Chadha
.


Konkona
Sen
Sharma
.


Tillotama
Shome
.


Chhaya
Kadam
.


Photographs:
Panna
Bandekar,
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com