Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika named Best Actors at Stardust Awards

Amitabh Bachchan's performance in Shamitabh and Deepika Padukone's work in Piku won them the Best Actors of the Year honour at the Sansui COLORS Stardust Awards in Mumbai.

The star-studded event saw superstar Salman Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan win three awards - it was named the Best Film of the Year; won the Best Director of the Year for Kabir Khan; and Harshali Malhotra took home the Breakthrough Performance by a Child Artist honour.

The Filmmaker of the Year title was shared by two women - Meghna Gulzar for Talvar and Shonali Bose for Margarita With A Straw.

Shefali Shah and Anil Kapoor won the Best Actors in Supporting Roles Award for their performance as husband and wife in Dil Dhadakne Do; Randeep Hooda emerged as the winner in the Best Actor in Negative Role category for Main Aur Charles; Kartik Aaryan won the Best Actor in Comic Role title for Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2; the Best Debut - Female Award was deservingly received by Bhoomi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha, and Sooraj Pancholi's Hero act won him the Best Debut - Male Award.

Veteran actor Jeetendra was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award; Zeenat Aman was rewarded with Timeless Diva award; and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who made her comeback in showbiz with Jazbaa was awarded with the Power-packed Performer of the Year.

Parineeti Chopra, was named the Style Icon Of The Year, while the young and talented Varun Dhawan was appreciated with the Sansui Entertainer of the Year Award.

Shah Rukh, Kajol, Alia, Shahid and Ranveer staged stupendous performances, and the entertainment quotient was taken to another level by Riteish Deshmukh and Farah Khan. The event will be televised on January 10 next year on COLORS!