In a preventive measure taken for corona virus breakout, the very popular Zee Cine Awards 2020 which took place in Mumbai on Friday (March 13) was closed to general public. Though the awards did happen but it was only meant for broadcast. Actors like Ayushmann Khurrana, Taapsee Pannu, Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon and Kartik Aaryan attended the awards show.
A statement issued by Zee TV and Zee Cinema reads, “As a measure of precaution on account of the continuing concern over the Covid-19, the ceremony for Zee’s annual film awards property -Zee Cine Awards 2020 stands cancelled for general public to avoid mass gatherings. Instead, the awards will now be shot as a televised event. We would like to assure the fans who had purchased tickets for the event through our associates and partners that they will be refunded at the earliest. Our viewers and fans can now look forward to catching their favourite Bollywood celebrities during the telecast on March 28 on Zee TV and Zee Cinema. Additionally, viewers can also catch these awards before tv on Zee5.”
The award night saw many actors winning and taking home the trophies. Ranveer Singh won the ‘Best Actor (Male) in a Leading Role’ award for ‘Gully Boy’, while Taapsee Pannu won the ‘Best Actor- Female’ award for her performance in ‘Badla’.
Kartik Aaryan won trophy for ‘Best Actor in a Comic Role’ for ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’.
Ayushmann Khurrana, was honoured with the award for ‘Best Entertainer of the Year’.
Zee Cine Awards 2020 winners are…
Best Actor (Male) in a Leading Role: Ranveer Singh (Gully Boy)
Best Actor (Female) in a Leading Role: Taapsee Pannu (Badla)
Best On-screen Pair: Ranveer Singh & Siddhant Chaturvedi (Gully Boy)
Best Actor in a Comic Role: Kartik Aaryan (Pati Patni Aur Woh)
Best Debut (Male): Siddhant Chaturvedi (Gully Boy)
Best Debut (Female): Ananya Panday (Student Of The Year 2)
Best Entertainer of the Year: Ayushmann Khurrana
Best Music: Sachet–Parampara (Kabir Singh)
Best Action: Parvez Shaikh, Pail Jennings (War)
Best Choreography: Bosco-Caesar (Jai Jai Shiv Shankar for War)
Best Visual Effects: YRX (War)
Best Costume Design: Manish Malhotra (Kalank)
Ranveer Singh took to Instagram to share his pic with the trophies he won, “Best Actor in a Leading Role, Song of the Year, Best On-screen Pair #zeecineawards Blessings on Blessings on Blessings” he wrote.