The mood at the event, however, was sombre because of the Pulwama terrorist attack
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00:00The night belonged to Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh, but the flamboyant actor claimed
00:10he felt uncomfortable being jubilant and celebratory when his country was mourning the death of
00:15the Pulwama martyrs.
00:18Singh was in Dubai's Global Village on Saturday night to collect his Best Actor trophy for
00:22his role in the controversial epic Padmavat at the 13th edition of the Asia Vision Movie
00:26Awards held yearly to celebrate the best in South Indian and Bollywood cinema.
00:56In a rare display of patriotism by Bollywood actors at an awards ceremony, Singh requested
01:17hundreds of his fans who had gathered to witness him take home the award to pay their respects
01:23to the martyred soldiers.
01:26Malayalam actress Manju Warrior, who won the Best Actress for her role in Aami, also dedicated
01:31her win to the security force personnel killed by a suicide bomber in the administered Kashmir
01:36on Thursday.
01:38While the awards speeches were sobering, Bollywood actor Ayushman Khurrana livened up the mood
01:42by attempting to speak in Malayalam and treating his fans to a live rendition of his song Paanida.
01:53Khurrana was honoured for his role in Aadhaad Hoon and Badhai Ho.
01:57Tamil actor Dhanush, who won the Best Actor for his turn in The Extraordinary Journey
02:02of the Fakir and Vada Chennai, said it's ironical that he won an award for an English feature
02:07when he wasn't so proficient in the language.
02:10Actor Vijay Sethupathi, who won big for his role in 96, bowed and knelt in front of his
02:14UAE fans.
02:16His co-actor from Blockbuster 96, Trisha Krishnan, who was honoured with the Actress of the Decade,
02:21also won big.
02:22Irish Iden Beleza for Tabloid.