Mon Dec 02 12:12:07 UTC 2024: ## Guns & Gulaabs, Scam 2003 Dominate 5th Filmfare OTT Awards

**Mumbai, December 2, 2024** – The 5th edition of the Filmfare OTT Awards, held in Mumbai on December 1st, celebrated the best in web series and films across 39 categories. The star-studded event saw prominent digital entertainment celebrities, directors, and technical specialists in attendance.

Rajkummar Rao emerged as a major winner in the web series categories, taking home the Best Actor (Series – Male) – Comedy award for his role in *Guns & Gulaabs*. Gagan Dev Riar won Best Actor (Series – Male) – Drama for his performance in *Scam 2003: The Telgi Story*.

In the female acting categories, Geetaanjli Kulkarni won Best Actress (Series – Comedy) for *Gullak* Season 4, and Manisha Koirala secured Best Actress (Series – Drama) for *Hira Mandi: The Diamond*.

Other notable wins included:

* **Best Supporting Actor (Series – Male) – Comedy:** Faisal Malik (*Panchayat* Season 3)
* **Best Supporting Actor (Series – Male) – Drama:** R. Madhavan (*The Railway Men*)
* **Best Supporting Actress (Series – Comedy):** Nidhi Bisht (*Mamla Legal Hai*)
* **Best Supporting Actress (Series – Drama):** Mona Singh (*Made in Heaven* Season 2)
* **Best Original Story Series:** *Kala Pani* (Biswapati Sarkar)
* **Best Cinematography (Series):** Sudeep Chatterjee, Mahesh Limye, Huenstaing Mohapatra, and Ragul Herian Dharuman (*Hira Mandi: The Diamond Bazaar*)
* **Best Editing (Series):** Yasha Jadev Ramchandani (*The Railway Men*)
* **Best Dialogue (Series):** Sumit Arora (*Guns & Gulaabs*)
* **Best Original Screenplay (Series):** Aj Nidimoru, Krishna DK, and Suman Kumar (*Guns & Gulaabs*)
* **Best Adapted Screenplay (Series):** Kiran Yadnopavit, Kedar Patankar, and Karan Vyas (*Scam 2003: The Telgi Story*)
* **Best VFX (Series):** *The Railway Men* (FilmGate AB and Hive Studios)
* **Best Sound Design (Series):** Sanjay Maurya and Alwin Rego (*Kala Pani*)
* **Best Soundtrack (Series):** Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Raja Hasan, and Sharmistha Chatterjee (*Hira Mandi: The Diamond Bazaar*)
* **Best Debut Director (Series):** Shiv Rawail (*The Railway Men*)

In the Critics’ categories, *Guns & Gulaabs* won Best Series, and *Mumbai Diaries* Season 2 won Best Director. K.K. Menon won Best Actor (Male) for *Bombay Begums*, and Huma Qureshi won Best Actress for *Maharani S03*.

In the film categories, *Jaane Jaan* won Best Film, with Jaideep Ahlawat and Ananya Panday winning Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. Arjun Varain Singh received a special honour for *Kho Gaye Hum Kahan*. Kareena Kapoor Khan won Best Actress for her role in *Jaane Jaan*, and Diljit Dosanjh won Best Actor for *Amar Singh Chamkila*.

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