Sonam Kapoor wins top honor at FILMFARE Middle East Awards

Bollywood celebrities graced the first-anniversary celebration of Filmfare Middle East edition, held in Oman on Saturday. From Sonam Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez to newbies such as Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter, the celebrities set the stage on fire with their presence and some special performances.

Rajkummar Rao won the Performer of the Year award for his stellar act in ‘Stree’ and ‘Omerta’. He brought his ‘Bareily Ki Barfi’ character alive on the stage while receiving the award. He enacted Pritam Vidrohi’s monologue, leaving the audience in splits.

Later, the actor charmed the audience with his dance performance on ‘Stree’ track “Kamariya” with Nora Fatehi, whereas Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter entertained the audience as well with their moves.

The two took to the stage and performed on “Zingaat”, the popular track from their film ‘Dhadak’.

Later, Janhvi posted a photo with Rajkummar Rao on her Instagram profile. This is their first appearance together after the announcement of their film ‘Rooh-Afza’, a Maddock Films’ horror-comedy project, also starring Varun Sharma. The film will see Janhvi in a double role.

Apart from Janhvi, Rao, Nora Fatehi and Khatter, the event was attended by the likes of Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Kapoor, Mithila Palkar among others.