We are finally at that time of the year when Bollywood takes off to an exotic destination to celebrate films on the name of IIFA Awards. The glamorous award show is all set to be held in New York this year(14th – 15th of July) with who’s who of Bollywood graced the do.
The IIFA nominations are out, and it is not what we expected at all. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil leads nominations as Dangal and Airlift go missing. Karan Johar’s “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” is the front-runner in the nomination pack of the 18th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards with a chance to win in eight categories, followed by “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” which has been nominated across seven categories.
The makers of the wrestling drama, starring Aamir Khan, reportedly didn’t submit the film for consideration when the voting for final nominees began a month ago. Aamir Khan famously refused to attend award shows – he didn’t show up to collect the Filmfare award for Best Actor that he won for playing wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat in Dangal. It appears that his film also isn’t feeling the need to be validated by trophies – the five-star reviews and Dangal‘s mega success at the box office are plainly enough. The movie is currently busting the box office in China.
Set to be held at the iconic MetLife Stadium in New York July 14-15, the two-day IIFA festival — produced and created by Wizcraft International Entertainment — will see a congregation of film celebrities. The voting poll will be open from May 20 until June 18, 2017.
Here’s the full list of nominations:
BEST PICTURE
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story
Neerja
Pink
Sultan
Udta Punjab
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Shahid Kapoor – Udta Punjab
Ranbir Kapoor – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Shah Rukh Khan – Fan
Sushant Singh Rajput – M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amitabh Bachchan – Pink
Salman Khan – Sultan
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anushka Sharma – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Alia Bhatt – Dear Zindagi
Sonam Kapoor – Neerja
Taapsee Pannu – Pink
Alia Bhatt – Udta Punjab
BEST STORY
Kapoor & Sons
Neerja
Pink
BEST DIRECTION
Karan Johar – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Neeraj Pandey- M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story
Ram Madhvani – Neerja
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury – Pink
Ali Abbas Zafar – Sultan
Abhishek Chaubey – Udta Punjab
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR(MALE)
Rajat Kapoor – Kapoor & Sons
Rajkummar Rao – Aligarh
Rishi Kapoor – Kapoor & Sons
Anupam Kher – M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amitabh Bachchan – Wazir
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)
Shabana Azmi – Neerja
Andrea Tariang – Pink
Ratna Pathak Shah – Kapoor & Sons
Disha Patani – M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story
Richa Chadha – Sarbjit
MUSIC DIRECTION
Pritam – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Amaal Malik & Rochak Kohli – M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amit Trivedi – Udta Punjab
BEST LYRICIST
Amitabh Bhattacharya – Channa Mereya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Gulzar – Aave re Hitchki, Mirzya
Tanveer Ghazi – Tu Chal, Pink
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
Arijit Singh – Channa Mereya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Amit Mishra – Bulleya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Diljit Dosanjh – Ikk Kudi, Udta Punjab
Armaan Malik – Besabriyaan, MS. Dhoni: The Untold Story
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
Kanika Kapoor – Da Da Dasse, Udta Punjab
Neha Bhasin – Jag Ghoomeya, Sultan
Tulsi Kumar – Soch Na Sake, Airlift
BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
Neil Nitin Mukesh – Wazir
Shah Rukh Khan – Fan
Jim Sarbh – Neerja
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