'Sultan' dominates Zee Cine Awards 2017 nominations
Mumbai
March 2
Salman Khan-starrer ''Sultan'' is competing in a maximum
of nine categories, including the Best Film, for the Zee Cine Awards 2017m with
Akshay Kumar-starrer ''Airlift'' in tow.
The channel announced its nominations of Jury Awards on Thursday
in a statement.
Apart from Best Film, ''Sultan'' has been nominated
in Best Director, Best Actor - Male, Best Actor - Female, Best Male Playback
Singer, Best Female Playback Singer, Best Music, Best Story and Best Choreography
categories.
Raja Krishna Menon's directorial ''Airlift'', on the
other hand, has been nominated in Best Film, Best Story, Best Actor and also
in Technical Awards.
The other films competing in the Best Film and Best Director
categories include ''Pink'' (Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury), ''M.S. Dhoni:
The Untold Story'' (Neeraj Pandey), ''Neerja'' (Ram Madhvani), ''Udta
Punjab'' (Abhishek Chaubey) and ''Kapoor & Sons'' (Shakun Batra).
Among those nominated in Best Actor - Female category are Alia
Bhatt (''Udta Punjab'' and ''Dear Zindagi''), Vidya Balan (''Kahaani
2: Durga Rani Singh), Sonam Kapoor (''Neerja'') and Anushka Sharma (''Sultan'').
Akshay Kumar (''Airlift''), Salman Khan (''Sultan''),
Manoj Bajpayee (''Aligarh''), Sushant Singh Rajput (M.S. Dhoni: The
Untold Story''), Amitabh Bachchan (''Pink'') and Shahid Kapoor (''Udta
Punjab'') are in the race for the Best Actor- Male Award.
The Best Supporting Actor - Female category has names like
Shabana Azmi (''Neerja''), Ratna Pathak Shah (''Nil Battey Sannata''),
Konkona Sen Sharma (''Akira''), Tabu (''Fitoor'') and Kareena
Kapoor Khan (''Udta Punjab'') in competition.
Actor Rajkummar Rao has been nominated in the category of the
Best Supporting Actor- Male, which has veteran actors like Rishi Kapoor (''Kapoor
& Sons''), Rajat Kapoor (''Kapoor & Sons''), Anupam Kher
(''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'') and Amitabh Bachchan (''Wazir'').
In the music categories, Best Music has only Vishal-Shekhar
and Pritam competing with each other for their work in ''Sultan'' and
''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'', respectively. The Best Lyrics category also
has only Amitabh Bhattacharya (''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' and Irshad Kamil
(''Sultan'') in the race.
The other categories include Best Actor in a Negative Role,
Best Debutant Director, Best Debutant - Female, Best Debutant - Male, Best Story,
Best Choreography, Best Male Playback Singer and Best Female Playback Singer.
To ensure fairness in the selection process, Zee has appointed
a jury panel consisting of filmmakers Boney Kapoor, Pradeep Sarkar and Tigmanshu
Dhulia, cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee, lyricist and playback singer Swanand
Kirkire, singer Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam and sound editor Resul Pookutty.
Mumbai
March 2
Salman Khan-starrer ''Sultan'' is competing in a maximum
of nine categories, including the Best Film, for the Zee Cine Awards 2017m with
Akshay Kumar-starrer ''Airlift'' in tow.
The channel announced its nominations of Jury Awards on Thursday
in a statement.
Apart from Best Film, ''Sultan'' has been nominated
in Best Director, Best Actor - Male, Best Actor - Female, Best Male Playback
Singer, Best Female Playback Singer, Best Music, Best Story and Best Choreography
categories.
Raja Krishna Menon's directorial ''Airlift'', on the
other hand, has been nominated in Best Film, Best Story, Best Actor and also
in Technical Awards.
The other films competing in the Best Film and Best Director
categories include ''Pink'' (Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury), ''M.S. Dhoni:
The Untold Story'' (Neeraj Pandey), ''Neerja'' (Ram Madhvani), ''Udta
Punjab'' (Abhishek Chaubey) and ''Kapoor & Sons'' (Shakun Batra).
Among those nominated in Best Actor - Female category are Alia
Bhatt (''Udta Punjab'' and ''Dear Zindagi''), Vidya Balan (''Kahaani
2: Durga Rani Singh), Sonam Kapoor (''Neerja'') and Anushka Sharma (''Sultan'').
Akshay Kumar (''Airlift''), Salman Khan (''Sultan''),
Manoj Bajpayee (''Aligarh''), Sushant Singh Rajput (M.S. Dhoni: The
Untold Story''), Amitabh Bachchan (''Pink'') and Shahid Kapoor (''Udta
Punjab'') are in the race for the Best Actor- Male Award.
The Best Supporting Actor - Female category has names like
Shabana Azmi (''Neerja''), Ratna Pathak Shah (''Nil Battey Sannata''),
Konkona Sen Sharma (''Akira''), Tabu (''Fitoor'') and Kareena
Kapoor Khan (''Udta Punjab'') in competition.
Actor Rajkummar Rao has been nominated in the category of the
Best Supporting Actor- Male, which has veteran actors like Rishi Kapoor (''Kapoor
& Sons''), Rajat Kapoor (''Kapoor & Sons''), Anupam Kher
(''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'') and Amitabh Bachchan (''Wazir'').
In the music categories, Best Music has only Vishal-Shekhar
and Pritam competing with each other for their work in ''Sultan'' and
''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'', respectively. The Best Lyrics category also
has only Amitabh Bhattacharya (''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' and Irshad Kamil
(''Sultan'') in the race.
The other categories include Best Actor in a Negative Role,
Best Debutant Director, Best Debutant - Female, Best Debutant - Male, Best Story,
Best Choreography, Best Male Playback Singer and Best Female Playback Singer.
To ensure fairness in the selection process, Zee has appointed
a jury panel consisting of filmmakers Boney Kapoor, Pradeep Sarkar and Tigmanshu
Dhulia, cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee, lyricist and playback singer Swanand
Kirkire, singer Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam and sound editor Resul Pookutty.
Tags: Salman KhanAnushka SharmaAmitabh BachchanShabana AzmiAbhishek ChaubeySushant Singh RajputSultanAirliftPinkNeerjaFitoorM.S. Dhoni : The Untold StoryNil Battey SannataUdta PunjabKapoor and SonsAe Dil Hai Mushkil