'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' leads IIFA 2017 nominations
Mumbai
May 19, 2017
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.
Both the movies are in competition with "Neerja", "Pink", "Sultan" and
"Udta Punjab" for the Best Picture trophy.
The list of nominations in the popular category for IIFA were announced
via a statement on Friday. The global voting will go live on Saturday
and will continue till June 18.
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.
Nominees for Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) are Shahid Kapoor for
"Udta Punjab", Ranbir Kapoor for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", Shah Rukh Khan
for "Fan", Sushant Singh Rajput for "M.S. Dhoni...", Amitabh Bachchan
for "Pink" and Salman Khan for "Sultan".
Among the women, the contenders are Anushka Sharma for "Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil", Alia Bhatt for "Dear Zindagi" and "Udta Punjab", Sonam Kapoor
for "Neerja" and Taapsee Pannu for "Pink".
The Best Director nominations feature Karan Johar ("Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil"), Neeraj Pandey ("M.S. Dhoni...), Ram Madhvani ("Neerja"),
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary ("Pink"), Ali Abbas Zafar ("Sultan") and
Abhishek Chaubey ("Udta Punjab").
Varun Dhawan ("Dishoom"), Jimmy Shergill ("Happy Bhag Jayegi") and
Rishi Kapoor ("Kapoor & Sons") are vying for the Best Comedian
title.
In the Best Actor in a Negative role, the nominees are Neil Nitin
Mukesh ("Wazir"), Shah Rukh Khan ("Fan") and Jim Sarbh ("Neerja").
A long list of names are vying for the Best Supporting Actor (Male) --
Rajat Kapoor ("Kapoor & Sons"), Rajkummar Rao ("Aligarh"),
Rishi Kapoor ("Kapoor & Sons"), Anupam Kher ("M.S. Dhoni...")
and Amitabh Bachchan ("Wazir").
In the female category, there are Shabana Azmi ("Neerja"), Andrea
Tariang ("Pink"), Ratna Pathak Shah ("Kapoor & Sons"), Disha
Patani (M.S. Dhoni...") and Richa Chadha ("Sarbjit").
In the music categories; for Music Direction, the competition is
between Pritam for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", Amaal Malik and Rochak Kohli
for "M.S. Dhoni..." and Amit Trivedi for "Udta Punjab"; in the Best
Lyrics category, the contenders are Amitabh Bhattacharya "Channa
mereya" from "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", Gulzar for "Aave re Hitchki" from
"Mirzya" and Tanveer Ghazi for "Tu chal" from Pink".
Best Singer (male) will see Arijit Singh ("Channa mereya"), Amit Mishra
("Bulleya"), Diljit Dosanjh ("Ikk Kudi - Reprise), Armaan Malik
("Besabriyaan") competing with one another, and among the women, the
competition is between Kanika Kapoor, Neha Bhasin and Tulsi Kumar for
"Da da dasse", "Jag ghoomeya" and "Soch na sakke" respectively.
The 2017 IIFA festival will play host to some of the most celebrated
stars and musicians of the Indian film industry.
Mumbai
May 19, 2017
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.
Both the movies are in competition with "Neerja", "Pink", "Sultan" and
"Udta Punjab" for the Best Picture trophy.
The list of nominations in the popular category for IIFA were announced
via a statement on Friday. The global voting will go live on Saturday
and will continue till June 18.
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.
Nominees for Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) are Shahid Kapoor for
"Udta Punjab", Ranbir Kapoor for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", Shah Rukh Khan
for "Fan", Sushant Singh Rajput for "M.S. Dhoni...", Amitabh Bachchan
for "Pink" and Salman Khan for "Sultan".
Among the women, the contenders are Anushka Sharma for "Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil", Alia Bhatt for "Dear Zindagi" and "Udta Punjab", Sonam Kapoor
for "Neerja" and Taapsee Pannu for "Pink".
The Best Director nominations feature Karan Johar ("Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil"), Neeraj Pandey ("M.S. Dhoni...), Ram Madhvani ("Neerja"),
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary ("Pink"), Ali Abbas Zafar ("Sultan") and
Abhishek Chaubey ("Udta Punjab").
Varun Dhawan ("Dishoom"), Jimmy Shergill ("Happy Bhag Jayegi") and
Rishi Kapoor ("Kapoor & Sons") are vying for the Best Comedian
title.
In the Best Actor in a Negative role, the nominees are Neil Nitin
Mukesh ("Wazir"), Shah Rukh Khan ("Fan") and Jim Sarbh ("Neerja").
A long list of names are vying for the Best Supporting Actor (Male) --
Rajat Kapoor ("Kapoor & Sons"), Rajkummar Rao ("Aligarh"),
Rishi Kapoor ("Kapoor & Sons"), Anupam Kher ("M.S. Dhoni...")
and Amitabh Bachchan ("Wazir").
In the female category, there are Shabana Azmi ("Neerja"), Andrea
Tariang ("Pink"), Ratna Pathak Shah ("Kapoor & Sons"), Disha
Patani (M.S. Dhoni...") and Richa Chadha ("Sarbjit").
In the music categories; for Music Direction, the competition is
between Pritam for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", Amaal Malik and Rochak Kohli
for "M.S. Dhoni..." and Amit Trivedi for "Udta Punjab"; in the Best
Lyrics category, the contenders are Amitabh Bhattacharya "Channa
mereya" from "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", Gulzar for "Aave re Hitchki" from
"Mirzya" and Tanveer Ghazi for "Tu chal" from Pink".
Best Singer (male) will see Arijit Singh ("Channa mereya"), Amit Mishra
("Bulleya"), Diljit Dosanjh ("Ikk Kudi - Reprise), Armaan Malik
("Besabriyaan") competing with one another, and among the women, the
competition is between Kanika Kapoor, Neha Bhasin and Tulsi Kumar for
"Da da dasse", "Jag ghoomeya" and "Soch na sakke" respectively.
The 2017 IIFA festival will play host to some of the most celebrated
stars and musicians of the Indian film industry.
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