IIFA Awards 2013‘Barfi!’ leads with 15 nominations at IIFA Awards ~ Fun & Entertainment

After the barge of Bollywood awards, here’s the last one for the year, with the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards announcing their list of nominations.

The IIFA Voting Weekend was held in March, and the nominations reflect that exercise.In 2012, Bollywood saw more than 155 new releases, receiving global acclaim.Taking the lead with an impressive 15 nominations is Anurag Basu’s much-loved, poignant drama ‘Barfi!’, followed by Shoojit Sircar’s comedy ‘Vicky Donor’ with nine nominations.

Anurag Kashyap’s epic battle ‘Gangs of Wasseypur 1’ and the action-packed ‘Agneepath’ follow close behind.Films like ‘Cocktail’, ‘Kahaani’, ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ and Yash Chopra’s ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ have also secured nominations. Anurag Basu (Barfi), Anurag Kashyap (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani), Tigmanshu Dhulia (Paan Singh Tomar) and Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor) will vie for this year’s Best Director award.

In the Performance in a Leading Role (Male) category, the competition will be between Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath), Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!), Manoj Bajpayee (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Shah Rukh Khan (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Irrfan Khan (Paan Singh Tomar), and Ayushmaan Khurrana (Vicky Donor)

Priyanka Chopra (Barfi!), Deepika Padukone (Cocktail), Sridevi (English Vinglish), Huma Qureshi (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Kareena Kapoor (Heroine) and Vidya Balan (Kahaani) will battle it out for Performance in a Leading Role (Female).

Pritam has bagged two nominations in the category for Best Music Direction for ‘Barfi!’ and ‘Cocktail’ along with A R Rahman (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Ajay-Atul (Agneepath) and Sneha Khanwalkar (Gangs of Wasseypur-1).

Best Playback Singer (Male) will see Mika Singh for ‘Pungi’ (Agent Vinod), Sonu Nigam for ‘Anhi Mujh Mein Kahi’ (Agneepath), Ajay Gogavale for ‘Deva Shree Ganesha’ (Agneepath), Mohit Chauhan for ‘Main Kya Karoon’ and ‘Aashiyan’ (Barfi!) and Ayushmann Khurrana for ‘Paani Da Rang’ (Vicky Donor).

In the female category, Shreya Ghoshal has earned herself two nominations for the songs ‘Chikni Chameli’ (Agneepath) and ‘Ashiyan’ (Barfi!), along with Rekha Bhardwaj for ‘Phir Le Aya Dil’ (Barfi!), Kavita Seth for ‘Tumhi Ho Bandhu’ (Cocktail) and Shalmali Kholgade for ‘Pareshan’ (Ishqzaade).

“It’s been a phenomenal year for the Indian film industry and the nominations for this year reflects this. The growth has been remarkable,” informs Sabbas Joseph, director of Wizcraft International Entertainment & IIFA.

There’s still speculation over where the IIFA will be held this year, with the organisers informing that the venue and dates are likely to be announced early next month.

The online voting for the awards will go live on www.iifa.com and will be open to the global audience from May 1.

So, what are you waiting for? Go on, make your vote count. Stay with us for more updates.

Best Film
Barfi!
English Vinglish
Gangs of Wasseypur - 1
Kahaani
Paan Singh Tomar
Talaash - The Answer Lies Within
Vicky Donor

Best Director
Anurag Basu - Barfi!
Anurag Kashyap - Gangs of Wasseypur - 1 Sujoy Ghosh - Kahaani
Tigmanshu Dhulia - Paan Singh Tomar
Shoojit Sircar - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Leading Role (Male)
Hrithik Roshan - Agneepath
Ranbir Kapoor - Barfi!
Manoj Bajpayee - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Shahrukh Khan - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Irrfan Khan - Paan Singh Tomar
Ayushmann Khurrana - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Leading Role (Female)
Priyanka Chopra - Barfi!
Deepika Padukone - Cocktail
Sridevi Boney Kapoor - English Vinglish
Huma Qureshi - Gangs of Wasseypur 2
Kareena Kapoor - Heroine
Vidya Balan - Kahaani

Performance In A Supporting Role (Male)
Saurabh Shukla - Barfi!
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Akshay Kumar - OMG - Oh My God
Mithun Chakraborthy - OMG - Oh My God
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Talaash - The Answer Lies Within
Annu Kapoor - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Supporting Role (Female)
Diana Penty - Cocktail
Reema Sen - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Divya Dutta - Heroine
Jacqueline Fernandes - Housefull 2
Anushka Sharma - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Dolly Ahluwalia - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Comic Role
Abhishek Bachchan - Bol Bachchan
Boman Irani - Cocktail
Chunky Pandey - Housefull 2
Paresh Rawal - OMG - Oh My God
Annu Kapoor - Vicky Donor

Best Performance In A Negative Role
Rishi Kapoor - Agneepath
Sanjay Dutt - Agneepath
Tigmanshu Dhulia - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Saswata Chatterjee - Kahaani
Bipasha Basu - Raaz 3

Music Direction
Ajay - Atul - Agneepath
Pritam- Barfi!
Pritam - Cocktail
Sneha Khanwalkar - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
A.R. Rahman - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Best Story
Anurag Basu & Tani Basu - Barfi!
Gauri Shinde - English Vinglish
Zeishan Quadri - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Sanjay Chouhan & Tigmanshu Dhulia - Paan Singh Tomar
Juhi Chaturvedi - Vicky Donor

Best Lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya - Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
Sayeed Quadri- Phir Le Aya Dil (Reprise) (Barfi!)
Swanand Kirkire - Aashiyan (Solo) & Ala Barfi (Barfi)
Gulzar - Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Javed Akhtar - Jee Le Zaraa (Talaash - The Answer Lies Within)
Ayushmann Khurrana & Rochak Kohli - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)

Playback Singer - Male
Mika Singh - Pungi (Agent Vinod)
Sonu Nigam - Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
Ajay Gogavale - Deva Shree Ganesha (Agneepath)
Mohit Chauhan - Ala Barfi (Barfi!)
Nikhil Paul George - Main Kya Karoon & Aashiyan (Solo) (Barfi!)
Ayushmann Khurrana - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)

Best Singer - Female
Shreya Ghoshal - Chikni Chameli (Agneepath)
Rekha Bhardwaj - Phir Le Aya Dil (Barfi!)
Shreya Ghoshal - Aashiyan(Duet) (Barfi!)
Kavita Seth - Tumhi Ho Bandhu (Cocktail)
Shalmali Kholgade - Pareshan (Ishqzaade)