After the National Awards, it is the International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA Awards, which is considered to be the most prestigious award. Every year the members of the Indian film industry grace the event and we witness the appreciation of talents of the industry.
As huge as the award is, the locations for the event have been equally huge. From Dubai to Macau, the award show explores some of the most exotic cities of the world. This year IIFA is going to be held in the New York city. The 2-day event is going to take place on July 14 and July 15.
The nominations for this year’s awards have been announced and it is certainly a delight for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil fans. Karan Johar’s unusual love story starring Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma has bagged a total of 8 nominations putting it at the top of the list.
Next is the captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s biopic, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story starring Sushant Singh Rajput with nominations in 7 categories.
Some of the big nominations include:
Best film:
Pink
Neerja
Sultan
Udta Punjab
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Best Actor in a Lead Role (Male):
Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab
Ranbir Kapoor for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Shah Rukh Khan for Fan
Sushant Singh Rajput for MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amitabh Bachchan for Pink
Salman Khan for Sultan
Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female):
Anushka Sharma for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Alia Bhatt for Dear Zindagi & Udta Punjab
Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
Tapsee Pannu for Pink.
Best Director:
Karan Johar- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Neeraj Pandey- MS Dhoni
Ram Madhvani- Neerja
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury- Pink
Ali Abbas Zafar- Sultan
Abhishek Choubey- Udta Punjab
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male):
Rajat Kapoor- Kapoor and Sons
Rajkummar Rao- Aligarh
Rishi Kapoor- Kapoor and Sons
Anupam Kher- MS Dhoni
Amitabh Bachchan- Wazir
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female):
Shabana Azmi- Neerja
Andrea Tariang Pink
Ratna Pathak Shah- Kapoor and Sons
Disha Patani- Ms Dhoni
Richa Chadha- Sarbjit
Best Actor in a Comedy Role:
Varun Dhawan- Dishoom
Jimmy Shergill- Happy Bhag Jayegi
Rishi Kapoor- Kapoor and Sons
Best Actor in a Negative Role:
Neil Nitin Mukesh- Wazir
Shah Rukh Khan- Fan
Jim Sarbh- Neerja
