IIFA 2023: Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Darlings and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the nominations : Bollywood News

The biggest celebration of Indian cinema, the International Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA), returns with its 23rd edition to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, on February 9th, 10th and 11th, 2023. As the countdown to the biggest celebration of Indian Cinema worldwide draws near, International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) announces its 12 Popular Category nominations.

IIFA 2023: Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Darlings and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the nominations

BEST PICTURE
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Darlings
Drishyam 2
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Vikram Vedha

BEST DIRECTION
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Darlings
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Monica O My Darling
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)
Yami Gautam Dhar – A Thursday
Tabu – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Alia Bhatt – Darlings
Shefali Shah – Darlings
Alia Bhatt Gangubai Kathiawadi

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)
Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Abhishek A. Bachchan – Dasvi
Ajay Devgn – Drishyam 2
Rajkummar Rao – Monica O My Darling
Anupam Kher – The Kashmir Files
Hrithik Roshan Vikram Vedha

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)
Sheeba Chadha – Badhaai Do
Mouni Roy – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Nimrat Kaur – Dasvi
Tabu – Drishyam 2
Radhika Apte – Monica O My Darling

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)
Abhishek Banerjee – Bhediya
Shah Rukh Khan – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Vijay Raaz – Gangubai Kathiawadi
Anil Kapoor – Jugjugg Jeeyo
Sikander Kher – Monica O My Darling

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
Pritam – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Pritam – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Gangubai Kathiawadi
Oaff and Savera – Gehraiyaan
Tanishk Bagchi, Pozy – Niranjan Dhar
Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke – Jugjugg Jeeyo

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
Jonita Gandhi – Deva Deva (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Shreya Ghoshal – Rasiya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Shreya Ghoshal – Jab Saiyaan (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Lothika – Doobey (Gehraiyaan)
Kavita Seth – Rangi Sari – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
Arijit Singh – Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Arijit Singh – Deva Deva (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Mohit Chauhan – Gehraiyaan (reprise) (Gehraiyaan)
Kanishk Seth – Rangi Sari – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo)
Aditya Rao – Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

BEST STORY (ORIGINAL)
Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary – Badhaai Do
Ayan Mukherji – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
R. Balki – Chup
Jasmeet K Reen and Parveez Shaikh – Darlings
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri – The Kashmir Files

BEST STORY (ADAPTED)
Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak – Drishyam 2
S.Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges – Gangubai Kathiawadi
Yogesh Chandekar – Monica O My Darling
R.Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Pushkar, Gayatri and BA Fida – Vikram Vedha

BEST LYRICS
Atak Gaya Hai (Badhaai Do) – Varun Grover
Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva) – Amitabh Bhattacharya
Jab Saiyaan (Gangubai Kathiawadi) – A.M. Turaz
Gehraiyaan (Gehraiyaan) – Ankur Tewari
Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect) – Raj Shekhar

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