IIFA 2017: ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ bags 8 nominations, ‘Dangal’ has none!

IIFA awards, one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in Bollywood, is happening in New York this year. The extravagant affair has always grabbed quite a lot of attention and this time seems to be no exception. The IIFA fever is already catching up with the celebs and we have the nomination list for the year.

Going by the list, Karan Johar’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ seems to be making big at IIFA. It has acquired 8 nominations including Best Director nomination for KJo. Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ is also roaring at the nominations. The film directed by Neeraj Pandey has grabbed approximately 7 nominations. (Also Check: Dia Mirza, Kriti Sanon and others talk about IIFA 2017)

We are quite surprised to see that Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ does not have a single nomination. The film made it big at the box office and was well received by the critics. Akshay Kumar’s ‘Rustom’ and ‘Airlift’ too are missing from this list.

The films competing for Best Film Awards are:

‘Udta Punjab’
‘Pink’
‘Neerja’
‘Sultan’
‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
‘MS Dhoni’

Best Actor:

Shahid Kapoor – ‘Udta Punjab’
Ranbir Kapoor – ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Shah Rukh Khan – ‘Fan’
Sushant Singh Rajput -‘ MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’
Amitabh Bachchan – ‘PINK’
Salman Khan – ‘Sultan’

Best Actress:

Anushka Sharma – ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Alia Bhatt – ‘Dear Zindagi’ and ‘Udta Punjab’
Sonam Kapoor – ‘Neerja’
Tapsee Pannu – ‘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 Supporting Actor:

Rajat Kapoor- ‘Kapoor & Sons’
Rajkummar Rao- ‘Aligarh’
Rishi Kapoor- ‘Kapoor & Sons’
Anupam Kher- ‘MS Dhoni’
Amitabh Bachchan – ‘Wazir’

Supporting Actor Female:

Shabana Azmi – ‘Neerja’
Andrea Tariang – ‘Pink’
Ratna Pathak Shah- ‘Kapoor & Sons’
Disha Patani- ‘Ms Dhoni’
Richa Chadha- ‘Sarbjit’

Best Comedian:

Varun Dhawan- ‘Dishoom’
Jimmy Shergill- ‘Happy Bhag Jayegi’
Rishi Kapoor – ‘Kapoor & Sons’

Best Actor in a Negative Role:

Neil Nitin Mukesh- ‘Wazir’
Shah Rukh Khan- ‘Fan’
Jim Sarbh- ‘Neerja’

Nikita Thakkar

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