Sidharth Malhotra’s Shershaah, Ranveer Singh’s 83 top IIFA nominations 2022
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Sidharth Malhotra-led Shershaah is leading the nominations FOR the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, including best director, story and best actors.
The IIFA Awards on Friday revealed the nominations for popular categories for its 22nd edition, to be held at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on May 20 and 21.
Shershaah, a biopic on Captain Vikram Batra, who was martyred while fighting for the country during the 1999 Kargil War, bagged 12 nominations, including best director for Vishnuvardhan, best story (original) for Sandeep Shrivastava.
Featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani, the film also received nods in best lyrics, best music direction and best playback singers in male and female categories.
Backed by Karan Johar and Kaash Entertainment and directed by Vishnuvardhan, the film released on Amazon Prime Video on August 12 last year. It received overwhelming response from the critics and audience.
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh’s 83 and Anurag Basu’s multistarrer Ludo have secured nine and six nominations, respectively.
Taapsee Pannu-fronted Thappad and Aanand L Rai’s Atrangi Re, starring Akshay Kumar, Dhanush and Sara Ali Khan, have been nominated in five categories each, followed by Kriti Sanon’s Mimi with four nominations.
The top picks for the Best Picture category includes Shershaah, 83, Ludo, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Thappad.
Nominations for the Best Direction are Kabir Khan (83), Anurag Basu (Ludo), Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham), Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah) and Anubhav Sinha (Thappad)
The nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) are Vidya Balan (Sherni), Kriti Sanon (Mimi), Sanya Malhotra (Pagglait), Kiara Advani (Shershaah) and Taapsee Pannu (Thappad).
The nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) are Ranveer Singh (83), Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham), Sidharth Malhotra (Shershaah), late Irrfan Khan (Angrezi Medium), and Manoj Bajpayee (Bhonsle).
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