IIFA AWARDS 2013!!
Taking the lead with an impressive total of 15 nominations is Anurag Basu’s Barfi, followed by Shoojit Sircar’s comedic masterpiece Vicky Donor that has garnered 9 nominations. Following closely is Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and the action-packed Agneepath. Films like Cocktail, Kahaani, Paan Singh Tomar and the Yash Chopra directed Jab Tak Hai Jaan have also secured themselves a place in the 14th IIFA nominations.
This year’s award will have Directors, Anurag Basu (Barfi), Anurag Kashyap (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani), Tigmanshu Dhulia (Paan Singh Tomar) and Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor) vie for the Best Director category.
Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath), Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!), Manoj Bajpayee (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Shahrukh Khan (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Irrfan Khan (Paan Singh Tomar), and Ayushmaan Khurrana (Vicky Donor) are all contenders for the prized IIFA Award for Performance in a Leading Role (Male). Performance in a Leading Role (Female) will see leading ladies, Priyanka Chopra (Barfi!), Deepika Padukone (Cocktail), Sridevi (English Vinglish), Huma Qureshi (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Kareena Kapoor (Heroine) and Vidya Balan (Kahaani) battle it out.
Pritam has bagged 2 nominations in the category for Best Music Direction for his work in the films, 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) vie for an IIFA.
In the female category for Best Playback Singer Female, 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).
Sabbas Joseph, Director – Wizcraft International Entertainment & IIFA said, “It’s been a phenomenal year for the Indian Film Industry and the nominations for this year will definitely reflect this. The growth has been remarkable. 2013 will witness the 14th year of the IIFA celebrations, honouring the best of the year gone by.”