Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan are co-stars of Thugs Of Hindostan
Highlights
- Dangal and Baahubali 2 are nominated for People's Choice
- Rajkummar Rao, Sushant have also been nominated
- Alia Bhatt, Vidya Balan are in the Best Actress list of nominees
The Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne (IFFM) is a little more than a month away and the nominations have been released on Tuesday on
the festival's official website. Amitabh Bachchan has been nominated in the Best Actor category for
PINK while Aamir Khan has also been listed for his
blockbuster wrestling drama Dangal. Amitabh and Aamir will soon be seen co-starring in
Thugs Of Hindostan. Hrithik Roshan and Sushant Singh Rajput are some of the others in the Best Actor category. The list of Best Actress nominees has names like Alia Bhatt (for
Dear Zindagi) and Vidya Balan (for
Kahaani 2). Joining them on the list are Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kavya Madhavan, Ratna Pathak Shah and Konkona Sen Sharma. However,
Dangal has been left out of the Best Film category but finds place in the nominations in the People's Choice section.
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Best Actor MaleAmitabh Bachchan (
Pink)
Aamir Khan (
Dangal)
Rajkummar Rao (
Trapped)
Hrithik Roshan (
Kaabil)
Lalit Bhel (
Mukti Bhawan)
Sushant Singh Rajput (
M S Dhoni - The Untold Story)
Adil Hussain (
Mukti Bhawan)
Best Actor FemaleAlia Bhatt (
Dear Zindagi)
Vidya Balan (
Kahaani 2)
Ratna Pathak Shah (
Lipstick Under My Burkha) Konkona Sen Sharma (
Lipstick Under My Burkha)
Tannishtha Chatterjee (Dr Rakhmabai)
Kavya Madhavan (
Pinneyum)
Best DirectorNitesh Tiwari (
Dangal)
Alankrita Srivastava (
Lipstick Under My Burkha)
S S Rajamouli (
Baahubali: The Conclusion)
Konkona Sen Sharma (
A Death In The Gunj)
Vikramaditya Motwane (
Trapped)
N Padmakumar (
A Billion Colour Story)
Nikhil Manjoo (
Reservation)
Buddhadeb Dasgupta (
Tope)
Best FilmPinkAe Dil Hai MushkilSultanJokerM S Dhoni: The Untold StoryBest Indie FilmA Billion Colour StoryA Death In The GunjMukti BhawanLipstick Under My BurkhaLoktak LairembeeTelstra People's ChoiceDangalBaahubali: The ConclusionThe Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is scheduled from August 10 to August 22 and
will see Vidya Balan return as the ambassador.