Friday 27 February 2009

Filmfare Awards - nominations announced!

So it's that time of year again folks. The noms are out. Let's see who's up for what... Best Film Dostana Ghajini Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Jodhaa Akbar Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Rock On!! Best Director A.R. Murugadoss [Ghajini] Abhishek Kapoor [Rock On!!] Aditya Chopra [Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] Ashutosh Gowariker [Jodhaa Akbar] Madhur Bhandarkar [Fashion] Neeraj Pandey [A Wednesday] Best Actor Aamir Khan [Ghajini] Abhishek Bachchan [Dostana] Akshay Kumar [Singh Is Kinng] Hrithik Roshan [Jodhaa Akbar] Naseeruddin Shah [A Wednesday] Shahrukh Khan [Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] Best Actress Aishwarya Bachchan [Jodhaa Akbar] Anushka Sharma [Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] Asin Thottumkal [Ghajini] Kajol [U Me Aur Hum] Priyanka Chopra [Fashion] Best Supporting Actor Abhishek Bachchan [Sarkar Raj] Arjun Rampal [Rock On!!] Prateik Babbar [Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na] Sonu Sood [Jodhaa Akbar] Tusshar Kapoor [Golmaal Returns] Vinay Pathak [Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] Best Supporting Actress Bipasha Basu [Bachna Ae Haseeno] Kangana Ranaut [Fashion] Kirron Kher [Dostana] Ratna Pathak Shah [Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na] Shahana Goswami [Rock On!!] Best Music A R Rahman [Ghajini] A R Rahman [Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na] A R Rahman [Jodhaa Akbar] Pritam Chakraborty [Race] Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy [Rock On!!] Vishal-Shekhar [Dostana] Best Lyrics Abbas Tyrewala - "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi" [Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na] Gulzar - Tu Meri Dost Hai" [Yuvvraaj] Jaideep Sahni - "Haule Haule" [Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] Javed Akhtar - "Jashn-E-Bahara" - [Jodhaa Akbar] Javed Akhtar - "Socha hai" [Rock On !!] Prasoon Joshi - "Guzarish" [Ghajini] Best Playback Singer - Male Farhan Akhtar - "Socha Hai" [Rock On!!] KK - "Khuda Jaane" [Bachna Ae Haseeno] KK - "Zara Si Dil Mein" [Jannat] Rashid Ali - "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi" [Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na] Sonu Nigam - "Inn Lamhon Ke" [Jodhaa Akbar] Sukhwinder Singh - "Haule Haule" [Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] Best Playback Singer - Female Alka Yagnik - "Tu Muskura" [Yuvvraaj] Neha Bhasin - "Kuch Khaas Hai" [Fashion] Shilpa Rao - "Khuda Jaane" [Bachna Ae Haseeno] Shreya Ghoshal - "Teri Ore" [Singh Is Kinng] Shruti Pathak - "Mar Jaawan" [Fashion] Sunidhi Chauhan - "Dance Pe Chance" [Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] Pryiyanka Chopra looks set to become the next leading Diva of Bollywood. With back-to-back hits Fashion and Dostana last year, things are looking good for her. Aishwarya Rai + Kajol gave good performances, as did the two newcomers Asin + Anushka Sharma. But this year belongs to our Piggy Chops. Last year's winner Kareena Kapoor is still the reigning diva, but this healthy rivalry will be good for both actresses. Just like Sridevi + Madhuri back in the 90s.

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