Filmfare Awards 2023 Nominations; Salman Khan To Debut As Show Host

New Delhi: It’s time for Bollywood to celebrate the fruits of its success at the biggest annual awards show night. The 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 with Maharashtra Tourism will be held on April 27 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.

The nominations have been made. Some of Bollywood’s biggest names appear across the three major award sections – Popular Awards, Critics’ Awards, and Technical Awards.  One of the most important categories of the night, Best Film, includes a mix across genres. The movies competing for the coveted trophy are Badhaai Do, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files, and Uunchai.

The directors of the very same films have also been nominated in the Best Director category – Anees Bazmee (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Ayan Mukerji (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Harshvardhan Kulkarni (Badhaai Do), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Sooraj R. Barjatya (Uunchai), and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (The Kashmir Files).

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has earned himself yet another  Best Actor nomination for Uunchai alongside Ajay Devgn (Drishyam 2), Anupam Kher (The Kashmir Files), Hrithik Roshan (Vikram Vedha), Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do).

Alia Bhatt’s solo act in Gangubai Kathiawadi will compete with Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do), Janhvi Kapoor (Mili), Kareena Kapoor Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha), and Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2) in the Best Actress category.

Here is the list of other nominations:

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)

Anil Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Anupam Kher (Uunchai)

Darshan Kumar (The Kashmir Files)

Gulshan Devaiah (Badhaai Do)

Jaideep Ahlawat (An Action Hero)

Maniesh Paul (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Mithun Chakraborty (The Kashmir Files)

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)

Mouni Roy (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Neetu Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Sheeba Chaddha (Badhaai Do)

Sheeba Chaddha (Doctor G)

Shefali Shah (Doctor G)

Simran (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Best Music Album

Amit Trivedi (Uunchai)

Pritam (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Pritam (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Sachin Jigar (Bhediya)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Lyrics

A M Turaz (Jab Saiyaan- Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Amitabh Bhattacharya (Apna Bana Le Bhediya)

Amitabh Bhattacharya (Kesariya- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Amitabh Bhattacharya (Tere Hawaale- Laal Singh Chaddha)

Shellee (Maiyya Mainu- Jersey)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Abhay Jodhpurkar (Maange Manzooriyan- Badhaai Do)

Arijit Singh (Apna Bana Le- Bhediya)

Arijit Singh (Deva Deva- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Arijit Singh (Kesariya- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Sonu Nigam (Main Ki Karaan- Laal Singh Chaddha)

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Jahnvi Shrimankar (Dholida- Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Jonita Gandhi (Deva Deva- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Kavita Seth (Rangisari- Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Shilpa Rao (Tere Hawaale- Laal Singh Chaddha)

Shreya Ghoshal (Jab Saiyaan- Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Debut Director

Anirudh Iyer (An Action Hero)

Anubhuti Kashyap (Doctor G)

Jai Basantu Singh (Janhit Mein Jaari)

Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal (Vadh)

R Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Best Debut Male

Abhay Mishr (Doctor G)

Ankush Gedam (Jhund)

Paalin Kabak (Bhediya)

Shantanu Maheshwari (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Debut Female

Andrea Kevichusa (Anek)

Khushali Kumar (Dhokha: Round D Corner)

Manushi Chhillar (Samrat Prithviraj)

Prajakta Koli (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Critics’ Awards

Best Film 

Badhaai Do (Harshvardhan Kulkarni)

Bhediya (Amar Kaushik)

Jhund (Nagraj Popatrao Manjule )

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (R Madhavan )

Vadh (Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal)

Best Actor 

Amitabh Bachchan (Jhund)

R Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)

Sanjay Mishra (Vadh)

Shahid Kapoor (Jersey)

Varun Dhawan (Bhediya)

Best Actress 

Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do)

Kajol (Salaam Venky)

Neena Gupta (Vadh)

Taapsee Pannu (Shabaash Mithu)

Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Technical Awards