IFFM 2024 nominations: Jawan,Chandu Champion, 12th Fail lead

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The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) has unveiled its much-anticipated nominations for 2024, marking its 15th edition. As the largest Indian film festival held on foreign soil, IFFM is a significant showcase of the diversity and depth of Indian cinema.

Presented by the Victorian Government, IFFM is an annual celebration of Indian cinema, aiming to promote cultural exchange and celebrate the diversity of Indian films and digital series on an international stage. This year’s festival will run from 15 August to 25 August, with the prestigious IFFM 2024 Awards set to be announced at the annual gala night on 16 August, hosted at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne.

The festival’s nominations highlight a mix of established and emerging talents. Shah Rukh Khan, known as King Khan, is in the running for the Best Actor category, competing with talents such as Vikrant Massey, Fahadh Faasil, Ranveer Singh, Kartik Aaryan, and Mithun Chakraborty. In the Best Actress category, Alia Bhatt faces competition from Jyothika, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and emerging stars Nitanshi Goel and Pratibha Ranta from Laapataa Ladies.

In the OTT category, series like Heeramandi, Poacher, and Made In Heaven Season 2 lead the nominations. The winners will be revealed at the gala event, celebrating the best in Indian cinema and digital content.

Here is the list of nominations:

Best Film

  1. 12th Fail (Hindi)
  2. Amar Singh Chamkila (Hindi)
  3. Chandu Champion (Hindi)
  4. Dunki (Hindi)
  5. Jawan (Hindi)
  6. Maharaja (Tamil)
  7. Premalu (Malayalam)
  8. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi)

Best Film – Critics’ Choice

  1. Dear Jassi (Punjabi)
  2. Girls Will Be Girls (English/Hindi)
  3. Kaathal – The Core (Malayalam)
  4. Kabuliwala (Bengali)
  5. Laapataa Ladies (Hindi)
  6. Rapture (Garo)
  7. Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A (Kannada)
  8. Thadavu (The Sentence) (Malayalam)

Best Actor

  1. Diljit Dosanjh – Amar Singh Chamkila
  2. Fahadh Faasil – Aavesham
  3. Kartik Aaryan – Chandu Champion
  4. Mammootty – Kaathal – The Core
  5. Mithun Chakraborty – Kabuliwala
  6. Ranveer Singh – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
  7. Shah Rukh Khan – Dunki & Jawan
  8. Sparsh Shrivastava – Laapataa Ladies
  9. Vicky Kaushal – Sam Bahadur
  10. Vikrant Massey – 12th Fail

Best Actress

  1. Alia Bhatt – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
  2. Alizeh Agnihotri – Farrey
  3. Beena R Chandran – Thadavu (The Sentence)
  4. Jyothika – Kaathal – The Core
  5. Nitanshi Goel – Laapataa Ladies
  6. Parvathy Thiruvothu – Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)
  7. Pratibha Ranta – Laapataa Ladies
  8. Preeti Panigrahi – Girls will be Girls
  9. Sanya Malhotra – Mrs
  10. Swathi Reddy – Month of Madhu

Best Director

  1. Imtiaz Ali – Amar Singh Chamkila
  2. Kabir Khan – Chandu Champion
  3. Karan Johar – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
  4. Nithilan Saminathan – Maharaja
  5. Rahul Sadasivan – Bramayugam
  6. Rajkumar Hirani – Dunki
  7. Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 12th Fail

Best Director – Critics’ Choice

  1. Christo Tomy – Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)
  2. Diwa Shah – Bahadur – The Brave
  3. Dominic Sangma – Rimdogittanga (Rapture)
  4. Hemanth Rao – Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A
  5. Kiran Rao – Laapataa Ladies
  6. Saurav Rai – Guras
  7. Shuchi Talati – Girls will be Girls
  8. Sumanth Bhat – Mithya

Best OTT Show

  1. Dhootha (Telugu)
  2. Heeramandi (Hindi)
  3. Kohrra (Hindi)
  4. Made in Heaven 2 (Hindi)
  5. Panchayat Season 3 (Hindi)
  6. Poacher (Malayalam)
  7. The Railway Men (Hindi)

The IFFM 2024 promises to be a vibrant celebration of Indian cinema, reflecting its rich diversity and the immense talent within the industry.

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