IIFA 2017, the annual Bollywood extravaganza unfolded with immense fanfare at Metlife Stadium in New York in the wee hours of Sunday. The star-studded event with the likes of Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan had made their presence amid hawk-eye media coverage.
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput are the contenders for the Best Actor category. On the other hand, Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Sonam Kapoor and Taapsee Pannu vie for the award in Best Actress category.
Here is the complete nominations list
Best Film
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Neerja
Pink
Sultan
Udta Punjab
WINNER: NEERJA
Sonam Kapoor’s Neerja wins best movie at IIFA 20017 (Courtesy-Twitter)
Best Actor in Leading Role (Male)
Shahid Kapoor- Udta Punjab
Ranbir Kapoor- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Shah Rukh Khan- Fan
Sushant Singh Rajput- M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amitabh Bachchan- Pink
Salman Khan- Sultan
WINNER: SHAHID KAPOOR FOR UDTA PUNJAB
Shahid Kapoor wins best actor for Udta Punjab (Courtesy- IANS)
Best Actor in Leading Role (Female)
Anushka Sharma- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Alia Bhatt- Dear Zindagi & Udta Punjab
Sonam Kapoor- Neerja
Tapsee Pannu- Pink
WINNER: ALIA BHATT FOR UDTA PUNJAB
Alia Bhatt wins best actress at IIFA 2017 (Courtesy-2017)
Best Director
Karan Johar- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Neeraj Pandey- MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Ram Madhvani- Neerja
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary- Pink
Ali Abbas Zafar- Sultan
Abhishek Chaubey- Udta Punjab
WINNER: ANIRUDDHA ROY CHOWDHARY FOR PINK
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury wins best director for Pink (Courtesy- Twitter)
Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Rajat Kapoor- Kapoor and Sons
Rajkummar Rao- Aligarh
Rishi Kapoor- Kapoor and Sons
Anupam Kher- MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amitabh Bachchan- Wazir
WINNER: ANUPAM KHER FOR MS DHONI: THE UNTOLD STORY
Anupam Kher wins for MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (Courtesy-Twitter)
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Shabana Azmi- Neerja
Andrea Tariang- Pink
Ratna Pathak Shah- Kapoor and Sons
Disha Patani- MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Richa Chadha- Sarabjit
WINNER: SHABANA AZMI FOR NEERJA
Shabana Azmi wins the best actress in supporting role for Neerja at IIFA 2017 (Courtesy-Twitter)
Best Actor in Negative Role
Neil Nitin Mukesh- Wazir
Shah Rukh Khan- Fan
Jim Sarbh- Neerja
WINNER: JIM SARBH FOR NEERJA
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Jim Sarbh wins Best Performance in a Negative Role award for Neerja
Best Comedian
Varun Dhawan- Dishoom
Jimmy Shergill- Happy Bhag Jayegi
Rishi Kapoor- Kapoor and Sons
WINNER: VARUN DHAWAN FOR DISHOOM
Varun Dhawan wins at IIFA 2017 (Courtesy-Twitter)
Best Lyrics
Channa Mereya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil – Amitabh Bhattacharya
Aave re Hitchki, Mirzya – Gulzar
Tu Chal, Pink – Tanvir Ghazi
WINNER: AMITABH BHATTACHARYA FOR SONG CHANNA MERE YA FROM AE DIL HAI MUSHIL
Amitabh Bhattacharya wins at IIFA 2017
Best Music Direction
Pritam, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Amaal Malik, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amit Trivedi, Udta Punjab
WINNER: PRITAM FOR AE DIL HAIL MUSHKIL
Pritam wins IIFA (Courtesy- Twitter)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh – Channa Mereya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Amit Mishra – Bulleya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Diljit Dosanjh – Ikk Kudi, Udta Punjab
Armaan Malik – Besabriyaan, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
WINNER: AMIT MISHRA FOR AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL
Amit Mishra wins IIFA (Courtesy-Twitter)
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
Kanika Kapoor – Da Da Dasse, Udta Punjab
Neha Bhasin – Jag Ghoomeya, Sultan
Tulsi Kumar – Soch Na Sake, Airlift
WINNER: KANIKA KAPOOR AND TULSI KAPOOR
Kanika Kapoor wins IIFA for Da Da Dasse for Udta Punjab (Courtesy-Twitter)
Tulsi Kumar wins IIFA for Airlift (Courtesy- Twitter)
Other Special Awards:
Alia Bhatt wins Myntra Style Icon Award
Alia Bhatt wins Myntra Style Icon Award at IIFA 2017 (Courtesy-Twitter)
Award for IIFA Woman of the year – Taapsee Pannu
Taapsee Pannu wins women of the year award at IIFA (Courtesy-IIFA)
Award for Best Debutant – Female DishPatani for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story:
Award for Best Debutant – Female – Disha Patani for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Award for Best Debutant – Male – Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab
Award for Best Debutant – Male – Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab (Courtesy-Twitter)
Ace musician A R Rahman awarded for his 25 years of musical contribution:
A R Rahman awarded for his 25 years of musical contribution (Courtesy-Twitter)
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