Aamir Khan has been nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in Dangal at the upcoming Indian Film Festival that will be held from August 10 to 22 in Melbourne. Alia Bhatt has been named among probables in the Best Actress category for her role of Kiara in Gauri Shinde’s Dear Zindagi. Shockingly, Akshay Kumar failed to earn a nomination despite winning a National Award for his role of a navy officer in Rustom.
The 13-day-long film festival will showcase more than 60 films across 22 languages. Vidya Balan has been named as the brand ambassador of the event. As far as awards are concerned, 51-year-old Aamir has been nominated along with Amitabh Bachchan (Pink), Rajkummar Rao (Trapped), Sushant Singh Rajput (MS Dhoni: An Untold Story), Hrithik Roshan (Kaabil), Lalit Bhel and Adil Hussain (both for Mukti Bhawan).
It is surprising that Akshay could not find a place in the nomination list. The actor had a successful 2016 with his films Airlift, Housefull 3 and Rustom crossing the Rs 100 crore mark. As far as the actresses are concerned, Alia Bhatt was nominated for Dear Zindagi while the jury ignored her portrayal of a Bihari labourer in Udta Punjab. Here is the nomination list in other categories
Best Actress
Alia Bhatt- Dear Zindagi
Vidya Balan-Kahaani 2
Tanishtha Chatterjee- Dr Rakhmabai
Kavya Madhavan- Pinneyum
Ratna Pathak Shah- Lipstick Under My Burkha
Konkona Sen Sharma- Lipstick Under My Burkha
Best Indie Film
A Billion Colour Story
Loktak Lairembee
Mukti Bhawan
Lipstick Under My Burkha
A Death In The Gunj
Best Director
Nikhil Manjoo-Reservation
Nitesh Tiwari- Dangal
Vikramaditya Motwane- Trapped
N Padma Kumar- A Billion Colour Story
Buddhadeb Dasgupta- Tope
Alankrita Srivastava- Lipstick Under My Burkha
SS Rajamouli- Baahubali: The Conclusion
Konkona Sen Sharma- A Death In The Gunj
Best Film
Pink
Sultan
Joker
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
MS Dhoni: An Untold Story
Dangal
Baahubali: The Conclusion
Also read: National Film Awards 2017 Highlights: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Mohanlal felicitated
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