Filmfare 2023 Nominations: Gangubai Kathiawadi, Brahmastra Puts Alia Bhatt In The Lead; The Kashmir Files Gets Six Votes

The 68th Filmfare Awards 2023 nominees feature performances, films, and artists who made waves last year. Salman Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Maniesh Paul will host the ceremony. At the award ceremony, Vicky Kaushal, Govinda, Tiger Shroff, Janhvi Kapoor, and Jacqueline Fernandez will perform.

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'Gangubai Kathiawadi' received 10 nominations, including best film, best director, best actor for Alia Bhatt, best music, and best debut male for Shantanu Maheshwari.

Alia's other 2022 film, 'Brahmastra,' co-starring husband Ranbir Kapoor, has received top nods for best film, best director for Ayan Mukerji, best supporting actor for Mouni Roy, and best VFX. The film received all music nominations, including music (Pritam), lyrics (Amitabh Bhattacharya for Kesariya), and singing (Arijit Singh and Jonita Gandhi).

'The Kashmir Files' received six nominations, including best picture, best director for Vivek Agnihotri, best actor for Anupam Kher, and best supporting actor for Mithun Chakraborty.

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The nominations across categories are as follows:

Best Film:

Badhaai Do

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Gangubai Kathiawadi

The Kashmir Files

Uunchai

Best Director:

Anees Bazmee (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Ayan Mukerji (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Harshvardhan Kulkarni (Badhaai Do)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Sooraj R. Barjatya (Uunchai)

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (The Kashmir Files)

Best Film Critics’:

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 In A Leading Role (Male)

Ajay Devgn (Drishyam 2)

Amitabh Bachchan (Uunchai)

Anupam Kher (The Kashmir Files)

Hrithik Roshan (Vikram Vedha)

Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)

Best Actor Critics’:

Amitabh Bachchan (Jhund)

R Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)

Sanjay Mishra (Vadh)

Shahid Kapoor (Jersey)

Varun Dhawan (Bhediya)

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female):

Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do)

Janhvi Kapoor (Mili)

Kareena Kapoor Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Best Actress Critics’:

Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do)

Kajol (Salaam Venky)

Neena Gupta (Vadh)

Taapsee Pannu (Shabaash Mithu)

Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

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 Piya- 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)

Best Story

Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary (Badhaai Do)

Anirudh Iyer (An Action Hero)

Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal (Vadh)

Niren Bhatt (Bhediya)

Sunil Gandhi (Uunchai)

Best Screenplay

Aakash Kaushik (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary And Harshavardhan Kulkarni (Badhaai Do)

Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal (Vadh)

Neeraj Yadav (An Action Hero)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali And Utkarshini Vashishtha (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (The Kashmir Files)

Best Dialogue

Abhishek Dixit (Uunchai)

Akshat Ghildial (Badhaai Do)

Manoj Muntashir And B.a.fida (Vikram Vedha)

Neeraj Yadav (An Action Hero)

Prakash Kapadia, Utkarshini Vashishtha (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Sumit Saxena (Doctor G)

The Mumbai Jio World Convention Centre will host the 2023 Filmfare Awards on April 27.