One of the most awaited awards of the year, Filmfare Awards 2021 announced the nominations on Friday. Even though the year 2020 proved to be very challenging for the entertainment industry, the filmmakers and actors geared up to look for various platforms to entertain their fans. Quality content was served to the audience through OTT platforms.
The year was a rollercoaster for the industry. However, once the lockdown was lifted they bounced right back! Even with members of the B-Town testing COVID-19 positive, the discouragment did not reflect on the quality of work produced by the fraternity.
The Filmfare Awards are divided into three broad sections - Popular, Critics’ Choice, and Technical. The black comedy Ludo and the hard-hitting drama Thappad are leading the nomination list with eighteen and seventeen mentions, respectively, including in Best Actor and Actress. The list also includes late actors Sushant Singh Rajput for Dil Bechara and Irrfan Khan for Angrezi Medium.
Pankaj Tripathi, widely famous for his role in Amazom Prime web series Mirzapur, has bagged two nominations in the same category - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male). He got nominated for his role in Ludo and Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.
In music, Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal has received nominations in four categories - Best Music Album, Best Lyrics, Best Playback Singer, both male and female.
View the complete nomination list here:
Best Film
Gulabo Sitabo
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Ludo
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Thappad
Best Director
Anurag Basu (Ludo)
Anubhav Sushila Sinha (Thappad)
Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
Sharan Sharma (Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl)
Shoojit Sircar (Gulabo Sitabo)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
Ajay Devgn (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
Amitabh Bachchan (Gulabo Sitabo)
Ayushmann Khurrana (Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan)
Irrfan (Angrezi Medium)
Rajkummar Rao (Ludo)
Sushant Singh Rajput (Dil Bechara)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
Deepika Padukone (Chhapaak)
Janhvi Kapoor (Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl)
Kangana Ranaut (Panga)
Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)
Vidya Balan (Shakuntala Devi)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Deepak Dobriyal (Angrezi Medium)
Gajraj Rao (Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan)
Kumud Mishra (Thappad)
Pankaj Tripathi (Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl)
Pankaj Tripathi (Ludo)
Saif Ali Khan (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
Best Actor In A Supporting Actor Role (Female)
Farrokh Jaffar (Gulabo Sitabo)
Maanvi Gagroo (Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan)
Neena Gupta (Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan)
Richa Chadha (Panga)
Tanvi Azmi (Thappad)
Best Music Album
Chhapaak (Shankar Ehsan Loy)
Dil Bechara (A R Rahman)
Love Aaj Kal (Pritam)
Ludo (Pritam)
Malang (Various Artistes)
Best Lyrics
Gulzar- Chhappak (Chhappak)
Irshad Kamil- Mehrama (Love Aaj Kal)
Irshad Kamil- Shayad (Love Aaj Kal )
Sayeed Qadri- Humdum Hardam (Ludo)
Shakeel Azmi- Ek Tukda Dhoop (Thappad)
Vayu- Mere Liye Tum Kaafi Ho (Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh- Shayad (Love Aaj Kal)
Arijit Singh- Aabad Barbaad (Ludo)
Ayushmann Khurrana- Mere Liye Tum (Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan)
Darshan Raval- Mehrama (Love Aal Kal)
Raghav Chaitanya- Ek Tukda Dhoop (Thappad)
Ved Sharma- Malang (Malang)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Antara Mitra- Mehrama (Love Aaj Kal )
Asees Kaur- Malang (Malang)
Palak Muchhal- Mann Ki Dori (Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl)
Shradha Mishra- Mar Jayein Hum (Shikaara)
Sunidhi Chauhan- Paas Nahi To Fail (Shakuntala Devi)
Best Film (Critics)
Eeb Allay Ooo! (Prateek Vats)
Gulabo Sitabo (Shoojit Sircar)
Kaamyaab (Hardik Mehta)
Lootcase (Rajesh Krishnan)
Sir (Rohena Gera)
Thappad (Anubhav Sushila Sinha)
Best Actor (Critics)
Amitabh Bachchan (Gulabo Sitabo)
Irrfan Khan (Angrezi Medium)
Rajkummar Rao (Ludo)
Sanjay Mishra (Kaamyaab)
Shardul Bhardwaj (Eeb Allay Ooo!)
Best Actress (Critics)
Bhumi Pednekar (Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare)
Konkona Sen Sharma (Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare)
Sanya Malhotra (Ludo)
Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)
Tillotama Shome (Sir)
Vidya Balan (Shakuntala Devi)
Best Choreography
Farah Khan - Dil Bechara (Dil Bechara)
Ganesh Acharya - Shankara Re Shankara (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
Ganesh Acharya - Bhankas (Baaghi 3)
Kruti Mahesh, Rahul Shetty (Rnp) - Illegal Weapon (Street Dancer 3d)
Kruti Mahesh, Rahul Shetty (Rnp) - Nachi Nachi (Street Dancer 3d)
The 66th edition of the Filmfare Awards will be telecasted on April 11, 2021, at noon on Colors TV and simulcast on Filmfare’s Facebook Page.
