Filmfare Nominations 2023: Gangubai Kathiawadi & Kashmir Files Score Big; Here’s The Full List

Mumbai: It’s once again that time of the year when the nominations for the eagerly anticipated Filmfare Awards, one of Bollywood’s major award shows, are made public.

After the pandemic’s lull, the previous year witnessed some excellent films and outstanding performances. Now, the majority of them have a spot on the Filmfare Award nomination list. The Popular Awards, Critics’ Awards, and Technical Awards are the three main award categories, and some of Bollywood’s biggest celebrities have been nominated in each.

Best Film, one of the night’s most significant categories, features a variety of genres. Badhaai Do, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files, and Uunchai are the films vying for the prized trophy.

Ayan Mukerji (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Harshvardhan Kulkarni (Badhaai Do), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Sooraj R. Barjatya (Uunchai), and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (The Kashmir Files) are the directors of the very same films who have also been nominated for Best Director.

Along with Ajay Devgn (Drishyam 2), Anupam Kher (The Kashmir Files), Hrithik Roshan (Vikram Vedha), Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), and Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do), veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has also been nominated for Best Actor for the film Uunchai.

In the Best Actress category, Alia Bhatt’s solo performance in Gangubai Kathiawadi will face off against Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do), Janhvi Kapoor (Mili), Kareena Kapoor Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha), and Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2).

Here is the list of other nominations:

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 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)

Critics’ Awards

Best Film 

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 

Amitabh Bachchan (Jhund)

R Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)

Sanjay Mishra (Vadh)

Shahid Kapoor (Jersey)

Varun Dhawan (Bhediya)

Best Actress 

Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do)

Kajol (Salaam Venky)

Neena Gupta (Vadh)

Taapsee Pannu (Shabaash Mithu)

Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Technical Awards

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)

Best Background Score

Mangesh Dhakde (Anek)

Pritam, Jim Satya, Prasad S, Meghdeep Bose, Tanuj Tiku, Ketan Sodha, Sunny M.R.(Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Sachin-Jigar (Bhediya)

Sam Cs (Vikram Vedha)

Sanchit Balhara And Ankit Balhara (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Cinematography

Ewan Mulligan (Anek)

Kaushal Shah (An Action Hero)

P.S. Vinod (Vikram Vedha)

Setu (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Sudeep Chatterjee (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Production Design

Amrita Mahal Nakai (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Durga Prasad Mahapatra (Vikram Vedha)

Mayur Sharma And Apurwa Sondhi (Bhediya)

Mustufa Stationwala (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Rajat Poddar (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Subrata Chakraborty And Amit Ray (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Costume Design

Maxima Basu (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Priyanka Gayatri Dubey And Mahananda Sagare And Veera Kapur Ee (Jhund)

Rohit Chaturvedi (Badhaai Do)

Sanjeev Rajsingh Parmar (Samrat Prithviraj)

Sheetal Iqbal Sharma (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Sound Design

Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Kaamod L Kharade (Anek)

Kunal Sharma (Bhediya)

Leslie Fernandes (Vikram Vedha)

Sanal George (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Shajith Koyeri, Lakshmi Naidu Mantini (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Best Editing

Bunty Nagi (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Ninad Khanolkar (An Action Hero)

Sandeep Francis (Drishyam 2)

Sanyukta Kaza (Bhediya)

Shankh Rajyadhyaksha (The Kashmir Files)

Best Action

Amin Khatib (Drishyam 2)

Dan Bradley, Diyan Hristov And Parvez Shaikh (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Faruk Kabir, Yannick Ben, Vidyut Jammwal And Amin Khatib (Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2 Agni Pariksha)

Parvez Shaikh (Vikram Vedha)

Ram Chella, Lakshman Chella, Parvez Shaikh, Kecha Khamphakdee (Heropanti 2)

Sea Young Oh, Parvez Shaikh, Hitz International Action Specialists (Dhaakad)

Best VFX

Assemblage Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.(Rocketry)

Dneg, Redefine (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Mpc (Bhediya)

Red Chillies VFX (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Red Chillies VFX, After Studios (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Best Choreography

Bosco Caesar (Rangisari- Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Bosco Caesar (Title Track- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Ganesh Acharya (Dance Ka Bhoot- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Ganesh Acharya (Thumkeshwari- Bhediya)

Ganesh Hegde (Alcoholia- Vikram Vedha)

Kruti Mahesh (Dholida- Gangubai Kathiawadi)

The awards ceremony will take place at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on April 27, 2023. Ayushmann Khurrana and Maniesh Paul will serve as co-hosts with Salman Khan, who will be hosting the ceremony for the first time this year. Several A-list celebrities, including Vicky Kaushal, Govinda, Tiger Shroff, Janhvi Kapoor, and Jacqueline Fernandez, will provide outstanding performances at the event. Get set for some entertainment!