Bollywood enthusiasts rejoice. It’s that time of year again when the nominations for the much-anticipated Filmfare Awards – one of Bollywood’s most prestigious award ceremonies – are made public. Following the pandemic’s pause, last year witnessed several fantastic films and performances. Most of them have now been nominated for Filmfare Awards. Some of Bollywood’s top celebrities have been nominated for three major prize categories: Popular Awards, Critics’ Awards, and Technical Awards. Best Film, one of the night’s most prominent categories, features a cross-section of genres. Badhaai Do, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files, and Uunchai are among the films competing for the prized award. The directors of the very same films have also been nominated in the Best Director category – Anees Bazmee (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), 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). Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has earned himself yet another Best Actor nomination for Uunchai alongside Ajay Devgn (Drishyam 2), Anupam Kher (The Kashmir Files), Hrithik Roshan (Vikram Vedha), Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do). Alia Bhatt’s solo act in Gangubai Kathiawadi will compete with Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do), Janhvi Kapoor (Mili), Kareena Kapoor Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha), and Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2) in the Best Actress category. 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) 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) On April 27, 2023, the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai will be the venue for the awards ceremony. This year, the ceremony will be hosted by Salman Khan for the first time, who will be joined by co-hosts Ayushmann Khurrana and Maniesh Paul. The event will feature spectacular performances by several superstars including Vicky Kaushal, Govinda, Tiger Shroff, Janhvi Kapoor, and Jacqueline Fernandez. Get ready to be entertained!