Rahat nominated at IIFA, ZNMD leads with 14 nods

Zoya Akhtar’s road movie ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ is leading the nomination pack of the 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards with 14 nods, while Vidya Balan’s ‘The Dirty Picture’ follows closely behind with 13. ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ has bagged nominations including best picture, best direction for Zoya Akhtar, best actor in a leading role for Hrithik Roshan. Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar have been nominated in best performance in a supporting role, male, while Kalki Koechlin has been nominated in best actress in supporting role, female. Musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have been nominated for music direction, while Javed Akhtar for best lyrics for ‘Khaabon ke Parindey’. The film has also been nominated in the best story category. Milan Luthria’s ‘The Dirty Picture’ has bagged 13 nominations including best actress for Vidya for playing Silk Smitha. Other nominations include best picture, best direction, best performance in supporting role male for Emraan Hashmi and Naseerudding Shah. Naseer has also been nominated in the best actor in a negative role category. ‘The Dirty Picture’ has also bagged nomination for best story, best lyrics and best playback singer male for Kamaal Khan for ‘Ishq Sufiyana’, who will vie for the winner’s trophy with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for ‘Teri meri’ and Mohit Chauhan for ‘Nadaan parindey’. In best performance in the leading role male category, Hrithik will be competing along with Amitabh Bachchan for ‘Aarakshan’, Salman Khan for ‘Bodyguard’, Ranbir Kapoor for ‘Rockstar’ and Ajay Devgn for ‘Singham’. The nominations of best performance in a leading role female include Priyanka Chopra for ‘7 Khoon Maaf’, Kareena Kapoor for ‘Bodyguard’ and Kangna Ranaut for ‘Tanu Weds Manu’. Those competing in best performance in supporting role female include Parineeti Chopra for ‘Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl’ and Divya Dutta for ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’. The nominations for best performance in a negative role include Irrfan Khan for ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ and Boman Irani for ‘Don 2’.