The first edition of Arab Indo Bollywood Awards (AIBA) will be held in Dubai next month. Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia and Bollywood actor Javed Jaffrey launched the award show to promote Hindi cinema in the Gulf region.
The award ceremony will be held on 9 April at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. Filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Manish Paul will host the main event, while Bollywood biggies such as Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra will perform at the award show.
Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Dhawan, Neha Dhupia, Kanika Kapoor and Meet Brothers are expected to give stunning performances, while more than 150 celebrities are expected to attend the show.
During a press conference, director Dhulia said that the award show has been launched to promote Hindi cinema in Arab countries.
"The idea was to create a collaboration between Arab and Indian audiences, which has historically shared a common love for cinema, but most importantly, it was also imperative that as filmmakers, we had an awards platform that did away with the politicking of trophies to allow the emergence of small-budget but good quality cinema," Dhulia said.
"The 25 trophies will be split across the categories of Main, Technical and Special Awards, which will be chosen 50 per cent by the jury members, while the remaining half will be voted by residents of the UAE, either online or via 100 ballot boxes that will be placed around the country," he explained.
The organisers have revealed the list of nominees several categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress among others.
An eight-member jury, including director Arbaaz Khan, trade expert Komal Nahta, actor Jaaved Jaffrey, Goldie Behl and Sreedhar Raghavan, shortlisted the films.
Check out the complete list of nominations below:
Best Film
Haider
Queen
PK
Ankhon Dekhi
Two States
Filmistan
Best Actor
Shahid Kapoor – Haider
Salman Khan – Kick
Aamir Khan – PK
Varun Dhawan – Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
Sanjay Mishra – Ankhon Dekhi
Best Actress
Kangana Ranaut – Queen
Priyanka Chopra – Mary Kom
Parineeti Chopra – Hasee Toh Phasee
Deepika Padukone – Finding Fanny
Alia Bhatt – 2 States
Best Director
Rajat Kapoor – Ankhon Dekhi
Rajkumar Hirani – PK
Vikas Bahl – Queen
Vishal Bharadwaj – Haider
Abhishek Verman – 2 States
Best Screenplay
Haider
Holiday
2 States
Filmistan
Ankhhon Dekhi
Hasee Toh Phasee
Best Dialogue
PK
Queen
Kick
Haider
4 Sahabzaade
Best Story
Vikas Bhal, Chaitallya Parmar, Parvez Sheikh – Queen
Chetan Bhagat – 2 States
Abhijit Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani – PK
Rajat Kapoor – Ankhon Dekhi
Rajkumar Singh, Chandraprakash Nivedi – Zed Plus
Harshwardhan – Hasee Toh Phasee
Best Choreography
Pandit Birju Maharaj - Jagave Saari Raina (Dedh Ishqiya)
Bosco Ceaser- Tu Meri ( Bang Bang)
Ahmed Khan- Jumme Ki Raat ( Kick)
Sudesh Adhana- Bismil (Haider)
Best Lyrics
Anvita Dutt - London Thumakda (Queen)
Rashmi Singh - Muskurane (City Lights)
Manoj Muntassir - Galliyan (Ek Villian)
Gulzar - Bismil ( Haider)
Best Music
Yo Yo Honey Singh - Sunny Sunny ( Yariyan)
Arijit Singh - Manwa Lage ( Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya)
Meet Brothers - Baby Doll ( Ragini Mms-2)
Ankit Tiwari - Galliyan ( Ek Villan)
Himesh Reshamiya - Jumme Ki Raat (Kick)
Best Playback Singer -Male
Arijit Singh - Samjhawan ( Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)
Ankit Tiwari - Galliyan ( Ek Villan)
Sukhwinder Singh - Bismil ( Haider)
Kk And Vishal Dadlani - Tune Maari Entriyan ( Gunday)
Shaan - Chaar Kadam – PK
Best Playback Singer- Female
Kanika Kapoor - Baby Doll ( Ragini Mms-2)
Shreya Ghoshal - Manwa Lage ( Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya)
Sultana , Jyoti Nooran - Pataka Guddi ( Highway)
Caerman Shreepada- Zehranzab
Best Performance In A Comic Role - Male
Pankaj Kapoor - Finding Fanny
Vir Das - Shaddi Ke Side Effects
Govinda - Happy Ending
Sharib Hasim – Filmisthan
Saurabh Shukla – Kick
Abhishek Bachchan- Bol Bachchan
Best Performance In A Comic Role – Female
Dimple Kapadia- Finding Fanny
Amrita Singh - 2 States
Kiron Kher - Khubsoorat
Ratna Pathak - Khoobsurat
Sandhya Mridul- Ragini Mms 2
Best Performance In A Negative Role
Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Kick
Tahir Raj Bhasin - Mardaani
Kay Kay Menon - Haider
Riteish Deshmukh - Ek Villan
Best Actor In A Supporting Role-Male
Randeep Hooda - Kick
Ronit Roy - 2 States
Irfan Khan – Haider
Girish Kulkarni- Ugly
Best Actress In Supporting Role-Female
Huma Qureshi - Dedh Ishqiya
Lisa Haydon – Queen
Revati -- 2 States
Tabu -- Haider
Seema Pahwa -- Ankhon Dekhi
Most Promising Debut-Male
Darshan Kumar - Mary Kom
Tiger Shroff – Heropanti
Tahir Raj Bhasin - Mardani
Sharib Hasim - Filmistan
Fawad Khan – Khoobsurat
Most Promising Debut- Female
Kirti Sannon - Heropanti
Daisy Shah – Jai Ho
Patralekha- City Lights
Most Promising Debut Director
Sajid Nadiadwala - Kick
Vinil Mathew - Hasee Toh Phasee
Abhishek Varman- 2 States
Nitin Kakkar - Filmistan
