IFFM 2022: Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, Suriya’s ‘Jai Bhim’, Aparna Sen’s ‘The Rapist’, Others Bag Top Nominations

By Kinjal Panchal Updated August 02, 2022 2:06 PM

It feels great when Indian films and other cinematic projects are appreciated outside the country. It fills my heart with pride when I see Indian films getting recognised on global platforms, and rightly so, as, amid the sea of content all around us, homemade content is standing out. Well, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is one such platform that recognises Indian films and Indian talent. The nominations for the IFFM were announced on August 2 and many big budget and blockbuster Indian films have bagged the top nominations this year!

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Nominations

For the Best Film category, Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, Suriya’s Jai Bhim, Ranveer Singh’s 83, Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar’s Badhaai Do are among the films that are running the race. Sardar Udham and Aparna Sen’s The Rapist are also on the list.

NOMINATIONS FOR IFFM AWARDS NIGHT ARE OUT!

BEST FILM NOMINEES ARE:

1. 83 / Hindi
2. Badhaai Do / Hindi
3. Gangubai Kathiawadi / Hindi
4. Jai Bhim / Tamil
5. Minnal Murali / Malayalam
6. Paka (River of Blood) / Malayalam
7. Sardar Udham / Hindi
8. The Rapist / English, Hindi pic.twitter.com/wZws1UqHPO

— Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (@IFFMelb) August 2, 2022

In terms of the Best Actress category, the nominations list sees some of the top actresses in the country. Alia Bhatt for Gangubai, Konkona Sen Sharma for The Rapist, Deepika Padukone for Gehraiyaan, Bhumi Pednekar for Badhaai Do, Shefali Shah and Vidya Balan for Jalsa, Lijomol Jose for Jai Bhim, and Sreelekha Mitra for Once Upon A Time In Calcutta are the actresses nominated for the highly coveted award.

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For the Best Actor category at the IFFM, Gopal Hegde for Pedro, Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do, Ramnish Chaudhary for Jaggi, Ranveer Singh for 83 and Suriya for Jai Bhim have been nominated.