'Shershaah' leads IIFA Awards 2022 nominations

Twelve of the most popular categories of the International Indian Film Academy Awards have been announced, ahead of the event on May 20 and 21 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. War film Shershaah , starring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani, leads with a whopping 12 nominations, followed by Ranveer Singh 's cricket biopic 83 , which has nine, and Abhishek Bachchan's Ludo with six. Atrangi Re follows close behind with five nods and Mimi with four. A full list of nominations is below. The IIFA Weekend & Awards will be held at the Etihad Arena and will feature performances by some of the biggest Indian stars across two days, with many of the top films and actors of the year being honoured on the second night. The event was initially scheduled to be held in March, but was postponed "due to changing circumstances in the spread of the Covid-19 virus", organisers said. "We at IIFA are responsible and committed to ensure the safety of the citizens and multitudes of IIFA fans who travel from across the globe to attend and experience the magic," they said. Bollywood star Salman Khan will host the gala awards night, along with actors Varun Dhawan and Ananya Panday . Scroll through the gallery for pictures from the red carpet of the IIFA Weekend & Awards 2019: First held in the year 2000, the IIFA Awards were conceptualised by Mumbai events company Wizcraft International Entertainment to honour the best Hindi films and movie talents of the year. It is held in a different country every year, and has been instrumental in boosting Bollywood's popularity globally. Dubai hosted the event in 2006, and so has Bangkok, New York, Colombo, Amsterdam, Madrid, Florida, Kuala Lumpur and Macau. The 2020 and 2021 events were cancelled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Shershaah 83 Ludo Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Thappad Kabir Khan, 83 Anurag Basu, Ludo Shoojit Sircar, Sardar Udham Vishnuvardhan, Shershaah Anubhav Sinha, Thappad Vidya Balan, Sherni Kriti Sanon, Mimi Sanya Malhotra, Pagglait Kiara Advani, Shershaah Taapsee Pannu, Thappad Ranveer Singh, 83 Vicky Kaushal, Sardar Udham Sidharth Malhotra, Shershaah Late Irrfan Khan, Angrezi Medium Manoj Bajpayee, Bhonsle Gauahar Khan, 14 Phere Radhika Madan, Angrezi Medium Lara Dutta, Bell Bottom Shalini Vatsa, Ludo Sai Tamhankar, Mimi Jiiva, 83 Pankaj Tripathi, 83 Pankaj Tripathi, Ludo Saif Ali Khan, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Kumud Mishra, Thappad Pritam, 83 A R Rahman, 99 Songs A R Rahman, Atrangi Re Pritam, Ludo Tanishk Bagchi, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin, Vikram Montrose, B Praak and Jaani, Shershaah Shreya Ghoshal for Chaka Chak in Atrangi Re Priya Saraiya for Kalle Kalle in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui Shreya Ghoshal for Param Sundari in Mimi Jasleen Royal for Ranjha in Shershaah Asees Kaur for Raataan Lambiyan in Shershaah Arijit Singh for Lehra Do in 83 Arijit Singh for Rait Zara Si in Atrangi Re Arijit Singh for Aabaad Barbaad in Ludo Jubin Nautiyal for Raataan Lambiyan in Shershaah B Praak for Mann Bharya in Shershaah Himanshu Sharma, Atrangi Re Shubham, Eeb Allay Ooo! Anurag Basu, Ludo Sandeep Shrivastava, Shershaah Kabir Khan and Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, 83 Abhishek Chaubey and Hussain Haidry, Ankahi Kahaniya Laxman Utekar and Rohan Shankar, Mimi Om Raut, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Vijayendra Prasad, Thalaivii Kausar Munir for Lehra Do in 83 Irshad Kamil for Rait Zara Si in Atrangi Re Irshad Kamil for Shayad in Love Aaj Kal Tanishk Bagchi for Raataan Lambiyan in Shershaah B Praak and Jaani for Mann Bharryaa 2.0 in Shershaah Tickets to the IIFA Awards are already selling out, with the venue's Upper Tier seats priced at Dh110 and Dh220 no longer available. Lower Tier tickets priced at Dh330, Dh440, Dh550 and going all the way up to Dh1,350 are still available at etihadarena.ae .

'Shershaah' leads IIFA Awards 2022 nominations

The International Indian Film Academy Awards will take place in Abu Dhabi in May