My Name Is Khan and Dabangg dominate Filmfare Awards 2011 nominations

Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My Name Is Khan' and Salman Khan starrer, Dabangg which was also the highest ever grossing film was nominated under the category of Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role in the 56th Filmfare Awards.

StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto-Jan 17, 2011 – THE BIGGEST and oldest film award function in Bollywood, 56th Filmfare Awards will take place on Saturday, January 29th at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. Two young hunks of Hindi film industry Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan will host the award night. The Filmfare Awards are considered as the Oscar Awards of Bollywood.

Two Khans of Bollywood, Shah Rukh and Salman once again dominated the award nomination which was based on the films released in 2010. Shah Rukh Khan starrer "My Name Is Khan" and Salman Khan starrer, Dabangg which was also the highest ever grossing film was nominated under the category of Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role in the 56th Filmfare Awards.

List of Filmfare Awards 2011 nominations:

Best Director

Abhinav Kashyap (Dabangg)
Karan Johar (My Name Is Khan)
Manish Sharma (Band Baaja Baaraat )
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Guzaarish)
Vikramaditya Motwane (Udaan)

Best Male Actor in a leading role:

Ajay Devgn (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai)
Hrithik Roshan (Guzaarish)
Salman Khan(Dabangg)
Shah Rukh Khan (My Name Is Khan)
Ranbir Kapoor (Raajneeti)

Best Female Actor in a leading role

Aishwariya Rai Bachchan (Guzaarish)
Anushka Sharma (Band Baaja Baaraat )
Kajol (My Name Is Khan)
Kareena Kapoor (Golmaal 3)
Vidya Balan (Ishqiya)

Best Actor in supporting role (Male)

Arjun Rampal (Raajneeti)
Arshad Warsi (Golmaal 3)
Emraan Hashmi (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai)
Manoj Bajpai (Raajneeti)
Nana Patekar (Raajneeti)
Ronit Roy (Udaan)

Best Actor in a supporting role (Female)

Amrita Puri (Aisha)
Kareena Kapoor (We Are Family)
Prachi Desai (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai)
Ratna Patak Shah (Golmaal 3)
Supriya Pathak Kapoor (Khichdi, The Movie)

Best Music

Pritam Chakraborty (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai)
Sajid-Wajid & Lalit Pandit (Dabangg)
Shankar Ehsaan Loy (My Name Is Khan)
Vishal-Shekhar (Anjaana Anjaani)
Vishal-Shekhar (I Hate Luv Storys)
Vishal Bhardwaj (Ishqiya)

Best Lyrics

Faiz Anwar-Tere Mast Mast (Dabangg)
Gulzar-Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Niranjan Iyenger-Sajda (My Name Is Khan)
Niranjan Iyenger-Noor e Khuda (My Name Is Khan)
Vishal Dadlani- Bin Tere (I Hate Luv Storys)

Best playback singer (Male)

Adnan Sami, Shankar Mahadevan- Noor e Khuda (My Name Is Khan)
Mohit Chauhan-Pee Loon (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan-Sajda (My Name Is Khan)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan-Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Shafqat Amanat Ali-Bin Tere (I Hate Luv Storys)

Best playback singer (Female)

Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg)
Shreya Ghoshal- Bahara (I Hate Luv Storys)
Shreya Ghoshal- Noor e Khuda (My Name Is Khan)
Sunidhi Chauhan - Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan)
Sunidhi Chauhan-Udi (Guzaarish)

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