Filmfare Awards 2009 – Picks

The Filmfare nominations for 2009 have been announced. With so many awards happening, one doesn’t know which one is really credible. But since Filmfare has been the longest standing, personally I consider them to be more like the Oscars of India (well almost!). Anyways, the list is out and the nominees must now be praying that they can take the black lady home.

My picks for the awards are marked in red (and italicized) below. Am no Nostradamus honey, so don’t hold anything against me!!!

BEST FILM

Dostana
Ghajini
Jodhaa Akbar
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Rock On!!

BEST DIRECTOR

A.R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On!!
Aditya Chopra – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Ashutosh Gowariker – Jodhaa Akbar
Madhur Bhandarkar – Fashion
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Aamir Khan – Ghajini
Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
Hrithik Roshan – Jodhaa Akbar
Akshay Kumar – Sinng Is Kinng
Shah Rukh Khan – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Naseeruddin Shah – A Wednesday!

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Aishwarya Rai – Jodhaa Akbar
Anushka Sharma – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Asin Thottumkal – Ghajini
Kajol – U Me Aur Hum
Priyanka Chopra – Fashion

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE)

Abhishek Bachchan – Sarkaar Raj
Arjun Rampal – Rock On!!
Pratik Babbar – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Sonu Sood – Jodhaa Akbar
Tushaar Kapoor – Golmaal Returns
Vinay Pathak – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)

Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Kangana Ranaut – Fashion
Kiron Kher – Dostana
Ratna Pathak Shah – Jaanu Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Sahana Goswami – Rock On!!

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)

Farhan Akhtar – Rock On!! – Socha Hai
KK – Bachna Ae Haseeno – Khuda Jaane
KK – Jannat – Zara Si Dil Mein
Rashid Ali – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na – Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Sonu Nigham – Jodhaa Akbar – Inn Lamho Ke Daaman Mein
Sukhwinder Singh – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – Haule Haule

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)

Alka Yagnik – Yuvvraaj – Tu Muskura
Neha Bhasin – Fashion – Kuch Khaas Hai
Shilpa Rao – Bachna Ae Haseeno – Khuda Jaane
Shreya Ghoshal – Singh is Kinng – Teri Ore
Shruti Pathak – Fashion – Marjaawa
Sunidhi Chuhan – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – Dance Pe Chance

NOMINEES FOR BEST LYRICS

Abbas Tyrewala – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na – Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Gulzar – Yuvvraaj – Tu Meri Dost Hai
Jaideep Sahni – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – Haule Haule
Javed Akhtar – Jodhaa Akbar – Jashn e Bahara
Javed Akhtar – Rock On!! – Socha Hai
Prasoon Joshi – Ghajini – Guzarish

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR

A R Rahman – Ghajini
A R Rahman – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
A R Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar
Pritam – Race
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – Rock On!!
Vishal-Shekhar – Dostana

Dostana Review

I am not going to review Dostana, I am going to re-view it! Its fun, its fresh, and has brilliant comic timing. Go see it. See it for Abhishek and John’s chemistry, see it for Priyanka’s goody girl potrayal. Some stuff is over the top, but hey, this is a hindi movie, what the heck! Just have a good time and be entertained!

 

And this post is short because, I don’t want to break my promise of staying away from filmi stuff for a while. I’m just human!! ;-).

Deshdrohi

KRK – Kamal Rashid Khan is here with a mission. His acting launch pad Deshdrohi is hitting screens on November 14 competing with Dostana. The publicity for Deshdrohi is no less than it was for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, which was a launch pad Aamir Khan. In fact, Himesh Reshammiya can take a tip or two here, Karzzzz publicity was nothing compared to this. 

 

Sample this. Kamal Rashid Khan is everywhere. I switch on the TV to watch cricket, I see him. I watch a news channel, I see him. He is definitely on all music channels and all entertainment channels. He is out on the hoardings and I can’t miss him when I am driving. I try and hide in the safety of mall, and I see OOH media screens with KRK! Worse, he follows me to work on the screens in my cafeteria.  I give up. The man is unstoppable!

 

Deshdrohi is a topical film based on the current migrant situation in Mumbai. Serious agenda, but I guess watching the promos make me feel that this is going to turn out to be a laugh riot. His clothes could probably set a new fashion trend, those leather jackets and all… His gun skills are going to be the journals of reference for generations to come. And KRK’s dialogue delivery is icy cold; it can freeze tiger’s blood! We have been fortunate to catch some of his gems on TV. I am sure the action is going to be awe inspiring. The glam quotient is high with Gracy Singh (who started her career with Aamir Khan in Lagaan, followed it up with Sanjay Dutt in Munnabhai MBBS and Ajay Devgan in Gangajal), playing the romantic lead, from what I hear. And not to miss some sizzling item numbers by Kim Sharma and Saif fame Rozza.

 

Issme action hai, drama hai, romaans hai, tragedy hain aur haan, bhaiyyo aur beheno, issme comedy bhi hai (which I am sure is not intentional!!). Aaiye, dekhiye, ek laakhon mein ek samajik sachchaiyo par adharit filum, jo aapko sochne par majboor karegi. What sochna, we don’t know. To each is own like KRK!!!