| TOIFA 2013 announces nominations across 14 popular |
| categories |
| Voting now open!!! |
Mumbai, February 8, 2013: Honoring the best from Hindi Cinema, The Times of India Film Awards today announced the opening of its global voting and nominations for the first edition of its awards that will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from April 4 - April 6, 2013. Presenting a one-of-its kind global and democratic award function, Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) will honor and reward excellence in Hindi Cinema while taking the awards to international shores.
Hindi Cinema fans from across the world can now vote for their favorite stars on the official website
www.toifa.com. Spread across
14 public voting categories, TOIFA will felicitate the finest from the field of acting, directing, music, choreography and scripting. Additionally there will be
12 Technical and Critics awards that will be chosen by the TOIFA jury.
The year 2012 was ruled by interesting film concepts, out of the box technology, powerful screenplay and outstanding performances. The year saw
Ranbir Kapoor cement his position as a talented actor with
Barfi while
Sridevi returned as herself with
English Vinglish. Offbeat movies like
Paan Singh Tomar and
Gangs of Wasseypur created ripples among the audiences along with actors like
Ayushamaan Khurana and
Arjun Kapoor making impactful debuts.
| Sr. No |
Best Film |
|
| 1 |
Kahaani |
|
| 2 |
Barfi |
|
| 3 |
Paan Singh Tomar |
|
| 4 |
Vicky Donor |
|
| 5 |
Gangs of Wasseypur |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Actor- Male |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Ranbir Kapoor |
Barfi |
| 2 |
Shahrukh Khan |
Jab tak hai Jaan |
| 3 |
Irfaan Khan |
Pan Singh Tomar |
| 4 |
Manoj Bajpayee |
Gangs of Wasseypur |
| 5 |
Hrithik Roshan |
Agneepath |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Actor-Female |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Priyanka Chopra |
Barfi |
| 2 |
Sridevi |
English Vinglish |
| 3 |
Vidya Balan |
Kahaani |
| 4 |
Deepika Padukone |
Cocktail |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Director |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Sujoy Ghosh |
Kahaani |
| 2 |
Gauri Shinde |
English Vinglish |
| 3 |
Shoojit Sircar |
Vicky Donor |
| 4 |
Anurag Basu |
Barfi |
| 5 |
Anurag Kashyap |
Gangs Of Wasseypur |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Actor - Supporting role |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Annu Kapoor |
Vicky Donor |
| 2 |
Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
Talaash |
| 3 |
Krushna Abhishek |
Bol Bachchan |
| 4 |
Boman Irani |
Ferrari Ki Sawari |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Actress - Supporting role |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Ileana D'cruz |
Barfi |
| 2 |
Dolly Ahluwalia |
Vicky Donor |
| 3 |
Anushka Sharma |
Jab Tak Hain Jaan |
| 4 |
Rani Mukherjee |
Talaash |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Actor- Negative Role |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Rishi Kapoor |
Agneepath |
| 2 |
Bipasha Basu |
Raaz 3 |
| 3 |
Sanjay Dutt |
Agneepath |
| 4 |
Tigmanshu Dhulia |
Gangs Of Wasseypur |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Actor- Comic Role |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Ajay Devgan |
Bol Bachchan |
| 2 |
Akshay Kumar |
Housefull 2 |
| 3 |
Abhishek Bachchan |
Bol Bachchan |
| 4 |
Annu Kapoor |
Vicky Donor |
|
| Sr. No |
Debut Male |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Ayushmann Khurrana |
Vicky Donor |
| 2 |
Arjun Kapoor |
Ishaqzaade |
| 3 |
Varun Dhawan |
Student of The Year |
| 4 |
Sidharth Malhotra |
Student of The Year |
|
| Sr. No |
Debut Female |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Huma Qureshi |
Gangs of Wasseypur |
| 2 |
Yaami Gautam |
Vicky Donor |
| 3 |
Ileana D'cruz |
Barfi |
| 4 |
Alia Bhatt |
Student of the year |
|
|
|
| Sr. No |
Music Director |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Pritam |
Cocktail |
| 2 |
Pritam |
Barfi |
| 3 |
Vishal - Shekhar |
Student Of the Year |
| 4 |
Ajay Atul |
Agneepath |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Lyrics |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Aashiyan - Swanand Kirkire |
Barfi |
| 2 |
Saans - Gulzar |
Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
| 3 |
Jee Le Zara-Javed Akhtar |
Talaash |
| 4 |
Abhi Mujhme Kahin-Amitabh Bhattacharya |
Agneepath |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Playback Male |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Pani da rang-Ayushmann Khurrana |
Vicky Donor |
| 2 |
Abhi Mujhme Kahi-Sonu Nigam |
Agneepath |
| 3 |
Aashiyaan-Nikhil Paul George |
Barfi |
| 4 |
Barfii-Mohit Chauhan |
Barfi |
|
| Sr. No |
Best Playback Female |
Film Name |
| 1 |
Tumhi ho bandhu- Kavita Seth |
Cocktail |
| 2 |
Itni si hasi-Shreya Ghoshal |
Barfi |
| 3 |
Muskaan Jhooti Hai-Suman Sridhar |
Talaash |
| 4 |
Pareshaan -Shalmali Kholgade |
Ishaqzaade |
You can now log on to the TOIFA website to watch trailers of all nominated movies and vote for your favorite stars and movies. Additionally, visit the TOIFA Facebook page for more information on the awards.
For more information on TOIFA: Visit:
www.toifa.com On Twitter: @toifaawards On Facebook:
www.facebook.com/toifaawards On YouTube:
www.youtube.com/toifa.awardsTOIFA Vancouver 2013 schedule (April 4 - April 6, 2013)April 4: Musical Concert at the Pacific Coliseum
April 5: Film screenings followed by the TOIFA Nomination Gala & the Technical Awards.
April 6: Grand awards ceremony with power packed performances by Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Anushka Sharma, Priyanka Chopra, Shiamak Davar and many more celebrities at BC Place
Ticket sales for the awards ceremony event begin on February 15th '2013 on www.ticketmaster.ca
About TOIFA:
The TOIFA are popular smart choice awards with a global IPR envisioned to felicitate outstanding movies and personalities in the Hindi Film Industry. These awards shall be held annually at diverse international destinations, thus taking the charm of Hindi Cinema to global destinations and engaging with the audiences worldwide. TOIFA is a popular choice award where Hindi film fans across the world vote on the nomination categories to determine the winners. The first ever TOIFA will be hosted at Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada from April 4 to 6 2013. For further information log on to
www.toifa.comAbout British Columbia:
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