Industry insiders put Kangana, Shahid and Aamir ahead of the pack
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Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut in Queen or Alia Bhatt in Highway? Shahid Kapoor in Haidar or Aamir Khan in PK? These are the names in the spotlight this awards season. The buzz is that Shahid, Kangana and Sajid Nadiadwala will walk away with most of the awards this year.
A A-list filmmaker and jury member of a popular award says on condition of anonymity: “We haven’t started the evaluation of the year’s potential awardees. But it’s going to be pretty much a cakewalk for Shahid for Haidar and Aamir for PK.”
However, since Aamir doesn’t attend popular awards function, chances are that he would be given the snub by many of organisers. Meanwhile, it’s pretty unanimous that this year’s best-actress awards will go to either Kangana or Alia.
A jury member says, “Alia was outstanding in Highway. However the general opinion among critics is that she will have plenty of other opportunities to blossom. Kangana, for better or worse, had landed herself the role of a lifetime in Queen. She will win all the best actress trophies.”
Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra’s rousing Mary Kom act seems to have fizzled out at the end of the year. A leading filmmaker says, “She didn’t connect with the audience the way Farhan Akhtar’s Milkha Singh did. Priyanka will get a nomination. But she won’t win.”
As for the best film there is no unanimity since no film in 2014 has grabbed instant attention. However, a jury member from the popular awards thinks Sajid Nadiadwala is a strong contender for best directorial debut.
Says the erudite filmmaker, “There were 21-22 debutant directors in 2014. But none as successful as Sajid Nadiadwala. With Kick he proved he was as conversant with the rudiments of direction as any of the seasoned directors.”
( Source : dc )
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