OUATIM, Dabangg top 12 IIFA nominations

Balaji produced ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’ is leading the nominations list of 12th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards with 12 nominations followed by Salman Khan-starrer ‘Dabangg’ with 11.

The mighty Khans Shahrukh and Salman are again facing each other for the coveted best actor trophy along with Hrithik Roshan for ‘Guzaarish’, and Ranbir Kapoor for ‘Rajneeti’.‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai’ has also been nominated for best direction by Milan Luthria. Emraan Hashmi has picked up two nominations for best actor in a supporting role and best performance in a negative role, while Prachi Desai has been nominated for best actress in a supporting role for the film.Other nominations include Best Music for Pritam, Best Lyrics Irshad Kamil for the song “Pee loon”, Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue and Best Story for Rajat Arora and Mohit Chauhan as best playback singer male for “Pee loon”.

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