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THE BOLLYWOOD INDIES, 2022 (ANNUAL FILM AWARDS) !

Welcome one & all, to this, the 8th continuous year of the most prestigious & popular (contemporary) online annual Bollywood Film Awards, of the entire awards season, this whole decade-

The Indies.

NOTE: This year's scrolls, unlike past couple of years, do not include the web series segment, which saw it's boom period during the international pandemic induced lockdown for precisely those 2 years, a consequent dip in big quality film productions & produce, that in turn enabled lotsa screen talent to temporarily shift to the web space with much more confined production settings, causing lot more high quality & novel produce here...a level that's under normal circumstances since, somehow seen a drastic dip in collective work, thus causing Indies to take a call in favor of avoiding that segment entirely hereon, or atleast this year. That's not to say a few good productions may not've seen light of day, yet not enough to warrant a entire dedicated Indies awards show for the same.

As also no turnout worth any reckoning on the music front, putting paid to that space too for today.

A year marked most uniquely by the nationwide boycott of Bollywood films at the box office, done for a variety of factors we can't precisely put a finger on, yet that had an extraordinary (read crippling) effect on overall Bollywood earnings for the year, yet since we're not in business of awarding business, rather awarding art, let's get back to our sole area of focus.

This year seeing a very strong showing from a few dubbed South Indian works, & few made in multiple languages incl of South, that not only escaped the boycott wrath, but also found favor on the art front here.

Around the same 30-odd films making it to the elite Indie watchlist here, as for most years, & a similar large pool of winners for all categories in keeping with the now worldly known 'no ceiling on quality' Indies philosophy, except the actresses section seeing only one winner after long!

So enjoy the year's best works in all different aspects, & merrily live the month & year away !

Here is your cream of creams!

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I) BEST PICTURE –

1.(2) ROCKETRY : THE NAMBI EFFECT

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KARTHIKEYA 2

....JOINT WINNERS !

2.Tara vs Bilal & Dobaaraa & Kantara & Matto Ki Saikil

3. Lal Singh Chaddha & Mister Mummy & Mili

4.Cobalt Blue

5.Sita Ramam & Attack & Dhokha: Round D Corner & Thai Massage

6. Ardh & Radhey Shyam

7. Life is Good

8. Dasvi

9. RRR & Jalsa & Major & Blurr

10. Atithi Bhooto Bhava & Gehraiyaan & Jersey & Double XL & Toolsidas Junior & Cuttputlli & Anek & Tadka

II) BEST DIRECTOR-

1.(8)

MADHAVAN – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

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M. GANI – Matto Ki Saikil

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ANURAG KASHYAP – Dobaaraa

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SAMAR IQBAL – Tara vs Bilal

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CHANDOO MONDETI – Karthikeya 2

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SHAKUN BATRA – Gehraiyaan

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SACHIN KUNDALKAR – Cobalt Blue

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GOWTAM TINNANURI – Jersey

....JOINT WINNERS !

2. Mangesh Hadawale – Thai Massage

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Shaad Ali - Mister Mummy

III) BEST SCREENPLAY -

1.(3) ROCKETRY: THE NAMBI EFFECT

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KARTHIKEYA 2

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DOBAARAA

...JOINT WINNERS !

IV) BEST ENSEMBLE –

1.(3) ROCKETRY: THE NAMBI EFFECT

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TARA VS BILAL

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MATTO KI SAIKIL

...JOINT WINNERS !

V) BEST ACTOR -

1.(15)

HARSHAVARDHAN RANE – Tara vs Bilal

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MADHAVAN – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

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RISHABH SHETTY – Kanthara

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DULQUER SALMAAN – Sita Ramam

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PRAKASH JHA – Matto Ki Saikil

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AAMIR KHAN – Lal Singh Chaddha

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RISHI KAPOOR – Sharmaji Namkeen

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SANJAY DUTT – Toolsidas Junior

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ANUPAM KHER – The Kashmir Files

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PANKAJ TRIPATHI – Sherdil: The Pilibhit saga

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RAJPAL YADAV – Ardh

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SHAHID KAPOOR – Jersey

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NEELAY MEHENDALE – Cobalt Blue

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JACKIE SHROFF – Life is Good

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RAHEEM MIR – Tara vs Bilal

....JOINT WINNERS !

2. Nikhil Siddhartha – Karthikeya 2 & Gajraj Rao – Thai Massage & Ajay Devgan – Runway 34 & Abhishek Bachchan – Dasvi & Adivi Sesh – Major & Varun Buddhadev – Toolsidas Junior & Naseeruddin Shah – Gehraiyaan & Riteish Deshmukh – Mister Mummy & Pankaj Kapur – Jersey & Akshay Kumar - Cuttputtli

3. Shreyas Talpade – Kaun Pravin Tambe? & Ronit Kamra – Jersey & John Abraham – Attack & Vikrant Massey – Forensic & Deepak Dobriyal – Good Luck Jerry

4. Ankush Gedam – Jhund & Aparshakti Khurana – Dhokha: Round D Corner

5. Prabhas – Radhey Shyam & Nana Patekar – Tadka & Amitabh Bachchan – Brahmastra & Pavail Gulati - Dobaaraa & Rahul Gupta – Matto Ki Saikil & Sunny Hinduja – Thai Massage

VI) BEST ACTRESS –

1. SONIA RATHEE – TARA VS BILAL

....SOLE WINNER !

2. Alina Zasobina – Thai Massage & Khushalii Kumar – Dhokha : Round D Corner & Vidya Balan – Jalsa & Shefali Shah- Jalsa & Pooja Hedge – Radhey Shyam & Genelia Deshmukh – Mister Mummy & Nimrat Kaur – Dasvi & Rubina Dilaik – Ardh

3. Andrea Kevichusa – Anek & Kareena Kapoor – Lal Singh Chaddha

4. Shriya Saran - Tadka & Huma Qureshi – Double XL & Divinaa Thackur – Atithi Bhooto Bhava & Alia Bhatt – Gangubai Kathiawadi

5. Deepika Padukone – Gehraiyaan & Malti Chahar – Ishq Pashmina & Aarohi Sharma – Matto Ki Saikil .

Pleasant memories of 2022 for everyone...& A Happy New Year 2023 to you!

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*Director Kookie Gulati speaks about his strength as a director*

Director Kookie Gulati has made a mark through all the projects he has done. He’s not only inventive but also fearless and has an extremely divergent thinking when it comes to his films. The director has also worked with powerhouse talents in the industry like Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan. He’s known for his proficiency in depicting stories in the most captivating manner. His next big project is Dhokha around D Corner starring R Madhavan, Aparshakti Khurana, Darshan Kumar and Khushalii Kumar that is all set to release this Friday.

Close to the release of his upcoming project, when asked about his strength as a filmmaker, Director Kookie Gulati shared, “One of my strengths lies in the precision of executing the technicalities that come along while directing a film.“

He further added, "I try to take inspiration from real life situations and real people. We as humans are really complex characters and I am using the medium to depict this through giving different layers and depth to the characters in Dhokha Round D Corner.”

Kookie Gulati is rightly known as the ‘Man of his vision’ as he has always aced the art of showcasing his characters in the most embellish way. The director understands the psyche and demands of today's audience and that is clearly incorporated in his projects. His projects touch the audience's heart in a special way and it will be extremely exciting to watch Kookie Gulati’s magic on the silver screen, this Friday.