SKJha: The Popular Awards

The Popular Awards: Kangana Or Alia?

Subhash K Jha




Kangana Ranaut in Queen or Alia Bhatt in Highway? Shahid Kapoor in Haider or Aamir Khan in PK? These are the names being spotlighted, as the awards season is around the corner. Buzz is that Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Sajid Nadiadwala will walk away with all the awards this year.

An A-lister filmmaker and member of a popular awards jury spoke on condition of anonymity saying, "We haven't started the evaluation of the year's potential awards. But it's going to be pretty much a cakewalk for Shahid Kapoor in Haider and Aamir Khan in PK. We haven't seen PK, but we're pretty sure Aamir would be right up there."

However, since Aamir doesn't attend popular awards function chances are he would be given the snub by many of them. A director, who worked with Aamir in one of his most important films recently, says, "The awards function have become nothing more than televised events. And since Aamir doesn't attend awards functions he may not be given the award. I am of course assuming that his performance in PK would be awards-worthy."

There is unanimous opinion that this year's best-actress award will go to either Kangana Ranaut or Alia Bhatt. Says the jury member, "Alia was outstanding in Highway. However, the general opinion among critics is that she will have plenty of other opportunities to blossom on screen. Kangana landed herself the role of a lifetime in Queen. She will win all the best actress trophies."

Priyanka Chopra's rousing Mary Kom act seems to have fizzled out at the end of the year. It doesn't seem to be a popular choice for best actress largely because, in the words of a leading filmmaker, "She didn't connect with the audience the way Farhan Akhtar's Milkha Singh did but Priyanka will definitely get a nomination."

As for the best film, there is no unanimity, as no film in 2014 has grabbed instant attention. However, a jury member from a popular awards thinks Sajid Nadiadwala is a strong contender for best directorial debut.

Says the erudite filmmaker, "There are as many as 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."


Published Date: Nov 13, 2014

SRK would get all the popular best actor awards and Shahid the critic ones

Kangana should get all the awards

Shahid and Kangana will win imo. Queen or PK(if its good) will be best film.

what happens if Kangana decides not to attend. Because she has been vocal against awards... how can she about turn now and attend? 😆

If awards won't be given to aamir because he doesn't attend, how canit be given to kangana? very interesting..

may be, anushka for pk.

Are you kidding me? Alia?

Are they seriously trying to say that Alia in Highway gave a better performance than PC in Mary Kom or Rani in Mardaani? That's bs

Yes Alia improved a lot in Highway but she doesn't deserve an award for that performance - compared to other performances it's strictly okay! Then again with sugar daddy johar supporting her I am not surprised. They've probably already told her about winning. Pathetic

Originally posted by: LadyDabangg

Popular- Alia

Critics- Kangana

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Your choices make no sense. Queen was a hit yet Kangana gets Critics and Highway was a flop but gets popular? 😆

If Kangana doest attend Alia would get both popular(Humpty Dumpty) and critics(highway)

Originally posted by: Shaitan-Haiwan

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Your choices make no sense. Queen was a hit yet Kangana gets Critics and Highway was a flop but gets popular? 😆

As for the best film, there is no unanimity, as no film in 2014 has grabbed instant attention. However, a jury member from a popular awards thinks Sajid Nadiadwala is a strong contender for best directorial debut.

Says the erudite filmmaker, "There are as many as 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."