The countdown to TOIFA 2016 has finally begun! With less than a week to D-day, Dubai is abuzz with excitement, and as every radio station, local publication, and ginormous billboard lining Sheikh Zayed Road (featuring none other than the epicness of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, mind you) will tell you, we are SO ready to welcome Bollywood to the city of gold. Everything from the power packed line up of star performers Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Yo Yo Honey Singh to an A-list audience boasting the likes of the Bachchan clan (yup, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Abhishek Bachchan are all coming), Kartik Aryan, Huma Qureshi, Raveena Tandon, and many, many others, has us dying in anticipation! Not to mention, all the jokes and continuous laughs we expect from the hosts of the evening – Parineeti Chopra and Riteish Deshmukh!
Riteish Deshmukh
Jacqueline Fernandez
Ranveer Singh
Celebs @ TOIFA
Salman Khan
Parineeti Chopra
Amitabh Bachchan
Celebs @ TOIFA
Shah Rukh Khan (Source | Vogue India)
Varun Dhawan
Kareena Kapoor Khan (Source: Instagram | @PompyHans)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Above all, however, we’re excited for a night dedicated to honoring the best of Bollywood from 2015, as the Times of India bestows its prestigious film awards upon the most deserving of nominees. Who’s in the running for the TOIFA 2016? Take a look!
Best Film
Bajirao Mastani
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Piku
Dil Dhadakne Do
Best Actor – Male
Ranveer Singh – Bajirao Mastani
Amitabh Bachchan – Piku
Salman Khan – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Varun Dhawan – Badlapur
Best Actor – Female
Kangana Ranaut – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Deepika Padukone – Piku
Anushka Sharma – NH 10
Deepika Padukone – Bajirao Mastani
Best Director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Bajirao Mastani
Kabir Khan – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Shoojit Sircar – Piku
Aanand L Rai – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Zoya Akhtar – Dil Dhadakne Do
Best Supporting Actor – Male
Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Irrfan Khan – Piku
Deepak Dobriyal – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Anil Kapoor – Dil Dhadakne Do
Best Supporting Actor – Female
Priyanka Chopra – Bajirao Mastani
Shefali Shah – Dil Dhadakne Do
Tabu – Drishyam
Tanvi Azmi – Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Badlapur
Darshan Kumar – NH 10
Manoj Bajpai – Tevar
Ronit Roy – Guddu Rangeela
Best Actor in a Comic Role
Kapil Sharma – Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
Deepak Dobriyal – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Kartik Aryan – Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
Sanjay Mishra – Dam Laga Ke Haisha
Best Actor Critics – Male
Amitabh Bachchan – Piku
Irrfan Khan – Talvar
Sanjay Mishra – Masaan
Varun Dhawan – Badlapur
Best Actor Critics – Female
Kalki Koechlin – Margarita With A Straw
Kangana Ranaut – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Anushka Sharma – NH 10
Shweta Tripathi – Masaan
Bhumi Pednekar – Dam Laga Ke Haisha
Best Film Critics
Piku
Talvar
Masaan
Dam Laga Ke Haisha
Who will you be rooting for? Share your vote with us in the comments below!