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Three mega Bollywood hits Chak De India , Guru and Jab We Met are leading in the nominations for the prestigious IIFA awards to be held in Bangkok in June this year.These three movies already won several awards in home.

The nominations were announced by IIFA Brand Ambassador and Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan at a function held in New Delhi on Tuesday.

“We started off very modestly but it (IIFA) has become a global celebration of Indian cinema bridging across cultures, tourism and people,” the Big B said announcing the nominations.

The 9th International Indian Films Award function is being held in Bangkok from June 6 to 8 this year.

Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Shahid Kapur were nominated in the best actor category while Aishwarya Rai , Kareena Kapoor , Deepika Padukone , Vidya Balan and Tabu were nominated in the best actress category.

Nominees for the best director includes David Dhawan, Anurag Basu, David Dhawan, Imtiaz Ali, Mani Ratnam, Amin and Shimit Priyadarshan.

Also movies Om Shanti Om , Partner and Metro were nominated in the category for the best film.
But Taare Zameen Par did not receive any nominations as only those producers who had submitted their films to the IIFA panel were considered.

The IIFA awards are among the world’s most-watched entertainment events which have almost 600 million viewer.

Speaking at the function Thailand’s Ambassador to India Chirasak Thanesnant said, “I admire the effort taken by the IIFA. Indian films are very popular in Thailand. We hope the award function will increase the people to people contact between the two countries.”

Tuesday’s function which was held in a city mall was spoiled by mismanagement as hundreds of people breached security.They want a glimpse of the matinee idol – Amitabh Bachchan.

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