Nigar Film Awards, which had been the sole representative of Pakistan’s film awards for nearly seven decades are now set to make a comeback after 12 years.
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The awards had been initiated in 1957 by Mr. Ilyas Rashidi, the founder of Nigar Weekly, have now been revived by his son, Aslam Ilyas Rashidi. The 47th Nigar Awards are to be held on March 16, 2017 in Karachi and the nominees are already announced.
Here’s the complete of nominations
Best Film
Actor in Law – The Film (Fizza Ali Mirza/Mehdi Ali)
Ho Mann Jahaan (Sheheryar Munawar, AsimRaza)
Maalik (Ashir Azeem/ Bushra Ashar Azeem)
Mah e Mir (Khurram Rana , Sahir Rasheed, Badar Ikram)
Janaan (Reham Khan, Hareem Farooq, Munir Hussain, Imran Raza Kazmi
Dobara Phir Se (Salman Iqbal, Jerjees Seja, Mehreen Jabbar)
Best Director
Nabeel Qureshi (Actor In Law)
Azfar Rizvi (Janaan)
Mehreen Jabbar (Dobara Phir Se)
Best Actor
Fahad Mustafa (Mah-e-Mir)
Fahad Mustafa (Actor In Law)
Mohib Mirza (Bachana)
Yasir Hussain (Lahore Say Agay)
Sajid Hassan (Rehm)
Best Actress
Mahira Khan (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Maira Khan (Revenge Of The Worthless)
Mehwish Hayat (Actor In Law)
Saba Qamar (Lahore Say Agay)
Armeena Rana Khan (Janaan)
Best Supporting Actor
Ehteshamudin (Malik)
Manzer Sehbai (Mah-e-Mir)
Alyy Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Hameed Shaikh (Abdullah)
Ajab Gull (Salute)
Best Supporting Actress
Saima (Salute)
Sanam Saeed (Dobara Phir Se)
Sonia Jahan (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Mishi Khan (Janaan)
Seerat Jaffri (Rahm)
Best Actor In a Negative Role
Hasan Niyazi (Maalik)
Sheraz Butt (Salute)
Sunil Shankar (Rahm)
Sanam Saeed (Mah-e-Mir)
Amir Qureshi (Blind Love)
Best Debut Director
Ashir Azeem (Malik)
Asim Raza (Ho Mann Jahan)
Anjum Shehzad (Mah-e-Mir)
Jamal Shah (Revenge Of The Worthless)
Hashim Nadeem (Abdullah)
Ahmed Jamal (Rehm)
Best Debut Actor
Sunil Shankar (Rahm)
Feroz Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Yasir Shah (Blind Love)
Shehryar Munawar (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Adeel Hussain (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Best Debut Actress
Sajjal Ali (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Sanam Saeed (Bachana)
Nimra (Blind Love)
Rabia Butt (Hijrat)
Best Screenplay
Yasir Hussain (Lahore Say Agay)
Ashar Azeem (Maalik)
Muhammad Pervez Kalim (Blind Love)
Fizza Ali Mirza (Actor In Law)
Abdul Khaliq Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Best Story
Sarmad Sehbai (Mah-e-Mir)
Ashar Azeem (Maalik)
Fizza Ali Mirza (Actor In Law)
Asim Raza (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Khaliq Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen hay)
Best Dialogue
Yashir Hussain (Lahore Say Agay)
Ashar Azeem (Maalik)
Fizza Ali Mirza (Actor In Law)
Sarmad Sehbai (Mah-e-Mir)
Mehmood Jamal (Rahm)
Best Music
Shani Arshad (Actor In Law)
Zaib Bangash,Fakhir,Ehtesham Malik (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Soch Band (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Haniya Aslam & Justin Gray (Dobara Phir Se)
Shiraz Uppal (Lahore Say Agay)
Best Lyricist
Oh Khudaya (Actor In Law)
Lar Gayan (Dobara Phir Se)
Baifikriyan (Lahore Say Agay)
Tootiya Taraa (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Nazaria (Maalik)
Best Singer Male
Atif Aslam – Dil Dancer Hogaya (Actor In Law)
Asrar – Shakarwandan (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Rahat fateh Ali Khan, Oh Khudaya (Actor In Law)
Soch Band – Tootiya Taraa – (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Best Female Singer
Aima Baig -Bai Fikriyan-(Lahore Say Agay)
Mai Dhai -Sarak Sarak (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Masooma Anwar – Naina Roye (Maalik)
Zaib Bangash – Dil Pagla (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Natasha Baig – Jhoom Lay (Janaan)
Best Choreographer
Nigah Hussain (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Wahab Shah, Hasan Rizvi (Lahore Say Agay)
James Koroni (Dobara Phir Sey)
Faizan Ehbab (Janaan)
Papur Samrath (Mah-e-Mir)
Best Cinematography
Ali Bukhari (Blind Love)
Adil Askari (Salute)
Rana Kamran (Actor In Law)
Salman Razzaq (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Asrad Khan (Lahore Say Agay)