Queen is a 2013 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. [1] The film stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role, and features Rajkummar Rao and Lisa Haydon in supporting roles. [2] The film was edited by Abhijit Kokate and Kashyap, and the cinematography was provided by Bobby Singh. [1] Amit Trivedi composed the musical score for the film. [3] Queen tells the story of Rani, an under-confident woman, who embarks on her honeymoon alone after her fiancé calls off their wedding. [4] [5]
Made on a budget of ₹125 million (US$1.6 million), [6] Queen was released on 7 March 2014, and grossed ₹970 million (US$12 million) worldwide. [7] The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, performance of Ranaut, cinematography, and editing. As of June 2015, the film has won 32 awards.
At the 62nd National Film Awards, Queen won the awards for Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Actress (Ranaut). At the 60th Filmfare Awards ceremony, Queen won six awards, more than any other film, including Best Film, Best Director (Bahl), and Best Actress. [8] Haydon and Tridevi also garnered nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Music Director, respectively. Queen received the most nominations at the 2015 Screen Awards ceremony, [9] and won the awards for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography (Singh). Ranaut, Rao and Haydon were nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. The film also won five awards at the 16th ceremony of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, including Best Movie and Best Actress.
Award | Date of ceremony [lower-alpha 1] | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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BIG Star Entertainment Awards | 18 December 2014 | Most Entertaining Actor in a Social Drama Film – Female | Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | [10] |
Most Entertaining Social Drama Film | Queen | Nominated | |||
Most Entertaining Director (Film) | Vikas Bahl | Won | |||
Most Entertaining Film of the Year | Queen | Nominated | |||
Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Female | Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | |||
Filmfare Awards | 31 January 2015 | Best Film | Queen | Won | [11] [12] |
Best Director | Vikas Bahl | Won | |||
Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut | Won | |||
Best Background Score | Amit Trivedi | Won | |||
Best Editing | Anurag Kashyap , Abhijit Kokate | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Bobby Singh | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Lisa Haydon | Nominated | |||
Best Music Director | Amit Trivedi | Nominated | |||
Global Indian Music Academy Awards | 24 February 2015 | Best Background Score | Amit Trivedi | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] [16] |
Best Music Arranger & Programmer | Amit Trivedi , Sourav Roy | Won | |||
Best Music Director | Amit Trivedi | Won | |||
Best Playback Singer – Female | Nandini Srikar (for song "Harjaiyaan") | Nominated | |||
Best Playback Singer – Male | Labh Janjua (for song "London Thumakda") | Nominated | |||
Best Film Song | "London Thumakda" | Won | |||
Best Film Album | Queen | Nominated | |||
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | 3 May 2014 | Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut | Won | [17] |
International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7 June 2015 [lower-alpha 2] | Best Movie | Queen | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
Best Director | Vikas Bahl | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Lisa Haydon | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Vikas Bahl , Chaitali Parmar, Parvez Shaikh | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Vikas Bahl , Chaitali Parmar, Parvez Shaikh | Won | |||
Best Editing | Anurag Kashyap , Abhijit Kokate | Won | |||
Jagran Film Festival | 28 September 2014 | Best Actor (Female) | Kangana Ranaut | Won | [21] |
Best Music | Amit Trivedi | Won | |||
Best Singer (Female) | Shefali Alvares (for song "O Gujariya") | Won | |||
Lions Gold Awards | 8 January 2015 | Favourite Actress in Supporting Role (Female) | Lisa Haydon | Won | [22] |
Mirchi Music Awards | 27 February 2015 | Song of the Year | "London Thumakda" | Nominated | [23] |
Album of the Year | Queen | Nominated | |||
Upcoming Vocalist (Male) of the Year | Rupesh Kumar Ram(for song "Ranjha") | Nominated | |||
Upcoming Lyricist of the Year | Raghu Nath(for song "Ranjha") | Nominated | |||
Programmer & Arranger of the Year | Amit Trivedi , Sourav Roy (for song "London Thumakda") | Nominated | |||
National Film Awards | 3 May 2015 | Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut | Won | [24] [25] |
Best Feature Film in Hindi | Queen | Won | |||
Screen Awards | 14 January 2015 | Best Film | Queen | Won | [9] [26] [27] [28] |
Best Director | Vikas Bahl | Won | |||
Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | |||
Best Actress – Popular Choice | Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Rajkummar Rao | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Lisa Haydon | Nominated | |||
Best Music Director | Amit Trivedi | Nominated | |||
Best Male Playback | Labh Janjua (for song "London Thumakda") | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Vikas Bahl , Chaitali Parmar, Parvez Shaikh | Nominated | |||
Best Dialogue | Anvita Dutt Guptan , Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | |||
Best Child Artist | Chinmaya Agrawal | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Anurag Kashyap , Abhijit Kokate | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Bobby Singh | Won | |||
Best Costume | Manoshi Nath, Rushi Sharma | Nominated | |||
Star Guild Awards [lower-alpha 3] | 12 January 2015 | Best Film | Queen | Nominated | [31] [32] |
Best Director | Vikas Bahl | Won | |||
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | |||
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Lisa Haydon | Nominated | |||
Best Male Playback Singer | Labh Janjua (for song "London Thumakda") | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Vikas Bahl , Chaitali Parmar, Parvez Shaikh | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Vikas Bahl , Chaitali Parmar, Parvez Shaikh | Won | |||
Best Dialogue | Anvita Dutt Guptan , Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | |||
Best Lyrics | Anvita Dutt Guptan (for song "London Thumakda") | Nominated | |||
Best Music Director | Amit Trivedi (for song "London Thumakda") | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Anurag Kashyap , Abhijit Kokate | Won | |||
Stardust Awards | 15 December 2014 | Best Film | Queen | Won | [33] [34] |
Best Director | Vikas Bahl [lower-alpha 4] | Won | |||
Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut | Won | |||
Star of the Year Award – Female | Kangana Ranaut | Nominated | |||
Best Music Director | Amit Trivedi | Nominated | |||
Best Playback Singer – Female | Neha Kakkar , Sonu Kakkar (for song "London Thumakda") | Nominated |
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