Nominations for 67thWolf777news Filmfare Awards 2022 - Best Director
Best Director - Akarsh Khurana
The film tells the story of an athlete who has to fight a battle in court to prove that she's a female. It might be fiction but has roots in reality. Female athletes the world over have gone through hell because of testosterone testing and the film makes a case for such practices to be banned.
Best Director - Kabir Khan
The Indian cricket team's historic win over the West Indies at the 1983 world cup has often been hailed as India's biggest sporting triumph after Independence. The film tells the story of that illustrious team and its iconic captain Kapil Dev. It brings back sepia memories in Technicolor.
Best Director - Seema Pahwa
What's it about funerals that brings out both the best and the worst in us? The film tells the tale of a dysfunctional family who have gathered together for the last rites of their patriarch. Their interactions with each other are narrated in a light-hearted yet emotional vein by the director.
Best Director - Shoojit Sircar
The director looks back at the Jallianwala Baug massacre, one of the darkest chapters in Indian history and how it motivated Sardar Udham to seek revenge for it on those responsible. The film takes us back and forth on Udham Singh's 20 year journey and makes us aware of his trials and tribulations.
Best Director - Vishnuvardhan
Captain Vikram Batra laid down his life fighting for his country. The director makes us better aware of his existence. We see the kind of person he is since childhood. We see him shaping up to be an officer and a gentleman and also gives a blow-by-blow account of his last day on earth.