The nominations for the award, which will be attended by the who's-who of the Indian film fraternity in New Jersey on April 30, are based on the result of polling among NRIs across the world, including the USA, Europe, Canada, UK, Africa, Middle-East and Asia.
Amitabh Bachchan, Salman, Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Hritik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan will vie for the Best Actor category while Kareena Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Shilpa Shetty and Urmila Matondkar have been nominated for the Best Female Lead, Chief Executive Officer of the Awards Kamal Dandona said while announcing the nominations.
Veteran actors Vyjantimala and Shammi Kapoor will receive the 'Lifetime Achievement' Award.
Choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na, Ashutosh Gowarikar's Swadesh and Sanjay Gadhvi's Dhoom are the other contender's for the Best Film Category.
Singer Babul Supriyo vies with Kunal Ganjawala, Amir Jamal, Sonu Nigam and Udit Narayan for the Best Male Playback while Vasundhara Das, Madhushree, Sadhna Sargam and Sunidhi Chauhan have been nominated in the Best Female Playback.