Shahrukh Khan's portrayal of the character with a lapse in his mental capabilities thereby making him a little abnormal at times was essayed with excellent perfection by the star.
In fact the way his neck had to be strained every time he spoke was kind of strenuous for SRK in real life and he had gone through severe pains in his neck muscles long after the shooting for the movie was completed. Thus having received the highest nominations for the film will certainly make the entire cast and crew of the film quite happy and elated.
The film received nominations for various categories like Best Film, Best Actor Male-Shahrukh Khan, Best Director- Karan Johar, Best Actor Female- Kajol, and Best Lyrics- Niranjan Iyengar for the song 'Sajda' and 'Noor -E- Khuda'.
Best Music- Shankar Ehsan Loy, Best Playback Singer Male- Adnan Sami and Shankar Mahadevan for 'Noor -E -Khuda',Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for 'Sajda' and Best Female Singer Shreya Ghoshal for 'Noor- E- Khuda'.
Apart from MNIK getting nominated for Best Film, others in the list of nominations under this category are Dabangg, which also bagged a nomination for six categories, Band Baaja Baarat, Peepli Live, and Udaan.
