The names of contenders eligible to get the most coveted and respected Filmfare Awards have been let out.

These are the names that will fight it out on February 28 during the glam-filled award night of the 54th Idea Filmfare Awards.

The filmmakers competing for the best director are:-

1. Madhur Bhandarkar 2. Aditya Chopra 3. Abhishek Kapoor 4. Neeraj Pandey 5. Ashutosh Gowariker 6. A.R. Murugadoss.

 The films vying to be proclaimed as the best:

1. Rock On 2. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na 3. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 4. Ghajini 5. Dostana 6. Jodhaa Akbar

Hunks who like to be known as the best actor:

1. Hrithik Roshan 2. Shah Rukh Khan 3. Naseeruddin Shah 4. Akshay Kumar 5. Aamir Khan 6. Abhishek Bachchan

 Beauties competing for the best actress prize:

1. Asin Thottukal 2. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 3. Kajol 4. Anushka Sharma 5. Priyanka Chopra

Creators nominated for the best music maker:

1. A.R.Rahman 2. Vishal-Shekar 3. Pritam Chakraborty 4. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Men in the fray for the best supporting role:

1. Arjun Rampal 2. Vinay Pathak 3. Sonu Sood 4. Abhishek Bachchan 5. Prateik Babbar 6. Tusshar Kapoor

Ladies vying for the best supporting role:

1. Shahana Goswami 2. Kirron Kher 3. Bipasha Basu 4. Kangna Ranaut 5. Ratna Pathak Shah

Competitors for the best male singer:

  1. K.K. 2. Rashid Ali 3. Farhan Akhtar 4. Sukhwinder Singh 5. Sonu Nigam.

 Competitors for the best female singer:

  1. Shreya Ghoshal 2. Neha Bhasin 3. Alka Yagnik 4. Sunidhi Chauhan 5. Shilpa Rao 6.     Alka Yagnik.

 Men short listed for the best song writer award:

  1. Javed Akhtar 2. Jaideep Sahni 3. Abbas Tyrewala 4. Gulzar. 5. Prasoon Joshi