The 70th Filmfare Awards lit up Ahmedabad’s EKA Arena, Kankaria Lake, on Saturday night, October 11, 2025, celebrating the year’s finest achievements in Hindi cinema. The evening, hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, and Maniesh Paul, featured electrifying performances by Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Kriti Sanon, and several others.
It was a historic night for Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies, which dominated the ceremony with 13 wins, including Best Film and Best Director, tying Gully Boy’s all time record. The film also swept through categories like Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue, Best Lyrics, and Best Background Score, reaffirming its status as the year’s most celebrated cinematic gem.
In the acting categories, Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) shared the Best Actor award, while Alia Bhatt won Best Actress for Jigra. The Critics’ Choice Awards went to Rajkummar Rao (Srikanth) and Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies) for their remarkable performances.
Here’s the full winners list:
Best Actor in Leading Role Male – Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)
Best Actor in Leading Role Female – Alia Bhatt (Jigra)
Critics’ Awards for Best Actor Male – Rajkummar Rao (Srikanth)
Critics’ Awards for Best Actor Female – Pratibha Rannta (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Supporting Actor Female – Chhaya Kadam (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Supporting Actor Male – Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
Critics’ Award for Best Film – Shoojit Sircar (I Want To Talk)
Best Debut Actor Female – Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Debut Actor Male – Lakshya (Kill)
Best Debut Director – Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express), Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370)
Best Action – Seayoung Oh and Parvez Shaikh (Kill)
Best Screenplay – Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Story – Aditya Dhar and Monal Thakkar (Article 370)
Best Dialogue – Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Music Album – Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Playback Singer Male – Arijit Singh (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Playback Singer Female – Madhubanti Bagchi (Stree 2)
Best Adapted Screenplay – Ritesh Shah and Tushar Sheetal Jain (I Want To Talk)
Best Film – Laapataa Ladies
Best Director – Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
Critics’ award for best film – I Want to Talk (Shoojit Sircar)
Best sound design – Subash Sahoo (Kill)
Best Background Score – Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Best VFX – Redefine (Munjya)
Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz)
Best editing – Shivkumar V. Panicker (Kill)
Best costume – Darshan Jalan (Laapataa Ladies)
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