The 25th IIFA awards 2025 was hosted in Jaipur on Sunday, where Bollywood’s biggest stars gathered for a grand celebration of the Indian cinema. The highly anticipated event witnessed some of the best performances of the entertainment industry. With major streaming platforms bringing the best films and series to its viewers, the award ceremony this year majorly centered around the growing trends of the digital platforms.
The event, much anticipated award ceremony was dominated by the Laapataa Ladies, who took home 10 awards. Kartik Aaryan also made headlines with a major win, while Lakshya’s action-packed thriller Kill secured multiple trophies.
Winner In The Film Category
The film category witnessed an intense competition and Amar Singh Chamkila won as Best Film. Imtiaz Ali also took home the Best Director award for the same film. Kriti Sanon’s excellent acting in Do Patti saw her receive the Best Actress (Film) award, while Vikrant Massey was awarded the Best Actor (Film) award for his intense performance in Sector 36.
In the supporting actors for Film category, Anupriya Goenka won Best Supporting Actress award for the film Berlin while Deepak Dobriyal won the Best Support Actor award for his film Sector 36. The Best Story award was grabbed by Kanika Dhillon for her exceptional storytelling in the film Do Patti.
Winners In The Series Category
The TV and web series genre was as intense as the film category. The best series award was bagged by Panchayat Season 3. The winners for this series kept going strong with Jitendra Kumar being awarded the Best Actor (Series) award for his nail-biting performance, with director Deepak Kumar Mishra taking home the Best Direction (Series) award.
Shreya Chaudhry’s acting in Bandish Bandits Season 2 earned her the Best Actress (Series) award while Sanjeeda Shaikh received an award for her incredible acting in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar for Best Support Actress role. (Web Series).
FULL WINNER LIST
Best Performance In A Negative Role – Raghav Juyal For Kill
Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Female) – Janki Bodiwala For Shaitaan
Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Male) – Ravi Kishan For Laapataa Ladies
Best Story (Original) In The Popular Category – Biplab Goswami For Laapataa Ladies
Best Story (Adapted) – Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti and Anukriti Pandey For Merry Christmas
Best Performance In A Leading Role (Male) – Kartik Aaryan For Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Performance In A Leading Role (Female) – Nitanshi Goel For Laapataa Ladies
Best Direction – Kiran Rao For Laapataa Ladies
Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu For Madgaon Express
Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani For Kill
Best Debut (Female) – Pratibha Ranta For Laapataa Ladies
Best Music Director – Ram Sampath For Laapataa Ladies
Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey For Sajni from Laapataa Ladies
Best Singer (Male) – Jubin Nautiyal For Dua from Article 370
Best Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal For Ami Je Tomar 3.0 from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe For Kill
Best Screenplay – Sneha Desai For Laapataa Ladies
Best Dialogue – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar For Article 370
Best Editing – Jabeen Merchant For Laapataa Ladies
Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood For Kill
Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar For Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz
Best Special Effects – Red Chillies VFX For Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
