India Today : ‘Laapataa Ladies’, starring Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goel, clinched the majority of awards at the 71st Filmfare Awards 2025. The star-studded ceremony was held in Ahmedabad.
The 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 was held in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Actor Shah Rukh Khan and film-maker Karan Johar turned hosts for the star-studded award ceremony. ‘Laapataa Ladies’ won big by clinching the majority of awards.
The unmatched legacy of Dilip Kumar, Nutan and Meena Kumari was celebrated at the event. Veteran actor Zeenat Aman won the Lifetime Achievement Award, whereas newcomers Nitanshi Goel and Lakshya were recognised for their impressive performances in ‘Laapataa Ladies’ and ‘Kill’, respectively, by winning the Best Debut award. The late filmmaker Shyam Benegal was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously.
The star-studded night also witnessed high-octane dance performances by Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday and Maniesh Paul.
Check out the full winners list of Filmfare Awards 2025 here:
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)
Best Production design–Mayur Sharma (Kill)
Best cinematography–Rafey Mehmood (Kill)
Special Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award–Zeenat Aman and Shyam Benegal (Posthumously)
RD Burman award for upcoming talent in music–Achint Thakkar (Jigra, Mr & Mrs Mahi)
Congratulations to the winners!
