” Laapataa Ladies ” Triumphs at IIFA 2025; Kartik Aaryan and Nitanshi Goel Nab Top Acting Honours

The International Indian Film Academy awards (IFFA) celebrated its silver jubilee edition this year in Jaipur. It was a two-day event in which March 8 was dedicated for Digital Awards 2025, followed by the main event on March 9. (Laapataa Ladies)

“Laapataa Ladies” Steals the Spotlight

Kiran Rao’s LAAPATAA LADIES, India’s official Oscar entry, won a total of ten IFFA awards, including Best Performance In A Leading Role (Female), Best Picture, Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Male), Best Direction among others.

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Check out the complete list here:

•Best Picture – LAAPATAA LAD’S

•Best Performance In A Leading Role (Male) – Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

•Best Performance In A Leading Role (Female) – Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)

•Best Direction – Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)

•Best Performance In A Negative Role – Raghav Juyal (Kill)

•Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Female) – Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)

•Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Male) – Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Lad’s)

•Best Story (Original) In The Popular Category – Biplab Goswami (Laapataa Ladies)

•Best Story (Adapted) – Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, and Anukriti Pandey (Merry Christmas)

•Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)

•Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani (Kill)

•Best Debut (Female) – Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Lad’s)

•Best Music Director – Ram Sampath (Laapataa Lad’s)

•Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey (Sajni from Laapataa Ladies)

•Best Singer (Male) – Jubin Nautiyal (Dua from Article 370)

•Best Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (Ami Je Tomar 3.0 from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

•Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe (Kill)

•Best Screenplay – Sneha Desai (Laapataa Lad’s)

•Best Dialogue – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar (Article 370)

•Best Editing – Jabeen Merchant (Laapataa Lad’s)

•Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood (Kill)

•Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz)

•Best Special Effects – Red Chillies VFX (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

•Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema – Rakesh Roshan

The event also featured dazzling performances by Bollywood Stars like Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan, and many others. Kareena Kapoor delivered a heartfelt tribute to her grandfather, the legendary Raj Kapoor, through a special performance.