IIFA Awards 2025: Laapataa Ladies, Kill and Kartik Aaryan bag top honours
The two-day International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2025 came to an end with an electrifying performance from Shah Rukh Khan.
The 25th edition was held on March 8 and March 9 in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Sunday. While Kartik Aaryan won the Best Actor, Laapataa Ladies’ Nitanshi Goel won Best Actress. Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies, India’s official Oscar entry, won Best Picture and Kill bagged multiple honours.
The star-studded ceremony saw performances from SRK, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Madhuri Dixt and Kriti Sanon. While digital awards were announced on March 8, the who’s who of Bollywood were honoured on March 9.
Check out the full winners’ list:
Best Picture: Laapataa Ladies
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 Director – Kiran Rao for Laapataa Ladies
Best Performance in a Negative Role – Raghav Juyal for Kill
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Ravi Kishal for Laapataa Ladies
Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu for Madgaon Express
Best Debut (Female) – Pratibha Ranta for Laapataa Ladies
Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya for Kill
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Jubin Nautiyal
Best Music Director – Ram Sampath for Laapataa Ladies
Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey (Sajni 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
Special Effects (Visual) – Red Chillies VFX foor Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Editing – Jabeen Merchant for Laapataa Ladies
Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar for Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz
Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood for Kill
Best Dialogues – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale and Monal Thaakar for Article 370
Best Screenplay – Sneha Desa for Laapataa Ladies
Best Sound Mixing – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, and Rahul Karpe for Kill
Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo for Kill
Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema – Rakesh Roshan
Shah Rukh Khan presented awards to the founders of IIFA as they complete 25 years.