IIFA 2025: Kartik Aaryan, Nitanshi Goel win best actor & actress as ‘Laapataa Ladies’ dominates

The 25th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards took place in Jaipur from March 8-9, celebrating Bollywood’s best. Hosted by Karan Johar and Kartik Aaryan, the event featured performances by Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Nora Fatehi, and Kartik Aaryan. Kareena Kapoor Khan paid tribute to her grandfather, Raj Kapoor. Laapataa Ladies emerged as the biggest winner, bagging Best Picture, Best Director (Kiran Rao), Best Actress (Nitanshi Goel), and Best Screenplay (Sneha Desai).

Kartik Aaryan won Best Actor for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, while Kill and Article 370 secured major awards. Rakesh Roshan was honoured with Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema. Other key winners included Ram Sampath (Best Music Director – Laapataa Ladies), Bosco-Caesar (Best Choreography – Tauba Tauba), and Red Chillies VFX (Best Special Effects – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3).

Full List of IIFA 2025 Winners:

Best Picture – Laapataa Ladies
Best Actor – Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
Best Actress – Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Director – Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Performance in a Negative Role – Raghav Juyal (Kill)
Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Supporting Actor (Female) – Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)
Best Story (Original) – Biplab Goswami (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Story (Adapted) – Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Anukriti Pandey (Merry Christmas)
Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)
Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani (Kill)
Best Debut (Female) – Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Music Director – Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey (Sajni – Laapataa Ladies)
Best Singer (Male) – Jubin Nautiyal (Dua – Article 370)
Best Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (Ami Je Tomar 3.0 – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe (Kill)
Best Screenplay – Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Dialogue – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar (Article 370)
Best Editing – Jabeen Merchant (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood (Kill)
Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba – Bad Newz)
Best Special Effects – Red Chillies VFX (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – Rakesh Roshan