70th Filmfare Awards 2025 were full of surprises, emotions, and record-breaking wins. Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies (Netflix) emerged as the star of the evening, bagging a total of 12 trophies, including Best Film and Best Director. Let’s take a detailed look at who won what.
Special Awards and Technical Winners
The grand evening started with Lifetime Achievement Awards, which went to Zeenat Aman and Shyam Benegal. In the technical section, Kill dominated with multiple wins:
- Best Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood (Kill)
- Best Production Design: Mayur Sharma (Kill)
- Best Editing: Shifu Kumar V Panicker (Kill)
- Best Sound Design: Subhash Sahu (Kill)
- Best Action: Se-Yeong Oh and Parvez Shaikh (Kill)
Other technical winners included:
- Best Costume: Darshan Jalan (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Choreography: Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba – Bad Newz)
- Best VFX: Redefine (Munjiya)
Music and Lyrics Awards
Music had its magic moments at the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025.
- Best Playback Singer (Female): Madhubanti Bagchi (Stree 2)
- Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Lyrics: Prashant Pandey (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Music Album: Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Screenplay and Story Awards
Storytelling brilliance was honored with these wins:
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Ritesh Shah & Tushar Sheetal Jain (I Want To Talk)
- Best Story: Aditya Dhar & Monal Thakkar (Article 370)
- Best Screenplay: Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Dialogue: Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
Critics and Debut Awards
New talents shined at the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025.
- Best Debut Director: Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express), Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370)
- Best Debut Actor (Male): Lakshya Lalwani (Kill)
- Best Debut Actor (Female): Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
- Critics Award for Best Film: Shoojit Sircar (I Want To Talk)
- Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Rajkummar Rao (Shrikant)
- Critics Award for Best Actor (Female): Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)
Acting Categories
The highlight of the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 was the acting awards:
- Best Supporting Actor (Male): Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Supporting Actor (Female): Chhaya Kadam (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Actor in Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt (Jigra)
- Best Actor in Leading Role (Male): Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk), Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)
This year was extra special for Abhishek Bachchan, as it marked his first-ever Best Actor award in a 25-year-long career.
Conclusion
The 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 will be remembered for the dominance of Laapataa Ladies, emotional moments, and Abhishek Bachchan’s milestone victory. From technical brilliance to powerful performances, this year’s Filmfare truly celebrated the best of Indian cinema.
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