25th IIFA Awards
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The 25th International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA, was held on 8–9 March 2025, at the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre in Jaipur, India. This was the awards' silver jubilee year, and to commemorate the occasion, the IIFA award trophy was made in silver. Laapataa Ladies led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 with 7 nominations, Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank with 6 nominations, Article 370 with 5 nominations, and Kill with 4 nominations. Laapataa Ladies won 10 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Kiran Rao), Best Actress (for Nitanshi Goel) and Best Supporting Actor (for Ravi Kishan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Infobox
Date
8–9 March 2025
Site
Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre, Jaipur, India
Hosted by
Karan JoharKartik Aaryan
Official website
iifa.com/iifa-2025
Best Picture
Laapataa Ladies
Best Direction
Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Actor
Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
Best Actress
Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
Most awards
Laapataa Ladies (10)
Most nominations
Laapataa Ladies (9)
Channel
Zee TV
Network
Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Tables
· Winners and nominees › Main awards
Laapataa Ladies
Article 370
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Kill
Shaitaan
Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Laapataa Ladies
Article 370
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Kill
Shaitaan
Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Best Film
Laapataa Ladies
Article 370
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Kill
Shaitaan
Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Best Director
Kiran Rao – Laapataa Ladies
Aditya Suhas Jambhale – Article 370
Amar Kaushik – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Anees Bazmee – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat – Kill
Siddharth Anand – Fighter
Best Actor
Best Actor
Best Film
Best Actor
Best Director
Best Actress
Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Ruhaan "Rooh Baba"
Abhishek Bachchan – I Want to Talk as Arjun Sen
Ajay Devgn – Maidaan as Syed Abdul Rahim "Rahim Sahab"
Rajkummar Rao – Srikanth as Srikanth Bolla
Sparsh Shrivastava – Laapataa Ladies as Deepak Kumar
Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Ruhaan "Rooh Baba"
Abhishek Bachchan – I Want to Talk as Arjun Sen
Ajay Devgn – Maidaan as Syed Abdul Rahim "Rahim Sahab"
Rajkummar Rao – Srikanth as Srikanth Bolla
Sparsh Shrivastava – Laapataa Ladies as Deepak Kumar
Best Film
Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Ruhaan "Rooh Baba"
Abhishek Bachchan – I Want to Talk as Arjun Sen
Ajay Devgn – Maidaan as Syed Abdul Rahim "Rahim Sahab"
Rajkummar Rao – Srikanth as Srikanth Bolla
Sparsh Shrivastava – Laapataa Ladies as Deepak Kumar
Best Director
Nitanshi Goel – Laapataa Ladies as Phool Kumari
Alia Bhatt – Jigra as Satyabhama "Satya" Anand
Katrina Kaif – Merry Christmas as Maria
Shraddha Kapoor – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank as She
Yami Gautam – Article 370 as Zooni Haksar
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
Best Director
Best Supporting Actress
Ravi Kishan – Laapataa Ladies as Shyam Manohar
Abhishek Banerjee – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank as Jana
Fardeen Khan – Khel Khel Mein as Kabir Deshmukh
Manoj Pahwa – Jigra as Shekhar Bhatia
Rajpal Yadav – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Natwar "Chhote Pandit"
Ravi Kishan – Laapataa Ladies as Shyam Manohar
Abhishek Banerjee – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank as Jana
Fardeen Khan – Khel Khel Mein as Kabir Deshmukh
Manoj Pahwa – Jigra as Shekhar Bhatia
Rajpal Yadav – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Natwar "Chhote Pandit"
Best Film
Ravi Kishan – Laapataa Ladies as Shyam Manohar
Abhishek Banerjee – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank as Jana
Fardeen Khan – Khel Khel Mein as Kabir Deshmukh
Manoj Pahwa – Jigra as Shekhar Bhatia
Rajpal Yadav – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Natwar "Chhote Pandit"
Best Director
Janki Bodiwala – Shaitaan as Jahnvi Rishi
Chhaya Kadam – Laapataa Ladies as Manju Maai
Jyothika – Srikanth as Devika Malvade
Priyamani – Article 370 as Rajeshwari Swaminathan
Vidya Balan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Rajkumari Manjulika / Mallika
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Best Film
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Best Director
Best Directorial Debut
Raghav Juyal – Kill as Fani
Arjun Kapoor – Singham Again as Zubair Hafeez / Danger Lanka
Gajraj Rao – Maidaan as Roy Chaudhary
R. Madhavan – Shaitaan as Vanraj Kashyap
Vivek Gomber – Jigra as Hansraj Landa
Raghav Juyal – Kill as Fani
Arjun Kapoor – Singham Again as Zubair Hafeez / Danger Lanka
Gajraj Rao – Maidaan as Roy Chaudhary
R. Madhavan – Shaitaan as Vanraj Kashyap
Vivek Gomber – Jigra as Hansraj Landa
Best Film
Raghav Juyal – Kill as Fani
Arjun Kapoor – Singham Again as Zubair Hafeez / Danger Lanka
Gajraj Rao – Maidaan as Roy Chaudhary
R. Madhavan – Shaitaan as Vanraj Kashyap
Vivek Gomber – Jigra as Hansraj Landa
Best Director
Kunal Khemu – Madgaon Express
Star Debut of the Year – Male
Star Debut of the Year – Male
Best Film
Star Debut of the Year – Male
Best Director
Star Debut of the Year – Female
Lakshya Lalwani – Kill
Lakshya Lalwani – Kill
Best Film
Lakshya Lalwani – Kill
Best Director
Pratibha Ranta – Laapataa Ladies
Best Music Director
Best Music Director
Best Film
Best Music Director
Best Director
Best Lyricist
Ram Sampath – Laapataa Ladies
A. R. Rahman – Maidaan
Pritam, Lijo George, Sachet–Parampara, DJ Chetas, Adiya Rikhari, Tanishk Bagchi, Amaal Mallik – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Sachin–Jigar – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Sachin–Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi, Mitraz, Raghav, Talwiinder, NDS, MC SQUARE – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Ram Sampath – Laapataa Ladies
A. R. Rahman – Maidaan
Pritam, Lijo George, Sachet–Parampara, DJ Chetas, Adiya Rikhari, Tanishk Bagchi, Amaal Mallik – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Sachin–Jigar – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Sachin–Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi, Mitraz, Raghav, Talwiinder, NDS, MC SQUARE – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Best Film
Ram Sampath – Laapataa Ladies
A. R. Rahman – Maidaan
Pritam, Lijo George, Sachet–Parampara, DJ Chetas, Adiya Rikhari, Tanishk Bagchi, Amaal Mallik – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Sachin–Jigar – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Sachin–Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi, Mitraz, Raghav, Talwiinder, NDS, MC SQUARE – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Best Director
Prashant Pandey – "Sajni" – Laapataa Ladies
Best Male Playback Singer
Best Male Playback Singer
Best Film
Best Male Playback Singer
Best Director
Best Female Playback Singer
Jubin Nautiyal – "Dua" – Article 370
Arijit Singh – "Sajni" – Laapataa Ladies
Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah – "Naina" – Crew
Karan Aujla – "Tauba Tauba" – Bad Newz
Mitraz – "Akhiyaan Gulaab" – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Jubin Nautiyal – "Dua" – Article 370
Arijit Singh – "Sajni" – Laapataa Ladies
Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah – "Naina" – Crew
Karan Aujla – "Tauba Tauba" – Bad Newz
Mitraz – "Akhiyaan Gulaab" – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Best Film
Jubin Nautiyal – "Dua" – Article 370
Arijit Singh – "Sajni" – Laapataa Ladies
Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah – "Naina" – Crew
Karan Aujla – "Tauba Tauba" – Bad Newz
Mitraz – "Akhiyaan Gulaab" – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Best Director
Shreya Ghoshal – "Ami Je Tomar 3.0" – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Madhubanti Bagchi – "Aaj Ki Raat" – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Rekha Bhardwaj – "Nikat" – Kill
Shilpa Rao – "Ishq Jaisa Kuch" – Fighter
Shreya Ghoshal – "Dheeme Dheeme" – Laapataa Ladies
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Laapataa Ladies Article 370 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Kill Shaitaan Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank | Kiran Rao – Laapataa Ladies Aditya Suhas Jambhale – Article 370 Amar Kaushik – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank Anees Bazmee – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Nikhil Nagesh Bhat – Kill Siddharth Anand – Fighter |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Ruhaan "Rooh Baba" Abhishek Bachchan – I Want to Talk as Arjun Sen Ajay Devgn – Maidaan as Syed Abdul Rahim "Rahim Sahab" Rajkummar Rao – Srikanth as Srikanth Bolla Sparsh Shrivastava – Laapataa Ladies as Deepak Kumar | Nitanshi Goel – Laapataa Ladies as Phool Kumari Alia Bhatt – Jigra as Satyabhama "Satya" Anand Katrina Kaif – Merry Christmas as Maria Shraddha Kapoor – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank as She Yami Gautam – Article 370 as Zooni Haksar |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Ravi Kishan – Laapataa Ladies as Shyam Manohar Abhishek Banerjee – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank as Jana Fardeen Khan – Khel Khel Mein as Kabir Deshmukh Manoj Pahwa – Jigra as Shekhar Bhatia Rajpal Yadav – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Natwar "Chhote Pandit" | Janki Bodiwala – Shaitaan as Jahnvi Rishi Chhaya Kadam – Laapataa Ladies as Manju Maai Jyothika – Srikanth as Devika Malvade Priyamani – Article 370 as Rajeshwari Swaminathan Vidya Balan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Rajkumari Manjulika / Mallika |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Best Directorial Debut |
| Raghav Juyal – Kill as Fani Arjun Kapoor – Singham Again as Zubair Hafeez / Danger Lanka Gajraj Rao – Maidaan as Roy Chaudhary R. Madhavan – Shaitaan as Vanraj Kashyap Vivek Gomber – Jigra as Hansraj Landa | Kunal Khemu – Madgaon Express |
| Star Debut of the Year – Male | Star Debut of the Year – Female |
| Lakshya Lalwani – Kill | Pratibha Ranta – Laapataa Ladies |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Ram Sampath – Laapataa Ladies A. R. Rahman – Maidaan Pritam, Lijo George, Sachet–Parampara, DJ Chetas, Adiya Rikhari, Tanishk Bagchi, Amaal Mallik – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Sachin–Jigar – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank Sachin–Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi, Mitraz, Raghav, Talwiinder, NDS, MC SQUARE – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya | Prashant Pandey – "Sajni" – Laapataa Ladies |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Jubin Nautiyal – "Dua" – Article 370 Arijit Singh – "Sajni" – Laapataa Ladies Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah – "Naina" – Crew Karan Aujla – "Tauba Tauba" – Bad Newz Mitraz – "Akhiyaan Gulaab" – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya | Shreya Ghoshal – "Ami Je Tomar 3.0" – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Madhubanti Bagchi – "Aaj Ki Raat" – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank Rekha Bhardwaj – "Nikat" – Kill Shilpa Rao – "Ishq Jaisa Kuch" – Fighter Shreya Ghoshal – "Dheeme Dheeme" – Laapataa Ladies |
· Winners and nominees › Technical awards
Biplab Goswami – Laapataa Ladies
Biplab Goswami – Laapataa Ladies
Best Story (Original)
Biplab Goswami – Laapataa Ladies
Best Story (Adapted)
Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Anukriti Pandey – Merry Christmas
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Best Story (Original)
Best Screenplay
Best Story (Adapted)
Best Dialogue
Sneha Desai – Laapataa Ladies
Sneha Desai – Laapataa Ladies
Best Story (Original)
Sneha Desai – Laapataa Ladies
Best Story (Adapted)
Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar – Article 370
Best Cinematography
Best Cinematography
Best Story (Original)
Best Cinematography
Best Story (Adapted)
Best Editing
Rafey Mehmood – Kill
Rafey Mehmood – Kill
Best Story (Original)
Rafey Mehmood – Kill
Best Story (Adapted)
Jabeen Merchant – Laapataa Ladies
Best Background Score
Best Background Score
Best Story (Original)
Best Background Score
Best Story (Adapted)
Best Choreography
Achint Thakkar - Jigra
Achint Thakkar - Jigra
Best Story (Original)
Achint Thakkar - Jigra
Best Story (Adapted)
Bosco–Caesar – "Tauba Tauba" – Bad Newz
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Story (Original)
Best Sound Mixing
Best Story (Adapted)
Best Sound Design
Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe – Kill
Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe – Kill
Best Story (Original)
Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe – Kill
Best Story (Adapted)
Subash Sahoo, Ravi Soni – Kill
Best Special Effects
Best Special Effects
Best Story (Original)
Best Special Effects
Red Chillies VFX – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Red Chillies VFX – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Story (Original)
Red Chillies VFX – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
| Best Story (Original) | Best Story (Adapted) |
| Biplab Goswami – Laapataa Ladies | Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Anukriti Pandey – Merry Christmas |
| Best Screenplay | Best Dialogue |
| Sneha Desai – Laapataa Ladies | Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar – Article 370 |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Rafey Mehmood – Kill | Jabeen Merchant – Laapataa Ladies |
| Best Background Score | Best Choreography |
| Achint Thakkar - Jigra | Bosco–Caesar – "Tauba Tauba" – Bad Newz |
| Best Sound Mixing | Best Sound Design |
| Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe – Kill | Subash Sahoo, Ravi Soni – Kill |
| Best Special Effects | |
| Red Chillies VFX – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 | |
· Winners and nominees › Special awards
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema
Category
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema
Recipient(s)
Rakesh Roshan
We Can Make A Change Award
We Can Make A Change Award
Category
We Can Make A Change Award
Recipient(s)
Juhi Chawla
| Category | Recipient(s) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema | Rakesh Roshan |
| We Can Make A Change Award | Juhi Chawla |
Films with multiple nominations · Superlatives
14
14
Nominations
14
Film
Laapataa Ladies
7
7
Nominations
7
Film
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
6
6
Nominations
6
Film
Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
5
5
Nominations
5
Film
Article 370
4
4
Nominations
4
Film
Kill
3
3
Nominations
3
Film
Jigra
Maidaan
Maidaan
Nominations
Maidaan
Shaitaan
Shaitaan
Nominations
Shaitaan
2
2
Nominations
2
Film
Fighter
Srikanth
Srikanth
Nominations
Srikanth
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Nominations
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
| Nominations | Film |
| 14 | Laapataa Ladies |
| 7 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 |
| 6 | Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank |
| 5 | Article 370 |
| 4 | Kill |
| 3 | Jigra |
| Maidaan | |
| Shaitaan | |
| 2 | Fighter |
| Srikanth | |
| Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya |
Films with multiple awards · Superlatives
10
10
Awards
10
Film
Laapataa Ladies
5
5
Awards
5
Film
Kill
3
3
Awards
3
Film
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
2
2
Awards
2
Film
Article 370
| Awards | Film |
| 10 | Laapataa Ladies |
| 5 | Kill |
| 3 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 |
| 2 | Article 370 |
References
- IIFAhttps://www.iifa.com/iifa-2025
- IIFAhttps://www.iifa.com/news/news-details/iifas-silver-jubilee-edition-full-list-of-2025-popular-category-nominations-unveiled
- www.ndtv.comhttps://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/iifa-awards-2025-laapataa-ladies-sweeps-with-10-awards-kartik-aaryan-named-best-actor-check-full-list-of-winners-7888397
- News18https://www.news18.com/movies/iifa-awards-2025-full-winners-list-laapataa-ladies-takes-10-trophies-kartik-aaryan-bags-top-honour-9255715.html
- Wionhttps://www.wionews.com/entertainment/iifa-awards-2025-full-winners-list-laapata-ladies-sweeps-with-big-wins-kartik-aaryan-picks-best-actor-8837899
- "IIFA 2025 Nominations: Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies leads with 9 nominations, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 follows with 7; check out the complete list : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama"https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/iifa-2025-nominations-kiran-raos-laapataa-ladies-leads-9-nominations-bhool-bhulaiyaa-3-follows-7-check-complete-list/