The 25th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) took place on March 8 and 9 in Jaipur, honouring the best in Indian cinema in 2025. Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies, which was India’s official submission to the Oscars this year, emerged victorious, taking home ten awards, including Best Picture.
The ceremony, marking its Silver Jubilee this year, also featured a celebration for Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay, which celebrates its 50th anniversary of release. Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan also paid tribute to her grandfather Raj Kapoor in recognition of his 100 years in cinema.
Here’s the full list of winners from the 30th IIFA Awards:
Best Picture – Laapataa Ladies
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) – Nitanshi Goel, Laapataa Ladies
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) – Kartik Aaryan, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Director – Kiran Rao, Laapataa Ladies
Best Performance in Negative Role – Raghav Juyal, Kill
Best Performance in Supporting Role (Female) – Janki Bodiwala, Shaitaan
Best Performance in Supporting Role (Male) – Ravi Kishan, Laapataa Ladies
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – Rakesh Roshan
Best Story (Original) in Popular Category – Biplab Goswami, Laapataa Ladies
Best Story (Adapted) – Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Surti & Anukriti Pandey, Merry Christmas
Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu, Madgaon Express
Best Debut (Female) – Pratibha Ranta, Laapataa Ladies
Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani, Kill
Best Music Director – Ram Sampath, Laapataa Ladies
Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey, Sajni from Laapataa Ladies
Special Effects (Visual) – Red Chillies VFX, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Editing – Jabeen Merchant, Laapataa Ladies
Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar, Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz
Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood, Kill
Best Dialogues – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale and Monal Thaakar, Article 370
Best Screenplay – Sneha Desai, Laapataa Ladies
Best Sound Mixing – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, and Rahul Karpe, Kill
Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo, Kill
