Bollywood’s Best: IIFA Unveils 2025 Winners 

The IIFA Awards is the Indian equivalent of the Academy Awards (Oscars) that awards the best cinematic achievement in Bollywood or Hindi cinemas. For years, this award function has grown in popularity, leading to a three-day event at present. However, this year, the IIFA Awards in Jaipur saw a major shift to Indie films from big-studio films when it came to awards. 

Just like the Oscars, IIFA celebrated the independent films of Bollywood and recognized their popularity among the Indian diaspora. Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies took home 10 awards of the season, showing the power of Indie films in the sea of Bollywood’s Big-Budget films. Let’s take a look at all the IIFA Winners of this season. 

The 2025 IIFA Awards Winner List

Here are all the film awards of the 2025 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards.

1. Best Picture – Laapataa Ladies
2. Best Direction- Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
3. Best Screenplay- Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
4. Best Editing- Jabeen Merchant (Laapataa Ladies)
5. Best Performance In A Leading Role (Female)- Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
6. Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Male)- Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
7. Best Story (Original) In The Popular Category- Biplab Goswami (Laapataa Ladies)
8. Best Debut (Female)- Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)
9. Best Music Director- Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
10. Best Lyrics- Prashant Pandey (Sajni from Laapataa Ladies)
11. Best Performance In A Leading Role (Male) – Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
12. Best Special Effects – Red Chillies VFX (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
13. Best Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (Ami Je Tomar 3.0 from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
14. Best Performance In A Negative Role – Raghav Juyal (Kill)
15. Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani (Kill)
16. Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe (Kill)
17. Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood (Kill)
18. Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Female) – Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)
19. Best Story (Adapted) – Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, and Anukriti Pandey (Merry Christmas)
20. Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)
21. Best Singer (Male) – Jubin Nautiyal (Dua from Article 370)
22. Best Dialogue – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar (Article 370)
23. Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz)
24. Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema – Rakesh Roshan

IIFA Digital Awards 2025

The IIFA Digital Awards was given on 8th March 2025, Saturday, while the film awards were given out on 9th March 2025, Sunday. Here are all the digital wins of Saturday night.

OTT Movies

1. Best Film: Amar Singh Chamkila 
2. Best Director: Imtiaz Ali (Amar Singh Chamkila)
3. Best Story (Original): Kanika Dhillon (Do Patti)
4. Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Kriti Sanon (Do Patti)
5. Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Vikrant Massey (Sector 36)
6. Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Anupriya Goenka (Berlin)
7. Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Deepak Dobriyal (Sector 36)

TV Series

1. Best Series: Panchayat Season 3 
2. Best Director: Deepak Kumar Mishra (Panchayat Season 3)
3. Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat Season 3)
4. Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Faisal Malik (Panchayat Season 3) 
5. Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Shreya Chaudhry (Bandish Bandits Season 2)
6. Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Sanjeeda Shaikh (Heeramandi)
7. Best Story (Original): Puneet Batra and Arunabh Kumar (Kota Factory Season 3)
8. Best Reality or Best Non-scripted Series: Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives
9. Best Title Track: Ishq Hai (Mismatched Season 3)
10. Best Docu-Series/Docu Film: Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous

IIFA Awards Origin

Hollywood has its Academy  Awards, AKA Oscars, and India has its IIFA Awards, a prestigious international Indian film award that takes place annually. Started in 2000, the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) celebrates the excellent cinematography in Hindi Cinemas or Bollywood. 

Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. started the IIFA Awards that takes place internationally around the world. This award function highlights the exceptional Hindi cinemas and extended Bollywood popularity across the globe while awarding best works in the industry. 

The first IIFA Awards took place in The Millennium Dome, United Kingdom to bring in the millennium of new-age India cinemas. This three-day celebration was initially a one-night event that has grown throughout the years, highlighting its popularity. From different events and activities, this fan-voting award function celebrates best actors, movies, directors and other divisions of filmmaking in Bollywood.