One of the most celebrated awards ceremonies of Bollywood, Filmfare Awards 2025, is all set to take place today, October 11, 2025, at the Eka Arena, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The nomination list for the same is out now. From the entire list, movies like Laapataa Ladies, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Kill, Stree 2, might just win big.
While previous works of Kartik Aaryan, Abhishek Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Vidya Balan, Hrithik Roshan, and Kareena Kapoor Khan are being appreciated, newcomers like Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Srivastava, and Raghav Juyal, Lakshya might just steal the limelight. Here’s a look at the entire nomination list of Filmfare Awards 2025:
Best Film:
Article 370
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Kill
Laapataa Ladies
Stree 2
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male):
Hrithik Roshan for Fighter
Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion
Abhishek Bachchan for I Want to Talk
Ajay Devgn for Maidaan
Akshay Kumar for Sarfira
Rajkummar Rao for Stree 2
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Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female):
Alia Bhatt for Jigra
Kareena Kapoor Khan for Crew
Kriti Sanon for Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Shraddha Kapoor for Stree 2
Tabu for Crew
Yami Gautam for Article 370
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male):
Ravi Kishan for Laapataa Ladies
Paresh Rawal for Sarfira
Pankaj Tripathi for Stree 2
R Madhavan for Shaitaan
Raghav Juyal for Kill
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female):
Chhaya Kadam for Laapataa Ladies
Janki Bodiwala for Shaitaan
Ahilya Bamroo for I Want to Talk
Madhuri Dixit for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Priyamani for Article 370
Best Director:
Amar Kaushik for Stree 2
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat for Kill
Aditya Suhas Jambhale for Article 370
Anees Bazmee for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Kiran Rao for Laapataa Ladies
Best Film (Critics):
Shoojit Sircar’s I Want to Talk
Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies
Amit Ravindernath Sharma’s Maidaan
Sriram Raghavan, Merry Christmas
Hansal Mehta’s The Buckingham Murders
Best Actor- Female (Critics):
Alia Bhatt for Jigra
Kareena Kapoor Khan for The Buckingham Murders
Nitanshi Goel for Laapataa Ladies
Pratibha Ranta for Laapataa Ladies
Vidya Balan for Do Aur Do Pyaar
Best Actor- Male (Critics):
Pratik Gandhi for Madgaon Express
Rajkummar Rao for Srikanth
Abhishek Bachchan for I Want to Talk
Randeep Hooda for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
Sparsh Shrivastava for Laapataa Ladies
Best Debut Director:
Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah for Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Kunal Kemmu for Madgaon Express
Varun Grover for All India Rank
Aditya Suhas Jambhale for Article 370
Randeep Hooda for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
Shirsha Guha Thakurta for Do Aur Do Pyaar
Best Debut Male
Kshitij Chauhan for Vedaa
Lakshya for Kill
Sparsh Shrivastava for Laapataa Ladies
Abhinav Singh for Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2
Guru Randhawa for Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay
Jibraan Khan for Ishq Vishk Rebound
Best Debut Female:
Dhvani Bhanushali for Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam
Nitanshi Goel for Laapataa Ladies
Ahilya Bamroo for I Want to Talk
Anjini Dhawan for Binny and Family
Pashmina Roshan for Ishq Vishk Rebound
Pratibha Ranta for Laapataa Ladies
Best Music Album:
Tanishk Bagchi, Sachin–Jigar, Mitraz for Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
A R Rahman for Maidaan
Sachin–Jigar for Stree 2
Prem & Hardeep, Rochak Kohli, Vishal Mishra, Lijo George–DJ Chetas, Karan Aujla and Abhijeet Srivastava for Bad Newz
Pritam, Tanishk Bagchi, Amaal Malik, Sachet–Parampara, Aditya Rikhari, Lijo George–DJ Chetas for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Ram Sampath for Laapataa Ladies
Best Playback Singer (Male):
Karan Aujla for Tauba Tauba in Bad Newz
Pawan Singh for Aayi Nai in Stree 2
Arijit Singh for Sajni in Laapataa Ladies
Javed Ali for Mirza in Maidaan
Sonu Nigam for Mere Dholna in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Playback Singer (Female):
Rekha Bhardwaj for Nikat in Kill
Shilpa Rao for Ishq Jaisa Kuch in Fighter
Anumita Nadesan for Tenu Sang Rakhna in Jigra
Madhubanti Bagchi for Aaj Ki Raat in Stree 2
Shreya Ghoshal for Dheeme Dheeme in Laapataa Ladies
Best Lyrics:
Siddhant Kaushal for Nikat in Kill
Swanand Kirkire for Dheeme Dheeme in Laapataa Ladies
Kausar Munir for Sarphira in Chandu Champion
Prashant Pandey for Sajni in Laapataa Ladies
Varun Grover for Raat Akeli Thi in Merry Christmas
Best Story:
Niren Bhatt for Stree 2
Prateek Vats, Shubham, and Dibakar Banerjee for Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat for Kill
Aakash Kaushik for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Aditya Dhar and Monal Thaakar for Article 370
Best Screenplay:
Sneha Desai for Laapataa Ladies
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat for Kill
Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar, and Arjun Dhawan for Article 370
Niren Bhatt for Stree 2
Kunal Kemmu for Madgaon Express
Best Dialogue:
Ritesh Shah for I Want to Talk
Sneha Desai for Laapataa Ladies
Kunal Kemmu for Madgaon Express
Niren Bhatt for Stree 2
Ritesh Shah for Maidaan
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Ritesh Shah for I Want to Talk
Aamil Keeyan Khan for Shaitaan
Jagdeep Siddhu and Sumit Purohit for Srikanth
Saiwyn Quadras, Amit Ravindranath Sharma, Aman Rai, and Atul Shahi for Maidaan
Sriram Raghavan, Arjit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, and Anukriti Pandey for Merry Christmas
Best Background Score:
Ketan Sodha for The Buckingham Murders
Ketan Sodha for Kill
A R Rahman for Maidaan
Daniel B. George for Merry Christmas
Ram Sampath for Laapataa Ladies
Best Cinematography:
Emma Dalesman for The Buckingham Murders
Rafey Mehmood for Kill
Vikash Nowlakha for Laapataa Ladies
Avik Mukhopadhayay for I Want to Talk
Tushar Kanti Ray for Maidaan
Best Production Design:
Rajnish Hedao for Chandu Champion
Tiya Tejpal for Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2
Mayur Sharma for Kill
Mayur Sharma for Merry Christmas
Vikram Singh for Laapataa Ladies
Best Costume:
Manisha Melwani, Chandini Whabi, Meagan Concessio, and Abhilasha Devnani Baweja for Crew
Rohit Chaturvedi for Chandu Champion
Darshan Jalan for Laapataa Ladies
Kirti Kolwankar and Maria Tharakan for Maidaan
Veera Kapur Ee for Article 370
Best Sound Design:
Mandar Kulkarni for The Buckingham Murders
Nihar Ranjan Samal for Maidaan
Ayush Ahuja for Laapataa Ladies
Subash Sahoo for Kill
Tanmay Bhattacherjee for Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2
Best Editing:
Jabeen Merchant for Laapataa Ladies
Paramita Ghosh for Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2
Hemanti Sarkar for Stree 2
Shivkumar V. Panicker for Kill
Dev Rao Jadhav for Maidaan
Best Action:
Seayoung Oh and Parvez Shaikh for Kill
Seayoung Oh, Parvez Shaikh, and Sunil Rodrigues for Fighter
Craig Macrae and Parvez Shaikh for Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
R P Yadav and Robert Miller for Maidaan
Vikram Dahiya for Jigra
Best VFX:
Redefine for Munjya
Redefine for Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Digital Domain for Stree 2
Lavan and Kushan from Digital Turbo Media, and Ashutosh Pandey from Reflections Pictures for Kill
Redefine for Maidaan
Best Choreography:
Shaik Jani Basha for Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Vijay Ganguly for Aaj Ki Raat in Stree 2
Bosco–Caesar for Tauba Tauba in Bad Newz
Bosco–Caesar for Sher Khul Gaye in Fighter
Chinni Prakash for Ami Je Tomar in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
