70th Filmfare Awards: ‘Laapataa Ladies’ dominates, Abhishek Bachchan and Kartik Aaryan share Best Actor

The 70th edition of the Filmfare Awards took place on Saturday at EKA Arena, Kankaria Lake, Ahmedabad, hosted by Shah Rukh Khan alongside Karan Johar and Maniesh Paul. The ceremony featured vibrant performances from Shah Rukh Khan, Kriti Sanon, S, and Kajol, among others.

Laapataa Ladies emerged as the evening’s biggest winner, taking home 13 awards, including Best Film, matching the record previously held by Gully Boy. Abhishek Bachchan and Kartik Aaryan shared the Best Actor in Leading Role Male trophy, while Alia Bhatt won Best Actress.

Major Winners

• Best Film: Laapataa Ladies

• Best Director: Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Actor in Leading Role Male: Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk) & Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)

• Best Actor in Leading Role Female: Alia Bhatt (Jigra)

• Critics’ Best Film: I Want to Talk (Shoojit Sircar)

• Critics’ Best Actor Male: Rajkummar Rao (Srikanth)

• Critics’ Best Actor Female: Pratibha Rannta (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Supporting Actor Male: Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Supporting Actor Female: Chhaya Kadam (Laapataa Ladies)

Other Notable Wins

• Best Debut Actor Female: Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Debut Actor Male: Lakshya (Kill)

• Best Debut Director: Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express), Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370)

• Best Screenplay: Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Story: Aditya Dhar & Monal Thakkar (Article 370)

• Best Dialogue: Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Music Album: Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Lyrics: Prashant Pandey (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Playback Singer Male: Arijit Singh (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Playback Singer Female: Madhubanti Bagchi (Stree 2)

• Best Adapted Screenplay: Ritesh Shah & Tushar Sheetal Jain (I Want To Talk)

• Best Action: Seayoung Oh & Parvez Shaikh (Kill)

• Best Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood (Kill)

• Best Choreography: Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba, Bad Newz)

• Best Costume Design: Darshan Jalan (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best Production Design: Mayur Sharma (Kill)

• Best Editing: Shivkumar V. Panicker (Kill)

• Best Sound Design: Subash Sahoo (Kill)

• Best Background Score: Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)

• Best VFX: Redefine (Munjya)

Special Awards

• Lifetime Achievement: Zeenat Aman, Shyam Benegal (posthumously)

• RD Burman Award for Upcoming Talent in Music: Achint Thakkar (Jigra, Mr & Mrs Mahi)

Laapataa Ladies’ sweeping success highlighted a night of cinematic excellence, celebrating both established stars and emerging talent in Indian cinema.