Filmfare Awards 2025 Nominees Full List: Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt Compete With Two Debutants

The nominations for the 2025 Filmfare Awards have been officially announced, highlighting a mix of veteran talent and emerging stars. Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies dominated the list with multiple nods across acting, direction, music, and technical categories, reflecting both critical acclaim and commercial success.

Other notable films such as Stree 2, Maidaan, and Article 370 also secured major nominations, while films like Kill, Jigra, Crew, and Merry Christmas received recognition for female-led performances and technical excellence.

Best Film & Director Nominations

Best Film:

Article 370

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Kill

Laapataa Ladies

Stree 2

Best Director:

Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370)

Amar Kaushik (Stree 2)

Anees Bazmee (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

Kiran Rao (Laapataa

Ladies)

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Kill)

Critics’ Award for Best Film:

I Want to Talk (Shoojit Sircar)

Laapataa Ladies (Kiran Rao)

Maidaan (Amit Ravindernath Sharma)

Merry Christmas (Sriram Raghavan)

The Buckingham Murders (Hansal Mehta)

Leading Actor Nominations

Best Actor – Male:

Abhishek Bachchan (I Want to Talk)

Ajay Devgn (Maidaan)

Akshay Kumar (Sarfira)

Hrithik Roshan (Fighter)

Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)

Rajkummar Rao (Stree 2)

Critics’ Award – Male:

Abhishek Bachchan (I Want to Talk)

Pratik Gandhi (Madgaon Express)

Rajkummar Rao (Srikanth)

Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)

Sparsh Shrivastava (Laapataa Ladies)

Best Actor – Female:

Alia Bhatt (Jigra)

Kareena Kapoor Khan (Crew)

Kriti Sanon (Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya)

Shraddha Kapoor (Stree 2)

Tabu (Crew)

Yami Gautam (Article 370)

Critics’ Award – Female:

Alia Bhatt (Jigra)

Kareena Kapoor Khan (The Buckingham Murders)

Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)

Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)

Vidya Balan (Do Aur Do Pyaar)

Supporting Actor Categories

Supporting Actor – Male:

Pankaj Tripathi (Stree 2)

Paresh Rawal (Sarfira)

R Madhavan (Shaitaan)

Raghav Juyal (Kill)

Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)

Supporting Actor – Female:

Ahilya Bamroo (I Want to Talk)

Chhaya Kadam (Laapataa Ladies)

Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)

Madhuri Dixit (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

Priyamani (Article 370)

Music, Lyrics & Playback

Best Music Album:

Bad Newz

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Laapataa Ladies

Maidaan

Stree 2

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya

Best Lyrics:

Kausar Munir (Sarfira – Chandu Champion)

Prashant Pandey (Sajni – Laapataa Ladies)

Siddhant Kaushal (Nikat – Kill)

Swanand Kirkire (Dheeme Dheeme – Laapataa Ladies)

Varun Grover (Raat Akeli Thi – Merry Christmas)

Best Playback Singer – Male:

Arijit Singh (Sajni – Laapataa Ladies)

Javed Ali (Mirza – Maidaan)

Karan Aujla (Tauba Tauba – Bad Newz)

Pawan Singh (Aayi Nai – Stree 2)

Sonu Nigam (Mere Dholna – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

Best Playback Singer – Female:

Anumita Nadesan (Tenu Sang Rakhna – Jigra)

Madhubanti Bagchi (Aaj Ki Raat – Stree 2)

Rekha Bhardwaj (Nikat – Kill)

Shilpa Rao (Ishq Jaisa Kuch – Fighter)

Shreya Ghoshal (Dheeme Dheeme – Laapataa Ladies)

Screenplay, Story & Dialogue

Best Story:

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (Aakash Kaushik)

Article 370 (Aditya Dhar & Monal Thaakar)

Kill (Nikhil Nagesh Bhat)

Stree 2 (Niren Bhatt)

Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 (Prateek Vats, Shubham & Dibakar Banerjee)

Best Screenplay:

Article 370 (Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar, Arjun Dhawan)

Stree 2 (Niren Bhatt)

Laapataa Ladies (Sneha Desai)

Kill (Nikhil Nagesh Bhat)

Madgaon Express (Kunal Kemmu)

Best Dialogue:

Stree 2 (Niren Bhatt)

Maidaan (Ritesh Shah)

Laapataa Ladies (Sneha Desai)

I Want to Talk (Ritesh Shah)

Madgaon Express (Kunal Kemmu)

Best Adapted Screenplay:

I Want to Talk (Ritesh Shah)

Maidaan (Saiwyn Quadras, Amit Ravindranath Sharma, Aman Rai, Atul Shahi)

Merry Christmas (Sriram Raghavan et al.)

Shaitaan (Aamil Keeyan Khan)

Srikanth (Jagdeep Siddhu, Sumit Purohit)

Technical Awards Highlights

Background Score: A R Rahman (Maidaan), Daniel B. George (Merry Christmas), Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhayay (I Want to Talk), Vikash Nowlakha (Laapataa Ladies)
Production Design: Mayur Sharma (Kill, Merry Christmas), Vikram Singh (Laapataa Ladies)
Costume Design: Darshan Jalan (Laapataa Ladies), Veera Kapur Ee (Article 370)
Sound Design: Ayush Ahuja (Laapataa Ladies)

Action, VFX & Choreography

Best Action: Craig Macrae & Parvez Shaikh (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan), Seayoung Oh (Kill)
Best VFX: Digital Domain (Stree 2), Lavan & Kushan (Kill)
Best Choreography: Bosco–Caesar (Bad Newz, Fighter), Vijay Ganguly (Stree 2)

Debut Awards

Best Debut Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370), Amit Joshi & Aradhana Sah (Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya)
Best Debut Male: Abhinav Singh (Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2), Sparsh Shrivastava (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Debut Female: Ahilya Bamroo (I Want to Talk), Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)

The 2025 Filmfare Awards nominations showcase a blend of established stars like Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, and Hrithik Roshan, while also giving a platform to rising talent and debutants. Films like Laapataa Ladies, Stree 2, Maidaan, and Article 370 have emerged as frontrunners across multiple categories.