The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is back! From romance movies to thriller movies, from action to drama films, this award show has celebrated the excellence in Indian cinema for over two decades. Now, it’s time to celebrate 25 glorious years of IIFA. That’s right; IIFFA Awards 2025 also celebrates 25 magnificent years of IIFA. This year, the Pink City of India, Jaipur, was adorned to celebrate 25 years of IIFA. The award function was held over two days, March 8 and 9, 2025. Not just celebrities but several movie lovers also flocked to Jaipur to watch the event live. Now, the IIFA Awards is all set to stream on ZEE TV at 8:00 pm IST on March 16, 2025.
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IIFA Awards 2025: Full Winners List
Now, if you can’t wait till Sunday to find out who won the Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Actress, etc. Here’s the full list of IIFA Award winners 2025:
- Best Picture – Laapataa Ladies
- Best Performance In A Leading Role (Male) – Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
- Best Performance In A Leading Role (Female) – Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Direction – Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Performance In A Negative Role – Raghav Juyal (Kill)
- Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Female) – Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)
- Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Male) – Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Story (Original) In The Popular Category – Biplab Goswami (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Story (Adapted) – Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, and Anukriti Pandey (Merry Christmas)
- Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)
- Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani (Kill)
- Best Debut (Female) – Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Music Director – Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey (Sajni from Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Singer (Male) – Jubin Nautiyal (Dua from Article 370)
- Best Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (Ami Je Tomar 3.0 from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
- Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe (Kill)
- Best Screenplay – Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Dialogue – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar (Article 370)
- Best Editing – Jabeen Merchant (Laapataa Ladies)
- Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood (Kill)
- Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz)
- Best Special Effects – Red Chillies VFX (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
- Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema – Rakesh Roshan
IIFA 2025 Highlights
The IIFA Awards was a night full of celebrations and cinematic brilliance. While the winners mentioned above took home the grand trophy, several celebrities from the Indian film industry won hearts with their incredible performances. One such act that won everybody’s hearts was that of the King of Romance, Shah Rukh Khan, and the evergreen beauty, Madhuri Dixit Nene. Their irresistible charm and unparalleled chemistry made every heart go “Dil Toh Pagal Hai” during their performance.
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Another incredible act from the night was performed by the IT Girl of Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor Khan. Her interaction with her Jab We Met co-star Shahid Kapoor already created news, making fans of the film extremely happy. To top it all off, Kareen Kapoor Khan gave a tribute to her grandfather Raj Kapoor at IIFA 2025.
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Meanwhile, Kartik Aaryan won the Best Actor Male Award for his stellar performance in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. And not just that, he also picked up a few dance lessons from the Bollywood Barbie Katrina Kaif. The duo was seen dancing to Tip Tip Barsa Paani.
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All said and done, the highlight of the night has to be Shah Rukh Khan’s King-sized performance. Bollywood’s Baadshah took over the stage, shaking his legs to some iconic beats, from Baadhshah to Chaiyya Chaiyya, Jhoome Jo Pathaan, and more.
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To watch all these performances and more, mark your calendars and tune into ZEE TV on March 16 at 8:00 pm IST and watch IIFA Awards 2025!
