Overview

• The ceremony took place on October 11 at Ahmedabad’s EKA Arena, presented as the 70th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2025 with Gujarat Tourism.
• Kiran Rao won Best Director and Laapataa Ladies claimed Best Film, screenplay and multiple technical prizes, tying the record for most wins by a single film.
• Zeenat Aman received the Lifetime Achievement Award, with a posthumous honour for Shyam Benegal.
• Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar and Maniesh Paul hosted, and SRK reunited with Kajol for nostalgic Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and DDLJ moments that lit up social media.
• Debut awards went to Nitanshi Goel (female) and Lakshya (male), while I Want to Talk won Best Film (Critics) and music honours included Ram Sampath and Arijit Singh for Laapataa Ladies.