Overview
- Nitanshi Goel was awarded Best Debut Female at the 70th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2025 with Gujarat Tourism for Laapataa Ladies.
- A widely shared video shows Shah Rukh Khan steadying Goel after she tripped on the stairs and then carrying the train of her dress as she reached the stage.
- Akshay Kumar presented the trophy, with Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar serving as hosts for the ceremony.
- Karan Johar greeted Goel onstage, hugged her, and checked on her after the moment, as she composed herself.
- Laapataa Ladies was Goel’s first Hindi-film lead after years as a child television actor, and separate reports suggest she may next join a Telugu film with Anand Deverakonda backed by Sithara Entertainment, which has not been officially confirmed.