The 26th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards turned its biggest spotlight on Dhurandhar, while Saiyaara introduced a new leading pair and Baramulla led the streaming side.
Dhurandhar and Saiyaara lead the film winners
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar was the night’s dominant film, taking the top popular prize and multiple craft awards. Ranveer Singh won Best Actor (Male), Sanjay Dutt took Supporting Actor, and Akshaye Khanna was named Best Negative Role. The film’s music and writing were also recognised.
Saiyaara left its own mark: Aneet Padda won Best Actress, Irshad Kamil won Best Lyrics, and the title track won both playback singing trophies for Faheem Abdullah and Shreya Ghoshal.
The debut categories went to Rasha Thadani for Azaad and Ahaan Panday for Saiyaara. Huma Qureshi won Best Supporting Actress for Jolly LLB 3.
Key popular winners:
- Best Film: Dhurandhar
- Best Direction: Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar
- Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh, Dhurandhar
- Best Actor (Female): Aneet Padda, Saiyaara
- Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Dutt, Dhurandhar
- Best Supporting Actress: Huma Qureshi, Jolly LLB 3
- Best Negative Role: Akshaye Khanna, Dhurandhar
Technical categories spread the love. Dhurandhar won cinematography, screenplay, dialogues, editing and sound design. Chhaava won sound mixing, background score for A.R. Rahman, and visual effects. War 2 took choreography for Aavan Jaavan.
Beyond Dhurandhar, Homebound won Best Story (Adapted) and Avatar: Fire & Ash was named Best International Film.
Streaming’s winners: Baramulla and The Ba***ds of Bollywood
On the digital side, the film Baramulla won Best Picture and Best Original Story. Stolen earned Direction for Karan Tejpal and Best Actor (Male) for Abhishek Banerjee, while Sanya Malhotra won Best Actress for Mrs. Supporting performance honours went to Monika Panwar (Nishaanchi 2) and Avinash Tiwary (The Mehta Boys).
In series, The Ba***ds of Bollywood won Best Picture and Direction for Aryan Khan, with supporting wins for Anya Singh and Raghav Juyal. Paatal Lok S2 won leading performance trophies for Jaideep Ahlawat and Tillotama Shome, plus Best Original Story. The Roshans took Best Docuseries/DocuFilm, The Traitors won Best Reality/Non-Scripted, and Ujwal Gupta’s “Number 1” from The Ba***ds of Bollywood won Best Title Track.
For Bollywood fans, the list is a ready-made watchlist: the theatrical side says the big-screen action still drives the awards conversation, while the digital winners show how much high-quality Hindi storytelling now lives on streaming platforms.
Source: Filmibeat