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Bollywood’s most glittering night, the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025, was held with great pomp and show on the soil of Gujarat, in Ahmedabad. Red carpet decorated with stars, flashing cameras and glowing faces… there was a sight of glamor and grandness everywhere. Cinema lovers across the country were eagerly waiting for this night. The event lived up to every expectation and made it a memorable evening for Bollywood. Abhishek Bachchan and Kartik Aryan became the Best Actor while Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress title.

Stage decorated with the return of Shahrukh Khan
The biggest highlight this time was Shahrukh Khan, who returned to the Filmfare stage as host after 17 years. He made the show memorable with his signature charm and humor. The audience gave a standing ovation to King Khan’s entry and his pictures immediately went viral on social media.

Kriti Sanon pays tribute to Zeenat Aman
Actress Kriti Sanon gave a special performance on the Filmfare stage this year, which was completely dedicated to Zeenat Aman. Paying tribute to this evergreen star of the 70s, Kriti presented a beautiful blend of nostalgia and elegance on stage. His tribute brought tears to the eyes of the audience and refreshed old memories in their hearts.

Dominance of ‘missing ladies’
This year, the biggest winner of the Filmfare Awards was Kiran Rao directed ‘Laapta Ladies’, which won in many major categories. Best Film (Missing Ladies), Best Director (Kiran Rao), Best Supporting Actor (Ravi Kishan) Best Actress (Critic) (Pratibha Ranta) Apart from this, the film won many awards like Best Music Album, Best Lyrics, Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue, Best Costume, Best Background Score, Best Female Debut and Best Playback Singer. They also won awards in various categories, making the evening a ‘missing ladies’ affair.

Abhishek Bachchan and Kartik Aryan became best actors
This time, an interesting twist was seen in the Best Actor Award, Abhishek Bachchan was jointly honored for his emotional drama film ‘I Want to Talk’ and Kartik Aryan was jointly honored for the sports-biopic ‘Chandu Champion’. Both of them made this moment memorable by hugging each other on the stage. Whereas ‘Kill’ registered a strong victory in the categories of Best Debut Male (Lakshya Lalwani), Best Action, Best Editing and Best Sound Design. ‘Munjya’ won Best VFX, while ‘I Want to Talk’ won Best Film (Critics) and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Alia Bhatt’s acting got respect
Alia Bhatt won the title of Best Actress for the film ‘Jigra’. Even though the film did not perform well at the box office, Alia’s strong acting earned her this honour. Rajkumar Rao received the Best Actor (Critic) award for the film ‘Srikanth’. Among debutant directors, Kunal Khemu (Madgaon Express) and Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370) were honoured.

Lifetime Achievement and Cine Icon Awards
This time Zeenat Aman and Shyam Benegal were honored with the Life Time Achievement Award. The Cine Icon Award was dedicated to the great actors of Indian cinema, Nutan, Meena Kumari, Kajol, Sridevi, Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Bimal Roy, Shahrukh Khan, Karan Johar and Ramesh Sippy (Sholay).

Music and dance festival
The Best Choreography award went to Bosco-Caesar for the superhit song ‘Tauba Tauba’ from ‘Bad News’. Madhubanti Bagchi became the best female playback singer, who won the hearts of the audience with the song ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ from ‘Stree 2’. Overall, the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 was not just an event, but it became a celebration of the grandeur, diversity and emotion of Indian cinema. Shah Rukh Khan’s charismatic hosting, Kriti Sanon’s heart-touching tribute, and the historic win of ‘Laapta Ladies’ made it memorable for years to come.