At the 10th Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2025 (DPIFF 2025) in Mumbai, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards went to Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon respectively.
- The 10th Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2025 (DPIFF 2025) celebrated the achievements of Indian cinema, television, and online platforms in Mumbai.
- Established in 2012, the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) is named after a great personality who is considered the father of Indian cinema.
- The award is named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, who is called the “Father of Indian Cinema” because he made India’s first feature film, Raja Harishchandra, in 1913.
DPIFF Awards 2025 Winners List
- 1 Best Film – Stree 2
- 2 Best Actor – Kartik Aaryan
- 3 Best Actress – Kriti Sanon
- 4 Best Director – Kabir Khan
- 5 Best Producer of the Year – Dinesh Vijan
- 6 Critics’ Best Film – Laapataa Ladies
- 7 Critics’ Best Actor – Vikrant Massey
- 8 Critics’ Best Actress – Nitanshi Goel
- 9 Critics’ Best Director – Kiran Rao
- 10 Best Cinematographer – Kiran Kaushik
- 11 Best Choreographer – Bosco-Caesar
- 12 Best Supporting Actor – Ravi Kishan
- 13 Best Supporting Actress – Jyothika
- 14 Best Negative Actor – R. Madhavan
- 15 Best Negative Actress – Vidya Balan
- 16 Best Comedy Actor – Aparshakti Khurana
- 17 Most Versatile Actor of the Year – Allu Arjun
- 18 Most Versatile Actress of the Year – Sai Pallavi
- 19 Best Artist of the Year (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani
- 20 Best Artist of the Year (Female) – Ananya Panday
- 21 Best Film of the Year – Kalki
- 22 Best International Feature Film – Emilia Pérez
- 23 Best International Actor – Colman Domingo
- 24 Best International Actress – Karla Sofía Gascón
- 25 Best Web Series – Heeramandi
- 26 Best Actor in a Web Series – Jitendra Kumar
- 27 Best Actress in a Web Series – Huma Qureshi
- 28 Best Director (Web Series) – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- 29 Critics’ Best Web Series – Panchayat Season 3
- 30 Best Actor in a Web Series – Varun Dhawan
- 31 Best Actress in a Web Series – Sonakshi Sinha
- 32 Critics’ Best Director (Web Series) – Nikkhil Advani
- 33 Best Supporting Actor (Web Series) – Vivek Oberoi
- 34 Best Supporting Actress (Web Series) – Sonali Bendre
- 35 Best Negative Role Actor (Web Series) – Jaideep Ahlawat
- 36 Best Negative Role Actress (Web Series) – Raveena Tandon
- 37 Best Short Film – Jaswanda
- 38 Best Music Director – Devi Sri Prasad
- 39 Best Playback Singer (Male) – Mohit Chauhan
- 40 Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shilpa Rao
- 41 Best Artist of the Year – A. R. Rahman
- 42 Best Artist of the Year (Music) – Stebin Ben
- 43 Best Song of the Year – Ve Haniyan
- 44 Best Background Music – Amit Trivedi
- 45 Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry – Usha Uthup
- 46 Outstanding Contribution to the Film Industry – Zeenat Aman
- 47 Excellence in Indian Cinema – 25 Years and Beyond – Shilpa Shetty
- 48 Best Television Series of the Year – Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
- 49 Best Actor in a Television Series – Arijit Taneja
- 50 Best Actress in a Television Series – Deepika Singh
Aamir Khan to receive the first R.K. Laxman Award in Pune
- Aamir Khan will receive the first R.K. Laxman Award for Excellence in Pune on November 23.
- The R.K. Laxman family has announced the first R.K. Laxman Award for Excellence, and Aamir Khan will receive this historic honor.
- The award ceremony will be held on November 23, 2025, at the MCA Cricket Stadium in Pune. The evening will also feature a live concert by A.R. Rahman, turning it into a grand cultural celebration blending art, music, and storytelling.
- The event will be broadcast live on ManoramaMAX and telecast on Star Plus, allowing audiences across India to witness a tribute to one of the nation’s most beloved creative minds.
- Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman (October 24, 1921 – January 26, 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He was best known for his creation The Common Man and his daily cartoon strip You Said It, which appeared in The Times of India in 1951.
- His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in Mumbai. R.K. Laxman was born in 1921 in Mysore into a Tamil Hindu family.
Javed Akhtar to receive an award at the SoA Literature Festival
- Renowned poet, lyricist, and screenwriter Javed Akhtar will be honored with the 2025 SoA Sahitya Samman for his unparalleled contribution to Indian cinema and literature.
- The award will be presented during the inaugural session of the third SoA Literature Festival to be held on November 29 at the campus of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
- Mr. Akhtar, who has received five National Film Awards and 15 Filmfare Awards, has also been honored with several other awards, including the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), and Sahitya Akademi Award (2014).
