“Laapataa Ladies” has emerged as the biggest winner at the 2025 IIFA Awards, bagging 10 wins, including best picture and best direction.

The film was submitted as India’s official Oscar entry, but failed to make the final list of nominees.

The movie, directed by Kiran Rao, was renamed “Lost Ladies” for its Oscar campaign.

The 2023 comedy is about two veiled brides who are accidentally swapped during a train ride, and tackles issues of patriarchy and gender roles.

See the full list of winners:

• Best Picture – Laapataa Ladies
• Best Performance In A Leading Role (Male) – Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
• Best Performance In A Leading Role (Female) – Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Direction – Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Performance In A Negative Role – Raghav Juyal (Kill)
• Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Female) – Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)
• Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Male) – Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Story (Original) In The Popular Category – Biplab Goswami (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Story (Adapted) – Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, and Anukriti Pandey (Merry Christmas)
• Best Directorial Debut – Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)
• Best Debut (Male) – Lakshya Lalwani (Kill)
• Best Debut (Female) – Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Music Director – Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Lyrics – Prashant Pandey (Sajni from Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Singer (Male) – Jubin Nautiyal (Dua from Article 370)
• Best Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (Ami Je Tomar 3.0 from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
• Best Sound Design – Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe (Kill)
• Best Screenplay – Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Dialogue – Arjun Dhawan, Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar (Article 370)
• Best Editing – Jabeen Merchant (Laapataa Ladies)
• Best Cinematography – Rafey Mahmood (Kill)
• Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar (Tauba Tauba from Bad Newz)
• Best Special Effects – Red Chillies VFX (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
• Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema – Rakesh Roshan