Filmfare Awards 2025: ‘Stree 2,’ Alia, Kartik score nominations

**Filmfare Awards 2025: ‘Stree 2,’ Alia Bhatt, Kartik Aaryan Lead Nominations**

*By Apoorva Rastogi | September 27, 2025 | 10:47 AM*

The nominations for the 70th Hyundai Filmfare Awards have been officially announced. The much-anticipated ceremony is set to take place on October 11 at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Celebrating excellence in Hindi cinema, the event honors the best directors, actors, writers, and technicians who bring stories to life on the big screen.

Here’s a look at the major nominees across key categories:

**Best Film**

The contenders for Best Film include:
– Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
– Article 370
– Laapataa Ladies
– Kill
– Stree 2

**Best Director**

Nominations for Best Director are:
– Amar Kaushik for *Stree 2*
– Anees Bazmee for *Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3*
– Aditya Suhas Jambhale for *Article 370*
– Kiran Rao for *Laapataa Ladies*
– Nikhil Nagesh Bhat for *Kill*

**Critics’ Award for Best Film**

The critics’ choice nominees feature:
– *Laapataa Ladies* (Kiran Rao)
– *Maidaan* (Amit Ravindernath Sharma)
– *Merry Christmas* (Sriram Raghavan)
– *I Want to Talk* (Shoojit Sircar)
– *The Buckingham Murders* (Hansal Mehta)

**Best Actor – Leading Role (Male)**

Actors nominated for Best Actor include:
– Kartik Aaryan (*Chandu Champion*)
– Abhishek Bachchan (*I Want to Talk*)
– Akshay Kumar (*Sarfira*)
– Ajay Devgn (*Maidaan*)
– Hrithik Roshan (*Fighter*)
– Rajkummar Rao (*Stree 2*)

**Best Actor – Leading Role (Female)**

The leading ladies vying for the award are:
– Kareena Kapoor Khan (*Crew*)
– Alia Bhatt (*Jigra*)
– Kriti Sanon (*Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya*)
– Shraddha Kapoor (*Stree 2*)
– Tabu (*Crew*)
– Yami Gautam (*Article 370*)

**Best Music Album**

Nominated music albums include:
– *Bad Newz* (Prem & Hardeep, Rochak Kohli, Vishal Mishra, Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Abhijeet Srivastava, Karan Aujla)
– *Laapataa Ladies* (Ram Sampath)
– *Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3* (Pritam)
– *Maidaan* (A R Rahman)
– *Stree 2* (Sachin-Jigar)
– *Teri Baaton* (Tanishk Bagchi, Sachin-Jigar, Mitraz)

**Best Lyrics**

The nominees for Best Lyrics are:
– Kausar Munir (*Sarphira* – *Chandu Champion*)
– Prashant Pandey (*Sajni* – *Laapataa Ladies*)
– Siddhant Kaushal (*Nikat* – *Kill*)
– Swanand Kirkire (*Dheeme Dheeme* – *Laapataa Ladies*)
– Varun Grover (*Raat Akeli Thi* – *Merry Christmas*)

**Best Supporting Actor (Male)**

Supporting roles recognized in the male category are:
– Pankaj Tripathi (*Stree 2*)
– Raghav Juyal (*Kill*)
– R Madhavan (*Shaitaan*)
– Paresh Rawal (*Sarfira*)
– Ravi Kishan (*Laapataa Ladies*)

**Best Supporting Actor (Female)**

The female supporting actor nominees include:
– Chhaya Kadam (*Laapataa Ladies*)
– Janki Bodiwala (*Shaitaan*)
– Ahilya Bamroo (*I Want to Talk*)
– Madhuri Dixit (*Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3*)
– Priyamani (*Article 370*)

The 70th Filmfare Awards promise an exciting evening filled with recognition of stellar performances and outstanding contributions in Hindi cinema. Fans and industry experts alike eagerly await the big night to see who will take home the coveted trophies.
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