Aditya Dhar’s spy-action film Dhurandhar dominated the 26th IIFA Awards, concluding on October 30, by bagging 12 major honors, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Music Director for Shashwat Sachdev.
Ranveer Singh won Best Actor for his powerful performance in Dhurandhar. Sanjay Dutt and Akshaye Khanna secured Best Supporting Actor and Best Performance in a Negative Role respectively. Debutante Aneet Padda claimed Best Actress for Sayara, whose tracks also triumphed: Irshad Kamil (Best Lyricist), Fahim Abdullah (Best Male Playback), and Shreya Ghoshal (Best Female Playback). Huma Qureshi was named Best Supporting Actress for Jolly LLB 3, while Chhava dominated technical awards.
In the digital categories, Baramulla won Best Film and Best Original Story. Karan Tejpal won Best Director for Stolen, Abhishek Banerjee won Best Actor, and Sanya Malhotra won Best Actress for Mrs. Meanwhile, The Bads of Bollywood took Best Series, with Aryan Khan winning Best Director, alongside acting honors for Jaideep Ahlawat and Tillotama Shome (Paatal Lok Season 2).