Bollywood's Top Contenders Revealed: Dhurandhar Leads with 24 Nominations
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The Screen Academy has unveiled the full list of nominees for the Chetak Screen Awards, honoring the best of Hindi cinema and OTT content from 2025. This year's nominations span across 31 categories, recognizing excellence in performances, direction, music, writing, and technical crafts.
Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar leads the race with an impressive 24 nominations, closely followed by Mohit Suri's Saiyaara with 17 nominations and Neeraj Ghaywan's Homebound with 15 nominations.
The complete list of nominations includes:
- Best Action: 120 Bahadur, Chhaava, Deva, Dhurandhar, Jaat
- Best Actor (Female): Triptii Dimri - Dhadak 2, Yami Gautam Dhar - Haq, Sonal Madhushankar - Humans in the Loop, Konkona Sen Sharma - Metro… In Dino, Monika Panwar - Nishaanchi, Radhika Apte - Sister Midnight, Kriti Sanon - Tere Ishk Mein
- Best Actor (Male): Vicky Kaushal - Chhaava, Siddhant Chaturvedi - Dhadak 2, Ranveer Singh - Dhurandhar, Vishal Jethwa - Homebound, Ishaan Khatter - Homebound, Manoj Bajpayee - Jugnuma: The Fable, Adarsh Gourav - Superboys Of Malegaon
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Divya Dutta - Chhaava, Sheeba Chadha - Haq, Shalini Vatsa - Homebound, Dolly Ahluwalia - Sitaare Zameen Par, Manjiri Pupala - Superboys Of Malegaon
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Akshaye Khanna - Dhurandhar, Rakesh Bedi - Dhurandhar, Naseeruddin Shah - Gustaakh Ishq, Saurabh Shukla - Jolly LLB 3, Deepak Dobriyal - Jugnuma: The Fable
- Best Background Score: Chhaava, Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Saiyaara
- Best Choreography: Ui Amma - Azaad, Bhasad Macha - Deva, Shararat - Dhurandhar, Panwadi Song - Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka - Thamma
- Best Cinematography: Dhurandhar, Homebound, Humans in the Loop, Jugnuma: The Fable, Superboys of Malegaon
- Best Costume: Chhaava, Dhurandhar, Gustaakh Ishq, Homebound, Superboys of Malegaon
- Best Dialogue: Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Jolly LLB 3, Superboys of Malegaon
- Best Director: Laxman Ramchandra Utekar - Chhaava, Aditya Dhar - Dhurandhar, Suparn S Varma - Haq, Neeraj Ghaywan - Homebound, The Fable Raam Reddy - Jugnuma, Mohit Suri - Saiyaara, Reema Kagti - Superboys Of Malegaon
- Best Director - OTT film: Aarti Kadav - Mrs, Honey Trehan - Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders, Karan Tejpal - Stolen, Anusha Rizvi - The Great Shamsuddin Family, Boman Irani - The Mehta Boys
- Best Editing: Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Saiyaara, Superboys of Malegaon
- Best Film: Dhadak 2, Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Saiyaara, Sitaare Zameen Par, Superboys Of Malegaon, Chhaava
- Best Film for Gender Sensitivity: Dhadak 2, Haq, Humans in the Loop, Mrs, The Great Shamsuddin Family
- Best Film Writing (Story & Screenplay): Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Humans in the Loop, Superboys of Malegaon
- Best Hairstyling & Make-Up: Chhaava, Dhurandhar, Emergency, Homebound, Superboys of Malegaon
- Best Lyrics: Gehra Hua - Dhurandhar, Ul Julool Ishq - Gustaakh Ishq, Yaar Mere - Homebound, Saiyaara Title Track - Saiyaara, Bande - Superboys of Malegaon
- Best OTT Film: Mrs, Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders, Stolen, The Great Shamsuddin Family, The Mehta Boys
- Best Playback Singer (Female): Shararat - Dhurandhar, Qayde Se - Metro… In Dino, Saiyaara Title Track - Saiyaara, Barbaad - Saiyaara, Humsafar - Saiyaara
- Best Playback Singer (Male): Dhurandhar Title Track - Dhurandhar, Gehra Hua - Dhurandhar, Saiyaara Title Track - Saiyaara, Dhun - Saiyaara, Barbaad - Saiyaara
- Best Production Design: Chhaava, Dhurandhar, Gustaakh Ishq, Homebound, Superboys of Malegaon, Haq, Chapter 2
- Best Script - OTT film: Mrs, Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders, Songs of Paradise, Stolen, The Mehta Boys
- Best Song: Dhurandhar Title Track - Dhurandhar, Gehra Hua - Dhurandhar, Saiyaara Title Track - Saiyaara, Barbaad - Saiyaara, Humsafar - Saiyaara
- Best Sound Design: Chhaava, Dhurandhar, Homebound, Humans in the Loop, Saiyaara
- Best Special Effects: 120 Bahadur, Chhaava, Dhurandhar, Jugnuma: The Fable, Thamma
- Breakthrough Debut Director: Shazia Iqbal - Dhadak 2, Dibakar Das Roy - Dilli Dark, Aranya Sahay - Humans in the Loop, Karan Singh Tyagi - Kesari Chapter 2, Karan Kandhari - Sister Midnight
- Breakthrough New Actor (Female): Rasha Thadani - Azaad, Sara Arjun - Dhurandhar, Ridhima Singh - Humans in the Loop, Aneet Padda - Saiyaara, Shubhangi Dutt - Tanvi the Great
- Breakthrough New Actor (Male): Mohit Agarwal - Agra, Aaman Devgan - Azaad, Samuel Abiola Robinson - Dilli Dark, Aaishvary Thackeray - Nishaanchi, Ahaan Panday - Saiyaara
