Chetak Screen Awards nominations announced: Dhurandhar leads with 24 nods; Saiyaara, Homebound follow

The Chetak Screen Awards, organised by the The Indian Express Group’s Screen Academy, have announced the nominations for their upcoming ceremony scheduled to take place on April 5. The awards recognise achievements across Hindi cinema and OTT releases from 2025, with nominations spanning 31 categories that reflect the range of storytelling across theatrical and streaming platforms.

 

Chetak Screen Awards nominations announced: Dhurandhar leads with 24 nods; Saiyaara, Homebound follow

 

Leading this year’s nominations is Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, with 24 nominations. It is followed by Saiyaara with 17 nominations and Homebound with 15 nominations, placing the three titles among the strongest contenders ahead of the ceremony. For the first time in 20 years, the ceremony will be broadcast live globally via YouTube. It will also air on Sony Entertainment Television and stream on SonyLIV.

 

Below is the nominations list as announced:

 

Nominations list

 

Best Action

 

120 Bahadur

 

Chhaava

 

Deva

 

Dhurandhar

 

Jaat

 

Best Actor (Female)

 

Tripti 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 (Female) – OTT Film

 

Fatima Sana Shaikh – Aap Jaisa Koi

 

Sanya Malhotra – Mrs

 

Radhika Apte – Saali Mohabbat

 

Saba Azad – Songs of Paradise

 

Mia Maelzer – Stolen

 

Farida Jalal – The Great Shamsuddin Family

 

Shreya Chaudhry – The Mehta Boys

 

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 (Male) – OTT Film

 

Manoj Bajpayee – Inspector Zende

 

Abhishek Bachchan – Kaalidhar Laapata

 

Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders

 

Abhishek Banerjee – Stolen

 

Shubham Vardhan – Stolen

 

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

 

‘Uyi 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

 

Raam Reddy – Jugnuma: The Fable

 

Mohit Suri – Saiyaara

 

Reema Kagti – Superboys of Malegaon

 

Best Director – OTT Film

 

Arati 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

 

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