Chetak Screen Awards: Dhurandhar leads with 24 nods; Saiyaara and Homebound follow ahead of April 5 ceremony

Mumbai: The Indian Express Group's Screen Academy has unveiled the full slate of nominees across 31 categories for the upcoming Chetak Screen Awards. Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller Dhurandhar leads the field with a record 24 nominations. Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara and Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound follow with 17 and 15 nominations, respectively.

The awards are governed by the Screen Academy, an independent body of more than 50 acclaimed filmmakers and cultural voices. This year marks a historic shift as the ceremony will be broadcast live for the first time in 20 years through a partnership with YouTube, Sony Entertainment Television, and Sony Liv.

Full List of Featured Nominations:

  • Best Film: Dhadak 2, Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Saiyaara, Sitaare Zameen Par, Superboys Of Malegaon, Chhaava.

  • 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 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 (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) - 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 (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 Supporting Actor (Male): Akshaye Khanna (Dhurandhar), Rakesh Bedi (Dhurandhar), Naseeruddin Shah (Gustaakh Ishq), Saurabh Shukla (Jolly LLB 3), Deepak Dobriyal (Jugnuma: The Fable).

  • Best Supporting Actor (Female): Divya Dutta (Chhaava), Sheeba Chadha (Haq), Shalini Vatsa (Homebound), Dolly Ahluwalia (Sitaare Zameen Par), Manjiri Pupala (Superboys Of Malegaon).

  • Best Action: 120 Bahadur, Chhaava, Deva, Dhurandhar, Jaat.

  • Best Background Score: Chhaava, Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Saiyaara.

  • Best Choreography: Ui Amma (Azaad), Bhasad Macha (Deva), Shararat (Dhurandhar), Panwadi Song (Sunny Sanskari...), Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka (Thamma).

  • Best Cinematography: Dhurandhar, Homebound, Humans in the Loop, Jugnuma: The Fable, Superboys of Malegaon.

  • Best Dialogue/Editing/Costume: Dhurandhar, Haq, Homebound, Jolly LLB 3, Superboys of Malegaon (featured across these technical categories).

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