Filmfare held a press conference today to announce the Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025, an event that celebrates and honours remarkable talent and art of storytelling in Bengali cinema. The conference was graced by Subhashree Ganguly, Sunil Agarwal (Chairman & Co-Founder, Joy Personal Care), Poulomi Roy (Chief Marketing Officer, Joy Personal Care), and Jitesh Pillai (Editor-in-Chief, Filmfare).
The conference began with a symbolic lamp-lighting, marking the official launch of Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025. In a special moment, the iconic ‘Black Lady’ trophy was revealed to the audience present at the conference.
The highly anticipated Filmfare Awards night promises to be a dazzling affair, featuring spectacular performances by Subhashree Ganguly, Barkha Bisht, and Puja Banerjee. The show will be anchored by Raj Chakrabarty, Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Puja Banerjee. Scheduled for March 18th, 2025, the grand event will take place at JW Marriott, Kolkata.
The nominations for the year 2025 have been released for technical & popular categories, a total of 25 categories (detailed list shared below).
Mr. Rohit Gopakumar, Director of Worldwide Media and CEO of ZENL BCCL TV & Digital Network, expressed his excitement by stating, “Celebrating the growth and excellence of Bengali cinema, we at the Times Group are delighted to announce the upcoming edition of the Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025. With its rich tradition of storytelling and artistic brilliance, the Bengali film industry continues to captivate audiences through its creativity and passion — a legacy we are proud to celebrate and support.
Mr. Jitesh Pillai, Editor-in-Chief, Filmfare, added, “Bengali cinema has always been a powerhouse of storytelling, blending tradition with innovation. With Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025, we celebrate not just cinematic brilliance but also the passion and artistry that define this industry. It is a privilege to celebrate the visionaries who continue to shape its enduring legacy.”
Mr. Sunil Agarwal, Chairman & Co-Founder, Joy Personal Care, expressed his view, saying, “At JOY, we believe in talent and natural beauty of individuals irrespective of identities. Our continued partnership with Filmfare Awards Bangla reinforces this belief as we acknowledge talents of Bengali Entertainment industry & celebrate them wholeheartedly.”
Ms. Poulomi Roy, Chief Marketing Officer, Joy Personal Care, said, “We believe that everyone is born as a beautiful and talented and talented person . Our continued collaboration with Filmfare Awards Bangla goes beyond celebrating Bengali Entertainment Industry, it provides a unique platform to highlight not only the incredible talent but also the vibrant heritage and beauty of Bengal.”
Actor Subhashree Ganguly said, “They say dreams do come true, but unveiling this trophy and being part of this moment is beyond any dream I ever had. I’m truly excited for this year’s Filmfare Awards and eagerly looking forward to the celebration. This is a platform where we honor art and artists, recognizing their incredible work. Since I’m also performing this year, it makes the occasion even more special, and I can’t wait to be a part of this grand night.”
Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 will recognize the exceptional talent of Bengali cinema from theatrical films released between January – December 2024.
Stay updated on all the latest news, on Filmfare.com.
Partners:
Title Partner: Joy Personal Care
Co-presented by Lalbaba Rice
Co-powered by: Manforce
In association with: Royal Enfield, The Bhawanipur Design Academy, The House of McDowell’s Soda, Nimulid Strong
Digital Partner: SVF
Nominations for Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025:
| NOMINATIONS |
| BEST FILM |
| AJOGYO |
| BOHURUPI |
| CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE |
| KHADAAN |
| PADATIK |
| SHONTAAN |
| BEST DIRECTOR |
| KAUSHIK GANGULY (AJOGYO) |
| NANDITA ROY AND SHIBOPRASAD MUKHERJEE (BOHURUPI) |
| PRATIM D GUPTA (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) |
| RAJ CHAKRABORTY (BABLI) |
| SOOJIT DUTTA (KHADAAN) |
| SRIJIT MUKHERJI (PADATIK) |
| BEST FILM (CRITICS’) |
| BELINE (SAMIK ROY CHOUDHURY) |
| CHAALCHITRA EKHON (ANJAN DUTT) |
| MANIKBABUR MEGH (ABHINANDAN BANERJEE) |
| MON POTONGO (RAJDEEP PAUL AND SARMISTHA MAITI) |
| PADATIK (SRIJIT MUKHERJI) |
| SHRI SWAPANKUMARER- BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE (DEBALOY BHATTACHARYA) BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE) ANKUSH HAZRA (MIRZA) DEV (KHADAAN) MITHUN CHAKRABORTY (SHONTAAN) PROSENJIT CHATTERJEE (AJOGYO) SHIBOPROSAD MUKHERJEE (BOHURUPI) TOTA ROYCHOUDHURY (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) VIKRAM CHATTERJEE (PARIAH) BEST ACTOR (CRITICS’) ABIR CHATTERJEE (SHRI SWAPANKUMAR- ER BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE) ANJAN DUTT (CHAALCHITRA EKHON) CHANCHAL CHOWDHURY (PADATIK) CHANDAN SEN (MANIKBABUR MEGH) MOSHARRAF KARIM (HUBBA) PARAN BANDYOPADHYAY (BELINE) BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE) APARAJITA ADHYA (ETA AMADER GOLPO) JAYA AHSAN (BHOOTPORI) KOUSHANI MUKHERJEE (BOHURUPI) OINDRILA SEN (MIRZA) RITUPARNA SENGUPTA (AJOGYO) SUBHASHREE GANGULY (BABLI) BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS’) ANUSUYA MAZUMDER (SHONTAAN) BAISHAKHI ROY (MON POTONGO) MAMATA SHANKAR (BIJOYAR PORE) MIMI CHAKRABORTY (ALAAP) SREYA BHATTACHARYYA (BELINE) SUBHASHREE GANGULY (BABLI) BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE) AMIT SAHA (MON POTONGO) ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTI (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) JISSHU U SENGUPTA (KHADAAN) SAWON CHAKRABORTY (CHAALCHITRA EKHON) SILAJIT MAJUMDER (AJOGYO) SOUMYA MUKHERJEE (PARIAH) BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE) MONAMI GHOSH (PADATIK) RITABHARI CHAKRABORTY (BOHURUPI) SUBHASHREE GANGULY (SHONTAAN) SWASTIKA DUTTA (ALAAP) SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE (BIJOYAR PORE) TANIKA BASU (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) BEST MUSIC ALBUM ALAAP (ANUPAM ROY) AJOGYO (INDRAADIP DASGUPTA, ANUPAM ROY, RANAJOY BHATTACHARJEE) BOHURUPI (ANUPAM ROY, BONNIE CHAKRABORTY, ARNAB DUTTA, SILAJIT MAJUMDAR, NANICHORA DAS BAUL) KHADAAN (SAVVY, RATHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE, NILAYAN CHATTERJEE) SURJO (LOY- DEEP) BEST LYRICS ABHINANDAN BANERJEE (TOMAR AMAR GOLPO HOTO JODI- MANIKBABUR MEGH) ANUPAM ROY (AJOGYO AMI- AJOGYO) NANICHORA DAS BAUL (SHIMUL POLASH- BOHURUPI) PRASEN (MEGH MULUKER JHIL- SURJO) RANAJOY BHATTACHARJEE (TOMAY CHHERE JETE PARLAM KOI- TEKKA) RANAJOY BHATTACHARJEE (TUI AMAR HOBI NA- AJOGYO) BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE) ANIRBAN BHATTACHARYA (TOMAR AMAR GOLPO HOTO JODI- MANIKBABUR MEGH) ARIJIT SINGH (KEU JANBE NA- AJOGYO) MIKA SINGH (KI EKKHAN GAAN BANAISE- MENTAAL) NANICHORA DAS BAUL AND BONNIE CHAKRABORTY (SHIMUL POLASH- BOHURUPI) RATHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE (KISHORI- KHADAAN) RUPANKAR BAGCHI (TUI AMAR HOBI NA- AJOGYO) TIMIR BISWAS (TAASHER DESHE- TEKKA) BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE) ANTARA MITRA (KISHORI- KHADAAN) IMAN CHAKRABORTY (KI EKKHAN GAAN BANAISE- MENTAAL) SHRESTHA DAS (DAKATIYA BANSHI- BOHURUPI) SHREYA GHOSHAL (AJ SHARA BELA- BOHURUPI) SHREYA GHOSHAL (TUI AMAR HOBI NA- AJOGYO) SOMLATA ACHARYYA CHOWDHURY (ABOHAWA BOLE DEY- ALAAP) BEST ORIGINAL STORY ABHINANDAN BANERJEE (MANIKBABUR MEGH) NANDITA ROY AND SHIBOPRASAD MUKHERJEE (BOHURUPI) PRATIM D. GUPTA (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) RAJDEEP PAUL AND SARMISTHA MAITI (MON POTONGO) SAMIK ROY CHOUDHURY (BELINE) SREEJIB AND SOUMYABRATA RAKSHIT (SHONTAAN) BEST SCREENPLAY ABHINANDAN BANERJEE (MANIKBABUR MEGH) ANTARA BANERJEE, TATHAGATA MUKHOPADHYAY (PARIAH) ARITRA BANERJEE (DABARU) DEBALOY BHATTACHARYA (SHRI SWAPANKUMARER- BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE) PRATIM D. GUPTA (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) SRIJIT MUKHERJI (PADATIK) BEST DIALOGUE ABHINANDAN BANERJEE, BAUDDHAYAN MUKHERJI (MANIKBABUR MEGH) KAUSHIK GANGULY (AJOGYO) PRATIM D. GUPTA (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) PREMENDU BIKASH CHAKI, PADMANABHA DASGUPTA (ALAAP) SRIJIT MUKHERJI (PADATIK) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ANUP SINGH (MANIKBABUR MEGH) INDRANATH MARICK (BOHURUPI) INDRANATH MARICK (PADATIK) MANAS GANGULY (BABLI) RAMYADEEP SAHA (SHRI SWAPANKUMAR- ER BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE) TURJA GHOSH (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN ANANDA ADDHYA (BOHURUPI) ANANDA ADDHYA (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) MONALISA MUKHERJI (MANIKBABUR MEGH) RANAJIT GHARAI (SHRI SWAPANKUMARER- BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE) SAYAN PAUL (KHADAAN) TANMAY CHAKRABORTY (PADATIK) BEST EDITING ANTARA LAHIRI (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) MALAY LAHA (BOHURUPI) MD. KALAM (DABARU) PRONOY DASGUPTA (OTI UTTAM) SANGLAP BHOWMIK (SHRI SWAPANKUMAR- ER BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE) SRIJIT MUKHERJI (PADATIK) BEST BACKGROUND SCORE BONNIE CHAKRABORTY (BOHURUPI) DEBOJYOTI MISHRA (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) INDRAADIP DASGUPTA (PADATIK) NEEL DUTT (CHAALCHITRA EKHON) PRABUDDHA BANERJEE (ALAAP) RATHIJIT BHATTACHARYA (KHADAAN) SUBHAJIT MUKHERJEE (MANIKBABUR MEGH) BEST SOUND DESIGN ABHIJIT (TENNY) ROY (MANIKBABUR MEGH) ADEEP SINGH MANKI (ATHHOI) ANINDIT ROY AND ADEEP SINGH MANKI (KHADAAN) ANINDIT ROY AND ADEEP SINGH MANKI (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) DIBYO (PADATIK) BEST COSTUME DEBALOY BHATTACHARYA (SHRI SWAPANKUMAR-ER BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE) JAYANTI SEN (BOHURUPI) POULAMI GUPTA (JAMALAYE JIBONTO BHANU) SABARNI DAS (PADATIK) SABARNI DAS: HUBBA BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR ABHIJIT SRIDAS (BIJOYAR PORE) ABHINANDAN BANERJEE (MANIKBABUR MEGH) ARNA MUKHOPADHYAY (ATHHOI) MANASI SINHA (ETA AMADER GOLPO) SAMIK ROY CHOUDHURY (BELINE ) SOOJIT DUTTA (RINO) (KHADAAN) BEST DEBUT MALE GAMBHIRA BHATTACHARYA (HUBBA) INDRAJEET BOSE (CHAALCHITRO THE FRAME FATALE) KORAK SAMANTA (PADATIK) PRATIK DUTTA (SHRI SWAPANKUMAR-ER BADAMI HYENAR KOBOLE) SUBHANKAR MOHANTA (MON POTONGO) BEST DEBUT FEMALE ANGANA ROY (PARIAH) BAISHAKHI ROY (MON POTONGO) IDHIKA (KHADAAN) ROSHNI BHATTACHARYA (OTI UTTAM) |
