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SWA Awards 2025 Winners List: Imtiaz Ali, Sajid Ali, Kunal Kemmu Take Home Trophy
The 2025 SWA Awards honored screenwriting and lyricism. Imtiaz Ali won three awards for Amar Singh Chamkila, and Kunal Kemmu was praised for his debut writing.
The 2025 SWA Awards, recognising excellence in screenwriting and lyricism within the film industry, celebrated its winners at a grand ceremony held on Saturday. Imtiaz Ali emerged as a standout, securing three of the four major awards for his work on Amar Singh Chamkila. Meanwhile, actor-turned-writer Kunal Kemmu received acclaim for his debut writing effort.
Nikkhil Advani's historical drama Freedom At Midnight dominated the web category, earning significant recognition alongside Raat Jawan Hai writer Khyati Anand-Puthran. The evening began with a notable moment in the Best Debut (Film) category, where all three nominees were jointly awarded.
The event took place at a prominent Mumbai hotel and marked the culmination of a rigorous seven-month evaluation process. A jury of 15 experienced screenwriters reviewed more than 1,500 submissions across 15 distinct categories before announcing the winners.
Check out the complete list of winners:
Best Debut (Film) – Shuchi Talati for Girls Will Be Girls, Biplab Goswami and Sneha Desai for Laapataa Ladies, and Bodhayan Roychaudhury for Sector 36
Best Story (Film) – Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali for Amar Singh Chamkila
Best Screenplay (Film) – Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali for Amar Singh Chamkila
Best Dialogue (Film) – Kunal Kemmu for Madgaon Express
Best Lyrics (Film) – Irshad Kamil for Baaja (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Story (Web Drama) – Abhinandan Gupta for Freedom at Midnight
Best Screenplay (Web Drama) – Abhinandan Gupta, Adwitiya Kareng Das, Gundeep Kaur and Revanta Sarabhai for for Freedom at Midnight
Best Dialogue (Web Drama) – Anubhav Sinha and Trishant Srivastava for IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
Best Story (Web Comedy/Musical/Romance) – Atmika Didwania, Karan Singh Tyagi, Anand Tiwari, Sejal Pachisia and Digant Patil for Bandish Bandits season 2
Best Screenplay (Web Comedy/Musical/Romance) – Khyati Anand-Puthran for Raat Jawan Hai
Best Lyrics (TV/Web) – JUNO for Feeling Nayi Hai (Gullak season 4)
First Published:
August 10, 2025, 15:45 IST
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