WBFJA Awards 2025: Aparna Sen Honored with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
| Summary/Static | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | WBFJA Annual Awards Ceremony 2025 |
| Date | January 13, 2025 |
| Venue | Priya Cinema, Kolkata |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Aparna Sen received the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Indian cinema. |
| Best Film | Manik Babur Megh |
| Best Actor (Male) | Chandan Sen for Manik Babur Megh |
| Best Actor (Female) | Rituparna Sengupta for Ajogya |
| Best Director (Joint Award) | Srijit Mukherji (Badami Haynar Kabale) and Debaloy Bhattacharya (Padatik) |
| Special Recognition | Srijit Mukherji for Oti Uttam, for technical innovation using AI to recreate Uttam Kumar's voice. |
| Most Promising Director | Abhinandan Banerjee for Manik Babur Megh |
| Most Popular Film | Khadaan |
| Most Popular Actor | Dev for Khadaan |
| Best Screenplay | Anjan Dutt for Chalchitra Ekhon |
| Best Music Director | Amit Chatterjee for Badami Haynar Kabale |
| Best Background Score | Rathijit Bhattacharya for Khadaan |
| Playback Singer (Male) | Timir Biswas (Tekka), Rathijit Bhattacharya (Khadaan) |
| Playback Singer (Female) | Antara Mitra for Khadaan |
| Best Lyricist | Kaushik Ganguly for Ajogya |
| Tribute to Raj Kapoor | Paid homage to Raj Kapoor on his birth centenary with a circus-themed tribute and the song Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan from Mera Naam Joker. |