Nitanshi Goel wins big at IIFA 2025 for Laapataa Ladies

The 17-year-old actress beats Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif to win the Best Actress award at IIFA 2025.

17-year-old Nitanshi Goel wins the Best Actress award at IIFA 2025 for Laapata Ladies. She beat Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif to win the award for the Kiran Rao-directed film. The young actor beat heavyweight actresses in the Best Actress category at the awards ceremony held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Nitanshi Goel wins the Best Actress in a Leading Role (Female) at IIFA 2025.

Nitanshi Goel bagged the Best Actress Award in a Leading Role (Female) at IIFA 2025. Some of the biggest actresses, like Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif, were nominated in the category, but Nitanshi beat all of them to win the award. She was overwhelmed with emotion as she accepted the award for her portrayal of Phool Kumari in the film. Actors Boman Irani and Bobby Deol presented her with the award.

Nitanshi Goel’s heartfelt speech at IIFA 2025.

Nitanshi’s heartfelt acceptance speech truly moved the audience. She was overwhelmed with emotions and almost choked on her tears while thanking the film’s team and her family. While speaking to ANI about the win, she said, “I wasn’t expecting this. I was hoping Laapataa Ladies would win big, but I didn’t think I would win myself. The other nominees were incredible, and I’m a huge fan of all of them. I’m truly overwhelmed by the love I’ve received.” She also revealed, “It’s become a thing now. Honestly, I couldn’t stop crying because winning this award is a dream come true for every actor, and it’s finally come true for me. I’m just so grateful.”

Nitanshi added, “The first thing I did was cry and try to put together a speech because I couldn’t believe it was happening. Then I gave my mom a big hug, and a huge hug to Kiran ma’am. It was all just happy tears.” Expressing her excitement to work with more stars in the future, she said, “But Shah Rukh sir tops the chart, followed by Kartik Aaryan. It would be amazing to work with any of them.”