Chetak Screen Awards 2026 held on 5 April

Key facts

• The Chetak Screen Awards 2026 ceremony was held in Mumbai on Sunday, 5 April.
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and businesswoman Nita Ambani presented the Best Film award to Karan Johar for the movie Homebound.
• Homebound, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, won the award for Best Film.
• The film Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, won a total of 14 trophies including the Best Director award.
• Ranveer Singh was named Best Actor (Male) and Akshaye Khanna won Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) for the film Dhurandhar.
• Yami Gautam received the Best Actor (Female) award for her performance in the film Haq.
• The winners were selected by the Screen Academy, an independent not-for-profit body comprising 53 filmmakers, artistes, and cultural voices.
• The selection process was led by Dr Priya Jaikumar, Chair of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts.
• The ceremony was hosted by Alia Bhatt, Zakir Khan, Sunil Grover, and Saurabh Dwivedi, the Editor – Hindi at The Indian Express (IE).