Screenwriters Association Awards 2026: Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Aditya Dhar, Aryan Khan land major nods Achieving a premier status as the most respected recognition for the "architects of the screen," the 7th edition of the SWA (Screenwriters Association) Awards has unveiled its full list of nominations. The awards will celebrate the groundbreaking films, series, and television shows of 2025 that pushed the envelope of storytelling in a grand ceremony set for May 23. The SWA awards are witnessing high-profile industry names—including Anurag Basu, Aditya Dhar, Sudip Sharma, and debutant Aryan Khan—landing major nominations across categories. In the Web Comedy/Musical/Romance segment, Aryan Khan’s debut work, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, has secured a significant footprint with three nominations across Best Story, Best Screenplay (co-written with Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan), and Best Dialogue, penned by Khan himself. The Web Drama category is a clash of heavyweights. Writers securing nominations across the Story, Screenplay, and Dialogue categories include Satyanshu Singh and Arkesh Ajay (Black Warrant), Sudip Sharma, Abhishek Banerjee, Rahul Kanojia, and Tamal Sen (Paatal Lok: Season 2), and Smita Singh (Khauf). They are joined by the team of Simaab Hashmi, Dhruv Narang, and Mahesh Mathai for Real Kashmir Football Club. Notably, Sumit Arora has bagged a Best Dialogue nomination for The Family Man: Season 3, while Pushkar Sunil Mahabal is in the running for Black, White &... #full_list #Aditya_Dhar #Association #Javed_Akhtar #Aryan_Khan #Screenwriters_Association #Association_Awards #nods_Achieving #premier_status #respected_recognition
EXCLUSIVE: Anurag Kashyap reveals why Vijay Sethupathi and Javed Akhtar have been mentioned under ‘Special Thanks’ in Kennedy After a long wait, Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy, starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, was finally released on Friday, February 20, on Zee5. The acclaimed film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The same year, it was screened at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, that too in the sprawling Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, where it got a thunderous response from the 1000+ attendees. Last year, Anurag had revealed in an interview that Vijay Sethupathi would be mentioned under ‘Special Thanks’ in Kennedy, but didn’t divulge the reason behind it. True to his statement, the popular actor is indeed credited, with Javed Akhtar also featuring in the ‘Special Thanks’ list. Bollywood Hungama exclusively spoke to Anurag Kashyap to understand the reason behind their mentions. Anurag revealed, “Vijay made some edit suggestions into the film. ” As for Javed Akhtar, he replied, “Earlier, we had used a dialogue from Javed Saab. But later, it got edited. ”In an event hosted by The Hindu in May 2025, Anurag Kashyap revealed how Vijay Sethupathi convinced him to take up the role of the antagonist in the 2024 cult Tamil flick, Maharaja. At that time, Anurag had said, “After Imaikka Nodigal (2018), I said no to a lot of South films because every other day, a South film would come to me. It started post-Kennedy. I was in the post-production of Kennedy. I was... #Film_Festival #Anurag_Kashyap #Vijay_Sethupathi #Sunny_Leone #Rahul_Bhat #starring_Rahul #Special_Thanks’ #Javed_Akhtar #Anurag #long_wait
