The Screenwriters Association (SWA) Awards were held in Mumbai on Saturday. The biggest wins for the night were bagged by series like The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Black Warrant and the OTT film Stolen.
Aryan Khan made a smashing debut at the SWA Awards, with his Netflix series The Ba***ds of Bollywood converting both of its nominations into wins in the Web Comedy/Musical/ Romance category. Aryan won Best Dialogue, alongside the Best Screenplay honor which he shared with co-writers Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan.
“A few years ago, Aryan, Manav, and I sat down—perhaps out of sheer arrogance—to write a show that we would find funny. We believed that if we found it funny, the world would too. I guess we were right,” said Bilal while receiving the trophy.
The feature film categories witnessed a similar sweep, with the gritty, internationally acclaimed thriller Stolen leading from the front with two major victories. Karan Tejpal, Gaurav Dhingra, and Swapnil Salkar "Agadbumb" clinched both Best Story and Best Screenplay for the film. Meanwhile, Reshu Nath took home the Best Dialogue (Feature Film) honor for the Yami Gautam-led drama Haq.
Here is the full list of winners:
1. Winner for Feature Film - Best Debut is Aranya Sahay for Humans in the Loop.
2. Winner for Web Drama - Best Story is Smita Singh for Khauf
3. Winners for Web Drama - Best Screenplay are Sudip Sharma, Abhishek Banerjee, Rahul Kanojia & Tamal Sen for Paatal Lok - Season 2
4. Winners for Web Drama - Best Dialogue are Satyanshu Singh, Arkesh Ajay for Black Warrant
5. Winners for Television - Best Story are Rajesh Joshi and Shabia Walia for Pushpa Impossible
6. Winner for Television - Best Screenplay is Harneet Singh for Itti Si Khushi
7. Winners for Television - Best Dialogue are Sneha Desai and Tushar Ishwer for Pushpa Impossible
8. Winners for Web Comedy/Musical/Romance-Best Story are Chirag Garg and Avinash Dwivedi for Dupahiya
9. Winners for Web Comedy/Musical/Romance-Best Screenplay are Aryan Khan, Bilal Siddiqi, Manav Chauhan for The Ba***ds of Bollywood
10. Winner for Web Comedy/Musical/Romance-Best Dialogue is Aryan Khan for The Ba***ds of Bollywood
11. Winner for TV/Web - Best Lyrics is Anvita Dutt for Naseeba from Black Warrant
12. Winner for Feature Film - Best Lyrics is Gulzar for ‘Hum Fanaa’ from Gustaakh Ishq
13. Winners for Feature Film - Best Story are Karan Tejpal, Gaurav Dhingra, Swapnil Salkar "Agadbumb" for Stolen
14. Winners for Feature Film - Best Screenplay are Karan Tejpal, Gaurav Dhingra, Swapnil Salkar "Agadbumb" for Stolen
15. Winner for Feature Film - Best Dialogue is Reshu Nath for Haq