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The 7th Screenwriters Association Awards: Celebrating Storytelling and the Future of Writing

Monday, May 25, 2026
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The 7th Screenwriters Association Awards: Celebrating Storytelling and the Future of Writing

The spotlight, you know, it was all on the actors and the streamers for most of the year. But Saturday night? That shifted. It landed squarely on the writers.

The 7th Screenwriters Association Awards. It felt like more than just a ceremony; it felt like a necessary pause amid all the noise about artificial intelligence and where creativity is actually headed.

Some big names got celebrated, sure. But Aryan Khan , the newcomer, he jumped out as one of the biggest winners. A real debut moment.

Held all this way, they looked at everything—films, web series, TV, lyrics—and they decided who was doing the best work. Stuff like the Netflix series The Ba**ds of Bollywood , the thriller Stolen , the prison drama Black Warrant . Those were all up there.

During the whole thing, Raj Shekhar, the lyricist and SWA General Secretary, just talked about how things are changing. He was reflecting on storytelling, about needing to protect writers’ rights. It felt heavy, you know?

He said something about the AI stuff. He was happy to see so many living, breathing human beings still around. That’s the baseline.

Then he got into the future. He pointed to 2026. He said that year will be historic. The year Indian screenwriters finally get their royalties. After all that fighting. A twelve-year battle, they said. And that money is coming, thanks to the Screenwriters Rights Association of India—SRAI. Some cash is coming from Uruguay and Chile, a small amount maybe, but he said it opens up a big path forward.

Aryan Khan’s win was huge. He made his mark as a writer. His Netflix show, The Ba**ds of Bollywood , it got everything. Web Comedy, Musical, Romance. And he snagged the Best Dialogue award. Plus, he shared the Best Screenplay with Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan. They accepted the screenplay trophy for the team.

Then there was the feature film section. Stolen really delivered. Best Story and Best Screenplay. That went to Karan Tejpal, Gaurav Dhingra, and Swapnil Salkar.

Meanwhile, in the feature film category, Reshu Nath won Best Dialogue for the drama Haq , the one with Yami Gautam.

And you had the web drama scene. It was tough. Lots of projects vying for attention. Smita Singh took Best Story for the horror drama Khauf .

The writing crew for Paatal Lok – Season 2 also got the screenplay nod. Sudip Sharma, Abhishek Banerjee, Rahul Kanojia, and Tamal Sen all shared that honor.

And for Black Warrant , the dialogue recognition went to Satyanshu Singh and Arkesh Ajay. Anvita Dutt got the lyrics for that one too.

It was a lot of moving parts. Nearly 700 songs reviewed. Over 80 TV shows. Close to a hundred web series. More than 130 feature films. That’s what the chairperson, Siddhant Makkar, said they looked at before settling on the winners.

Here’s a messy look at what actually won, just the list.

  • Feature Film. Best Debut: Aranya Sahay for Humans in the Loop .
  • Web Drama. Best Story: Smita Singh for Khauf .
  • Web Drama. Best Screenplay: Sudip Sharma, Abhishek Banerjee, Rahul Kanojia, and Tamal Sen for Paatal Lok – Season 2 .
  • Web Drama. Best Dialogue: Satyanshu Singh and Arkesh Ajay for Black Warrant .
  • Television. Best Story: Rajesh Joshi and Shabia Walia for Pushpa Impossible .
  • Television. Best Screenplay: Harneet Singh for Itti Si Khushi .
  • Television. Best Dialogue: Sneha Desai and Tushar Ishwer for Pushpa Impossible .
  • Web Comedy/Musical/Romance. Best Story: Chirag Garg and Avinash Dwivedi for Dupahiya .
  • Web Comedy/Musical/Romance. Best Screenplay: Aryan Khan, Bilal Siddiqi, and Manav Chauhan for The Ba**ds of Bollywood .
  • Web Comedy/Musical/Romance. Best Dialogue: Aryan Khan for The Ba**ds of Bollywood .
  • Best Lyrics for Hum Fanaa : Gulzar for Gustaakh Ishq .
  • Feature Film. Best Story: Karan Tejpal, Gaurav Dhingra, and Swapnil Salkar for Stolen .
  • Feature Film. Best Screenplay: Karan Tejpal, Gaurav Dhingra, and Swapnil Salkar for Stolen .
  • Feature Film. Best Dialogue: Reshu Nath for Haq .

It’s all just... a collection of names and wins. A lot of writing happening out there.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

Gree News Team covers international news and global affairs at Gree News. Our collective of senior editors is dedicated to providing independent, accurate, and responsible journalism for a global audience.

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