Screenwriters Association (SWA) awarded Aryan Khan in the Web Comedy/Musical/ Romance category for his Netflix series The Ba***ds of Bollywood. SWA celebrating the art of Indian storytelling in its 7th edition honored writers who continue to push beyond creative boundaries and explore in an era defined by AI. Further, Aryan Khan also bagged the Best Dialogue, alongside the Best Screenplay award which he shared with co-writers Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan.
Besides Aryans work, acclaimed prison drama Black Warrant also bagged big awards. Around 15 honors across feature films, web series, television, and lyrics were presented in the award show. The jury is said to have rigorously evaluated nearly 700 songs, over 80 television shows, close to 100 web series, and over 130 feature films to determine this year’s winners.
“I am also very happy to tell you that 2026 will be a historic year when Indian screenwriters will get their royalties for the first time. A 12-year-long battle has been fought and thanks to the Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI), an amount is coming from two Latin American countries, Uruguay and Chile. But even with this small amount, a big path to the future opens up, said lyricist and SWA General Secretary, Raj Shekhar, at the ceremony. He highlighted efforts put in by writers despite the AI being handy.
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.