Chetak Screen Awards 2026: Shashwat Sachdev wins the award for Best Background Score for Dhurandhar | Bollywood News

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2 min readMumbaiApr 5, 2026 08:36 PM Chetak Screen Awards 2026: A star-studded night witnessed Shashwat Sachdev taking home the Chetak Screen Award for Best Background Score for the film Dhurandhar. Given that the film was quite loved, the background score was also lauded the audience.
Other than Shashwat Sachdev, the other nominees in the category were AR Rahman for Chhaava, Shashwat Sachdeva for Dhurandhar, Sandeep Chowta for Haq, Naren Chandavarkar, and Benedict Taylor for Homebound, and John Steward Eduri for Saiyaara.
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, comedians Zakir Khan and Sunil Grover, and eminent journal Saurabh Dwivedi (Editor – Hindi, The Indian Express) served as hosts in the ceremony.

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About Chetak Screen Awards 2026
Presented The Indian Express Group, the Chetak Screen Awards are widely regarded as one of India’s most credible film honours, guided a commitment to merit, fairness, and peer-led recognition.
Winners are selected the independent Screen Academy, a not-for-profit collective of 53 dinguished filmmakers, artes, and cultural practitioners. Following the nomination stage, entries are evaluated through a structured and transparent voting process.
The judging framework, developed Priya Jaikumar of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, ensures a rigorous evaluation of creativity, technical achievement, innovation, and audience impact. Performance categories are assessed with particular emphasis on authenticity.Story continues below this ad
The Screen Academy comprises an accomplished group of members, including Shoojit Sircar, Deepa Mehta, Sriram Raghavan, Ram Madhvani, Guneet Monga Kapoor, John Abraham, Kabir Khan, Karan Johar, Mukesh Chhabra, Payal Kapadia, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rajkumar Hirani, Resul Pookutty, Rima Das, and Vidya Balan, among others—bringing together a wide spectrum of cinematic voices.

Watch Chetak Screen Awards 2026 LIVE on YouTube, Sony Entertainment Television, and Sony LIV

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