Anil Kapoor wins Best Actor at Asian Academy Creative Awards 2026 for Subedaar
Anil Kapoor won the national Best Actor in a Leading Role honour for Subedaar, which also took Best Feature Film for India, and will go to the grand gala final on December 3.
Actor Anil Kapoor has won the Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2026 for his performance in the film Subedaar. He has been in the public eye through a career spanning several decades.
In Subedaar, Kapoor plays Arjun Maurya, a retired soldier who tries to settle into ordinary urban life and stands up against local corruption to protect those he loves. The character's struggle, emotional highs and lows and action sequences drew praise from both audiences and critics.
The film has also won the Best Feature Film award for India, making it a double celebration for the entire team.
The Asian Academy Creative Awards congratulated Kapoor in a social media post, saying he had been honoured as 2026 National Winner, Best Actor in a Leading Role, for his performance in Subedaar. He will now represent India at the grand gala final of the awards, to be held on December 3.
Kapoor thanked director Suresh Triveni, his fellow cast members and the audience. He said the honour held a special place in his career because it reflected the heartfelt effort and determination he and the entire team put into making the film.
