The IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male is given by the International Indian Film Academy as part of its annual award ceremony to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in his debut film. Originally known as the "IIFA Award for Fresh Face of the Year (Male)", it was officially given its new title in 2006. During its inaugural year in 2001, four separate actors were presented with an award.
Winners
1990s
1999Not awarded
2000s 2001Abhishek Bachchan – Refugee as Refugee (tied with) Hrithik Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai as Rohit/Raj Chopra, Rahul Dev – Champion as Naseer Ahmed and Uday Chopra – Mohabbatein as Vikram Kapoor/Oberoi 2002Arjun Rampal – Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat as Gaurav Saxena 2003John Abraham – Jism as Kabir Lal 2004Shahid Kapoor – Ishq Vishk as Rajiv Mathur 2005Not awarded 2006Shiney Ahuja – Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi as Vikram Malhotra 2007Upen Patel – 36 China Town as Rocky 2008Ranbir Kapoor – Saawariya as Ranbir Raj 2009Farhan Akhtar – Rock On!! as Aditya Shroff
2010s 2010Jackky Bhagnani – Kal Kissne Dekha as Nihaal Singh (tied with) Omi Vaidya – 3 Idiots as Chatur Ramalingam (Silencer) 2011Ranveer Singh – Band Baaja Baaraat as Bittoo Sharma 2012Vidyut Jamwal – Force as Vishnu 2013Ayushmann Khurrana – Vicky Donor as Vicky Arora 2014Dhanush – Raanjhanaa as Kundan Shankar 2015Tiger Shroff – Heropanti as Bablu 2016Vicky Kaushal – Masaan as Deepak Chaudhary 2017Diljit Dosanjh – Udta Punjab as Sartaaj Singh 2018Not awarded 2019Ishaan Khatter – Dhadak as Madhukar "Madhu" Bhagla 2020s 2020Abhimanyu Dassani – Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota as Suryaanshu "Surya" Sampat 2022Ahan Shetty – Tadap as Ishaan 2023Shantanu Maheshwari – Gangubai Kathiawadi as Afsaan Badr-ur-Razzaq (tied with) Babil Khan – Qala as Jagan Batwal 2024Not awarded 2025Lakshya Lalwani – Kill as Amrit Rathod
See also International Indian Film Academy Awards IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female
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