Filmfare awards posted by Jai on February 17, 2001 at 15:27:00:
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Roshans, Bachchans steal the show
MUMBAI: It had all the trappings of a typical Hindi blockbuster–songs
and dances, tears and smiles, performance and dialogue, laughter and
fun, and a consummate climax.
As in any good script, the show was held together by a sutradhar–two,
in fact, in the form of Javed Jaffrey and Malaika Arora–who took the
plot forward as the shimmering, sequined sequences unveiled themselves
on the state-of-the-art sets. And finally, there was a full house that
cheered and applauded through the entire evening at the NSE Grounds in
Goregaon on Saturday night.
The verdict was unanimous–the 46th Annual Manikchand Filmfare Awards
were a hit. In fact, the ceremony–billed as the Indian Oscars–could
itself well have qualified as an entry for next year’s awards.
This year, the focus was on Kaho Naa..Pyaar Hai (KNPH) which took home
the maximum number of awards–Best Film, Best Director (Rakesh Roshan),
Best Actor (Hrithik Roshan), Best Music Director (Rajesh Roshan), Best
Male Newcomer (Hrithik Roshan), Best Screenplay (Ravi Kapoor and Honey
Irani), Best Editing (Ravi Verma), Best Choreography (Farah Khan) and
last but not least, Best Male Playback Singer (Lucky Ali).
Indeed, the three Roshans–Rakesh, Rajesh and Hrithik–presented the
same picture of unity at the show which they had shown during the making
of KNPH. Rakesh Roshan, who accepted the awards for the Best Film and
Best Director, delivered a compact speech when he said, ``This award
belongs to my unit.‘’
When Roshan Jr went up on stage to collect his statuette, excitement was
palpable in the audience. Amidst thunderous applause, the reigning
silver-screen heartthrob said the award was so prestigious that he was
scared even to hold it in his hands. The Best Actress award went to
Karisma Kapoor for Fiza.
In the Best Actor In a Supporting Role category, Amitabh Bachchan scored
a hit with his underplayed performance in Mohabbatein while Jaya
Bachchan won the Best Actress In A Supporting Role award for Fiza. The
Best Performance In A Comic Role went to Paresh Rawal for Hera Pheri
while Sunil Shetty creamed his co-contenders to bag the Best Performance
In A Villainous Role award for Dhadkan.
The Filmfare Special Jury Award went to Anu Mallik while the Sony Scene
of The Year was bagged by Mohabbatein. Kareena Kapoor’s performance in
the film Refugee won her the Best Female Newcomer Award.
One of the highlights of the evening was the unveiling of Amitabh
Bachchan’s wax model which was specially flown in from Madame Tussaud’s
in London. Speaking on the occasion, Bachchan remarked in his trademark
baritone that the wax replica had left him ``embarrassed, self-conscious
and overwhelmed’'.
The music awards were keenly contested. While the Best Music Director
award went to Rajesh Roshan (KNPH), the Best Lyrics award went to Javed
Akhtar for the number Panchee, nadiyan from Refugee. Lucky Ali bagged
the Best Male Playback Singer award for the foot-tapping Ek pal ka jeena
in KNPH and Alka Yagnik’s Dil ne yeh kaha hai dil se in Dhadkan won her
the title of Best Female Playback Singer of the year. Sunidhi Chauhan
bagged the R.D Burman Award for the Best Rising Talent in Music while
Farah Khan won the Best Choreography award for KNPH.
In the technical awards section, Anuj Mathur romped home with the award
for Best Sound Recording (Mohabbatein) and Sabu Cyril won the Best Art
Direction award for Hey Ram. The other awardees were Sanjay Verma for
Best Editing (KNPH), Basheer Ali for Best Cinematography (Refugee),
Allan Amin for Best Action (Mission Kashmir), O P Dutta for Best
Dialogue (Refugee), Sandeep Chowtha for Best Background Music (Jungle),
Ravi Kapoor and Honey Irani for Best Screenplay (KNPH).
Honey Irani notched up a double by winning the Best Story award as well
for Kya Kehna.
The three critics awards went to Santosh Sivan (Best Film – Hello),
Shah Rukh Khan (Best Actor --Mohabbatein) and Tabu (Best Actress
–Astitva).
This year, there were two Lifetime Achievement Awards–one to living
legend Asha Bhonsle for her immeasurable contribution to Hindi film
music and the other to film industry stalwart Feroz Khan. The
well-packaged montages of dialogue and music clips showcasing the best
of both performers were instant hits with the audience as they went on a
quick trip down memory lane. Not surprisingly, both the legends received
standing ovations.
Towards the end of the show, a cheque of Rs 25 lakhs was presented by
Vineet Jain, managing director of The Times Group, to Chief Minister
Vilasrao Deshmukh and deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal towards
relief work for the Gujarat earthquake. Deshmukh, while accepting the
cheque, said that the state government wanted to raise a corpus of about
Rs 70 crore and then adopt different talukas in quake-ravaged Gujarat.
The show was sponsored by the Manikchand Group for the eighth year in a
row. The futuristic sets were designed by Nitin Desai (Trimitik). The
international travel was arranged by SOTC, which is the promotor of Lido
de Paris in India. The official hosts were Le Meridian. Bachchan’s
statue was brought in from Mme Tussaud’s by the British Tourist
Authority.
: R.D.Burman Award - Sunidhi Chauhan
: Special Jury Award - Anu Malik
: Sony Best Scene Award - Mohabbatein
: Lifetime Achievement Award - (Actor) Feroz Khan
: Lifetime Achievement Award - (Singer) Asha Bhosle
: Best Debut - Female - Kareena Kapoor (Refugee)
: Best Debut - Male - Hrithik Roshan (Kaho Na Pyaar Hai)
: Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar (Panchi Nadiya - Refugee)
: Best Choreographer - Farah Khan - Ek Pal Ka Jeena (Kaho Na..)
: Best Music - Rajesh Roshan (Kaho Na…)
: Best Singer - Male - Lucky Ali - Ek Pal Ka Jeena (Kaho Na…)
: Best Singer - Female - Alka Yagnik - Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se
(Dhadkan)
: Best Supporting Actor - Amitabh Bachchan for Mohabbatein
: Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan for Fiza
: Best Comedian - Paresh Rawal for Hera Pheri
: Best Negative Role - Sunil Shetty for Dhadkan
: Best Actor and Actress (critics award) Shah Rukh (Mohabbatein) and
Tabu (Astitva)
: Best Film - Kaho Naa.. Pyar Hai
: Best Actress - Karisma Kapoor award given by Sunil Dutt
: Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan award given by Sridevi
: 
When was i for real?
I am myself a dream
I always see you
watching me tenderly