44th Filmfare Awards

The 44th Filmfare Awards were held on 21 February 1999, in Mumbai, India. Karan Johar's directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai led the ceremony with 18 nominations and 8 wins - including a sweep of the major acting categories, a record it held till Gully Boy (2019). Ram Gopal Varma's Satya and Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.. were the other big winners, with 6 awards each.

44th Filmfare Awards
Date21 February 1999[1]
SiteMumbai, India
Highlights
Best FilmKuch Kuch Hota Hai
Satya
Most awardsKuch Kuch Hota Hai (8)
Most nominationsKuch Kuch Hota Hai (18)

Main awards
Karan Johar — Best Director winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Shah Rukh Khan — Best Actor Popular winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kajol — Best Actress Popular winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Salman Khan — Best Supporting Actor winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Rani Mukerji — Best Supporting Actress winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Johnny Lever — Best Performance in a Comic Role winner for Dulhe Raja
Ashutosh Rana — Best Performance in a Negative Role winner for Dushman
Manoj Kumar — Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Helen — Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Best Film

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Best Director

Karan Johar – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Best Actor

Shah Rukh Khan – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Best Actress

Kajol – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Best Supporting Actor

Salman Khan – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Best Supporting Actress

Rani Mukerji – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Best Comedian

Johnny Lever – Dulhe Raja

Best Villain

Ashutosh Rana – Dushman

Best Music

Dil Se... – A. R. Rehman

Best Lyrics

Dil Se.. – Gulzar for Chaiyya Chaiyya

Best Playback Singer, Male

Dil Se.. – Sukhwinder Singh for Chaiyya Chaiyya

Best Playback Singer, Female

Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha – Jaspinder Narula for Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha

Best Newcomer, Male

Fardeen Khan – Prem Aggan

Best Newcomer, Female

Preity Zinta – Dil Se..

Best Story

Zakhm – Mahesh Bhatt

Best Screenplay

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – Karan Johar

Best Dialogue

China Gate – Rajkumar Santoshi and K. K. Raina

R.D. Burman Award

Kamaal Khan

Best Action

Soldier – Akbar Bakshi

Best Art Direction

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – Sharmishta Roy

Best Background Score

Satya – Sandeep Chowta

Best Choreography

Dil Se.. – Farah Khan for Chaiyya Chaiyya

Best Cinematography

Dil Se.. – Santosh Sivan

Best Editing

Satya – Apurva Asrani and Bhanu Daya

Best Sound

Satya – H. Shridhar

Lifetime achievement award

Manoj Kumar and Helen

Special Award

Shekhar Kapur

Scene of the Year

Ghulam

Critics' awards
Ram Gopal Varma — Best Director Critics winner for Satya
Manoj Bajpayee — Best Actor Critics winner for Satya
Shefali Shah — Best Actress Critics winner for Satya

Best Film

Satya

Best Actor

Manoj Bajpai – Satya

Best Actress

Shefali Shah – Satya

Biggest winners

References
  1. Bhatt, SC; Bhargava, Gopal K. (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories (in 36 Volumes). 16. Kalpaz Publications. p. 685. ISBN 81-7835-372-5.

See also
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