44th Filmfare Awards (1999)
The 44th Filmfare Awards honored the best Bollywood films of 1998.
The award ceremony was held on 21st February 1999 at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, India.
"Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" won the Best Film award.
Shahrukh Khan won the Best Actor award for his role in "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai".
Kajol won the Best Actess award for her role in "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai".
Karan Johar won the Best Director award for "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai".
- WINNER
Best Film - Critics
Satya
- Ram Gopal Varma
Best Film
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Yash Johar
Satya
Best Actor
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Shahrukh Khan
Zakhm
- Ajay Devgan
Best Actor - Critics
Satya
- Manoj Bajpai
Best Actress
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Kajol
Dil Se..
- Manisha Koirala
Dushman
- Kajol
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
- Kajol
Satya
- Urmila Matondkar
Best Actress - Critics
Satya
- Shefali Shetty
Best Supporting Actor
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Salman Khan
Satya
- Manoj Bajpai
Best Supporting Actress
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Rani Mukherjee
Dil Se..
- Preity Zinta
Satya
- Shefali Shetty
Best Director
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Karan Johar
Satya
- Ram Gopal Varma
Best Music Director
Dil Se..
- A.R. Rahman
Best Art Direction
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Sharmishta Roy
Best Cinematographer
Dil Se..
- Santosh Sivan
Best Editing
Satya
- Apurva Asrani, Bhanodaya
Best Background Score
Satya
- Sandeep Chowta
Best Choreography
Dil Se..
- Farah Khan
for "Chhaiyaa Chhaiyaa"
Best Playback Singer - Female
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
- Jaspinder Narula
for "Pyar To Hona Hi Thaa"
Best Playback Singer - Male
Dil Se..
- Sukhwinder Singh
for "Chhaiyaa Chhaiyaa"
Best Action
Soldier
- Akbar Bakshi, Tinnu Verma
Best Newcomer - Male
Prem Aggan
- Fardeen Khan
Best Newcomer - Female
Dil Se..
- Preity Zinta
Soldier
- Preity Zinta
Best Lyrics
Dil Se..
- Gulzar
for "Chhaiyan Chhaiyan"
Best Dialogue
China Gate
- Rajkumar Santoshi, K.K. Raina
Best Scene of the Year
Ghulam
for "train-race scene"
Best Story
Zakhm
- Mahesh Bhatt
R.D. Burman Award
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
- Kamaal Khan
for "O o jaane jaana"
Lifetime Achievement Award
Helen
Manoj Kumar
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Dushman
- Ashutosh Rana
Satya
- Govind Namdeo
Best Actor in a Comic Role
Dulhe Raja
- Johnny Lever
Best Screenplay
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Karan Johar
Best Sound Recording
Satya
- H. Sridhar
Special Awards
Shekhar Kapur