48th Filmfare Awards explained

Number:	48
Award:	Filmfare Awards
Date:	21 February 2003
Host:	Shahrukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan
Best Film:	Devdas
Best Critic:	The Legend of Bhagat Singh
Most Wins:	Devdas (11)
Most Nominations:	Devdas (17)
Network:	Sony Entertainment Television (India)
Last:	47th
Next:	49th

The 48th Filmfare Awards were held – Mumbai on 21 February 2003.

The ceremony was dominated by Devdas, which received a leading 17 nominations and 11 wins – a record at the time – including Best Film, Best Director (Sanjay Leela Bhansali), Best Actor (Shah Rukh Khan), Best Actress (Aishwarya Rai) and Best Supporting Actress (Madhuri Dixit).^[1] ^[2]

Awards

Main Awards

Best Film	Best Director
*Devdas* Company Humraaz Kaante Raaz	*Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Devdas* Abbas–Mustan – Humraaz Ram Gopal Verma – Company Sanjay Gupta – Kaante Vikram Bhatt – Raaz
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Shah Rukh Khan – Devdas* Ajay Devgn – Company Amitabh Bachchan – Kaante Bobby Deol – Humraaz Vivek Oberoi – Saathiya	*Aishwarya Rai – Devdas* Ameesha Patel – Humraaz Bipasha Basu – Raaz Karisma Kapoor – Shakti Rani Mukerji – Saathiya
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Vivek Oberoi – Company* Amitabh Bachchan – Aankhen Jackie Shroff – Devdas Mohanlal – Company Sanjay Dutt – Kaante	*Madhuri Dixit – Devdas* Antara Mali – Company Kirron Kher – Devdas Shilpa Shetty – Rishtey Sushmita Sen – Filhaal
Best Comedian	Best Villain
*Paresh Rawal – Awara Paagal Deewana* Govinda – Akhiyon Se Goli Maare Johnny Lever – Humraaz Mahesh Manjrekar – Kaante Paresh Rawal – Aankhen	*Ajay Devgn – Deewangee* Akshaye Khanna – Humraaz Manoj Bajpayee – Road Nana Patekar – Shakti Shabana Azmi – Makdee
Best Male Debut	Best Female Debut
*Vivek Oberoi – Company*	*Esha Deol – Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe*
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
*Saathiya – A. R. Rahman* Devdas – Ismail Darbar Humraaz – Himesh Reshammiya Kaante – Anand Raj Anand Raaz – Nadeem-Shravan	*Saathiya – Gulzar – Saathiya* Devdas – Ismail Darbar – Dola Re Dola Humraaz – Sudhakar Sharma – Sanam Mere Humraaz Humraaz – Sudhakar Sharma – Tune Zindagi Mein Aake Raaz – Sameer – Aapke Pyaar Mein
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
*Saathiya – Sonu Nigam – Saathiya* Humraaz – Krishnakumar Kunnath – Bardaasht Nahi Kar Sakta Humraaz – Kumar Sanu – Sanam Mere Humraaz Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa – Shaan – Nikamma – Lucky Ali – Aa Bhi Ja	*Devdas – Kavita Krishnamurthy & Shreya Ghoshal – Dola Re Dola* Devdas – Kavita Krishnamurthy – Maar Daala Devdas – Shreya Ghoshal – Bairi Piya Humraaz – Alka Yagnik – Sanam Mere Humraaz Raaz – Alka Yagnik – Aapke Pyaar Mein

Technical Awards

Best Story	Best Screenplay
*Company – Jaideep Sahni*	*Saathiya – Mani Ratnam*
Best Dialogue	Scene of the Year
*Company – Jaideep Sahni* and *Saathiya – Gulzar*	*Devdas – Confrontation Scene Between Parvati & Chandramukhi*
Best Action	Best Choreography
*Awara Paagal Deewana — Philip Ko & Abbas Ali Moghal*	*Devdas – Saroj Khan – Dola Re Dola*
Best Cinematography	Best Art Direction
*Devdas – Binod Pradhan*	*Devdas – Nitin Chandrakant Desai*
Best Background Score	Best Editing
*The Legend of Bhagat Singh – A. R. Rahman*	*Company – Chandan Arora*

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
Jeetendra Rekha
R. D. Burman Award
*Shreya Ghoshal – Devdas*

Critics' Awards

Best Film (Best Director)
*The Legend of Bhagat Singh* (Rajkumar Santoshi)
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Ajay Devgn – Company and The Legend of Bhagat Singh*	*Manisha Koirala – Company* and *Rani Mukerji – Saathiya*

Biggest Winners

Devdas – 11 Wins
Company – 7 Wins
Saathiya – 6 Wins
The Legend of Bhagat Singh – 2 Wins
Deewangee – 1 Win
Awara Paagal Deewana – 2 Wins
Raaz – 6 Nominations
Humraaz – 12 Nominations

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/2003/

Notes and References

News: Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2019 . 14 February 2020 . filmfare.com . en.
Web site: 48th Filmfare Awards winner. 29 June 2020.