# 2nd IIFA Awards

The 2001 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 2nd International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2000 and took place between June 16, 2001. This year, the city of Sun City played host to the Indian Film Industry.
The official ceremony took place on June 16, 2001, at the Sun City, in Super Bowl Arena Sun City . During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 competitive categories.
Reflective of its guiding philosophy, the venue for IIFA 2001 was the splendorous Sun City in South Africa. The hype gained intensity, as performers descended on Sun City. The Indian stars were welcomed by thousands of fans and traditional African dancers. Film enthusiasts swarmed the Sun City. The first ever IIFA World Premiere was held. The film – Lagaan, which went on to win a nomination at the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film. An exclusive session with the media at a special Press Meet post show discussed the increasing awareness about Indian Cinema on a global platform. Sun City outshone the sun itself on show day. The venue sparkled as the red carpet awaited its brightest stars. The crowd stirred as limousines rolled in. And the television cameras zoomed in. The hosts for the evening, Miss World Priyanka Chopra and the dashing Kabir Bedi, welcomed the guests. The dances from African Footprint set the rhythm of excitement for the night.
Mohabbatein led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Dhadkan and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai with 12 nominations each, and Fiza, Mission Kashmir and Refugee with 7 nominations each.
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai won 10 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Rakesh Roshan) and Best Actor (for Hrithik Roshan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

## Awards

The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

### Popular Awards

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ Dhadkan Kya Kehna Mission Kashmir Mohabbatein | Rakesh Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ Aditya Chopra – Mohabbatein Dharmesh Darshan – Dhadkan Mansoor Khan – Josh Vidhu Vinod Chopra – Mission Kashmir |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Hrithik Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ Akshay Kumar – Dhadkan Anil Kapoor – Pukar Sanjay Dutt – Mission Kashmir Shah Rukh Khan – Mohabbatein | Karisma Kapoor – Fiza‡ Madhuri Dixit – Pukar Preity Zinta – Kya Kehna Shilpa Shetty – Dhadkan Tabu – Astitva |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Amitabh Bachchan – Mohabbatein‡ Anupam Kher – Kya Kehna Chandrachur Singh – Josh Paresh Rawal – Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Suniel Shetty – Refugee | Jaya Bachchan – Fiza‡ Mahima Chaudhry – Dhadkan Namrata Shirodkar – Pukar Sonali Bendre – Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Sonali Kulkarni – Mission Kashmir |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Best Performance in a Comic Role |
| Sushant Singh – Jungle‡ Jackie Shroff – Mission Kashmir Manoj Bajpayee – Fiza Sharad Kapoor – Josh Suniel Shetty – Dhadkan | Paresh Rawal – Hera Pheri‡ Anupam Kher – Mohabbatein Archana Puran Singh – Mohabbatein Johnny Lever – Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Kader Khan – Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge |
| Star Debut of the Year – Male | Star Debut of the Year – Female |
| Abhishek Bachchan – Refugee‡ Hrithik Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ Rahul Dev – Champion‡ Uday Chopra – Mohabbatein‡ | Kareena Kapoor – Refugee‡ Kim Sharma – Mohabbatein‡ Preeti Jhangiani – Mohabbatein‡ Shamita Shetty – Mohabbatein‡ |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Rajesh Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Ranjit Barot – Fiza Anu Malik – Josh Jatin–Lalit – Mohabbatein Nadeem–Shravan – Dhadkan Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy – Mission Kashmir | Javed Akhtar – "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke" – Refugee‡ Gulzar – "Tu Fiza Hai" – Fiza Ibrahim Ashk – "Na Tum Jano Na Hum" – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Sameer Anjaan – "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se" – Dhadkan Sameer Anjaan – "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" – Dhadkan |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Lucky Ali – "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ Abhijeet Bhattacharya – "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" – Dhadkan Sonu Nigam – "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke" – Refugee Udit Narayan – "Aaja Mahiya" – Fiza Udit Narayan – "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | Alka Yagnik – "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ Alka Yagnik – "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se" – Dhadkan Kavita Krishnamurthy – "Aey Dil Laya Hai Bahar" – Kya Kehna Preeti & Pinky – "Piya Piya" – Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Sunidhi Chauhan – "Mehboob Mere" – Fiza |

### Technical Awards

| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
| Aditya Chopra – Mohabbatein‡ Dharmesh Darshan – Dhadkan Honey Irani – Kya Kehna Mansoor Khan – Josh Rakesh Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | Honey Irani – Kya Kehna‡ |
| Best Dialogue | Best Cinematography |
| O. P. Dutta – Refugee‡ | Binod Pradhan – Mission Kashmir‡ |
| Best Editing | Best Art Direction |
| Sanjay Verma – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ | Nitin Chandrakant Desai – Josh‡ |
| Best Background Score | Best Choreography |
| Aadesh Shrivastava – Refugee‡ | Farah Khan – "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ |
| Best Costume Design | Best Makeup |
| Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra – Mohabbatein‡ | Jayanti Shevale – Hum Saath-Saath Hain‡ |
| Best Sound Recording | Best Sound Re-Recording |
| Sona Choudhary – Jungle‡ | Hitendra Ghosh – Jungle‡ |
| Best Special Effects | Best Song Recording |
| Raj Taru (Video Sonic Ltd) – Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani‡ | Satish Gupta – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai‡ |

### Special Awards

Invaluable Contribution To Indian Cinema :
* Shammi Kapoor
* Outstanding Achievement In International Cinema |
* Ismail Merchant |
* Kelvinator Personality of the Year |
* Hrithik Roshan |

## Superlatives

Multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 13 | Mohabbatein |
| 12 | Dhadkan |
| 12 | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 7 | Fiza |
| 7 | Mission Kashmir |
| 7 | Refugee |
| 6 | Josh |
| 6 | Kya Kehna |
| 3 | Jungle |
| 3 | Pukar |
| 2 | Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega |
| 2 | Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani |
Multiple wins :
| Awards | Film |
| 9 | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 7 | Mohabbatein |
| 5 | Refugee |
| 3 | Jungle |
| 2 | Fiza |