# 45th Filmfare Awards

The 45th Filmfare Awards were held on 13 February 2000, in Mumbai, India.
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam led the ceremony with 17 nominations, followed by Taal with 12 nominations and Sarfarosh with 11 nominations.
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam won 8 awards including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and Best Actress (for Aishwarya Rai), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Sanjay Dutt won his first and only Best Actor award for his powerhouse performance in Vaastav: The Reality.
Aishwarya Rai received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal, winning for the former.
Sushmita Sen received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Biwi No.1 and Sirf Tum, winning for the former.
The ceremony also proved to be notable since both Rai (Best Actress winner) and Sen (Best Supporting Actress winner) were also former pageant winners for Miss World 1994 and Miss Universe 1994 respectively.

## 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 |
| Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ Biwi No.1 Sarfarosh Taal Vaastav: The Reality | Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ David Dhawan – Biwi No.1 John Matthew Matthan – Sarfarosh Mahesh Manjrekar – Vaastav: The Reality Subhash Ghai – Taal |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Sanjay Dutt – Vaastav: The Reality‡ Aamir Khan – Sarfarosh Ajay Devgn – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Manoj Bajpayee – Shool Salman Khan – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Aishwarya Rai – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ Aishwarya Rai – Taal Kajol – Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Karisma Kapoor – Biwi No.1 Tabu – Hu Tu Tu |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Anil Kapoor – Taal‡ Mohnish Bahl – Hum Saath-Saath Hain Mukesh Rishi – Sarfarosh Saif Ali Khan – Kachche Dhaage Sanjay Narvekar – Vaastav: The Reality | Sushmita Sen – Biwi No.1‡ Mahima Chaudhry – Dil Kya Kare Reema Lagoo – Vaastav: The Reality Suhasini Mulay – Hu Tu Tu Sushmita Sen – Sirf Tum |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Best Performance in a Comic Role |
| Ashutosh Rana – Sangharsh‡ Amrish Puri – Baadshah Naseeruddin Shah – Sarfarosh Rahul Bose – Thakshak Sayaji Shinde – Shool | Govinda – Haseena Maan Jaayegi‡ Anil Kapoor – Biwi No.1 Johnny Lever – Anari No.1 Salman Khan – Biwi No.1 Shah Rukh Khan – Baadshah |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| A. R. Rahman – Taal‡ Anu Malik – Biwi No.1 Anu Malik – Haseena Maan Jaayegi Ismail Darbar – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Jatin–Lalit – Sarfarosh | Anand Bakshi – "Ishq Bina" – Taal‡ Anand Bakshi – "Taal Se Taal" – Taal Israr Ansari – "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye" – Sarfarosh Mehboob – "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Mehboob – "Tadap Tadap" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Udit Narayan – "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ KK – "Tadap Tadap" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Kumar Sanu – "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Sonu Nigam – "Ishq Bina" – Taal Sukhwinder Singh – "Ramta Jogi" – Taal | Alka Yagnik – "Taal Se Taal" – Taal‡ Alka Yagnik – "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Kavita Krishnamurti – "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Kavita Krishnamurti – "Nimbooda" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Sunidhi Chauhan – "Ruki Ruki" – Mast |

### Technical Awards

| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
| Vinay Shukla – Godmother‡ | John Matthew Matthan – Sarfarosh‡ |
| Best Dialogue | Best Action |
| Hriday Lani and Pathik Vats – Sarfarosh‡ | Tinu Verma – Arjun Pandit‡ |
| Best Background Score | Best Choreography |
| Anjan Biswas – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ | Saroj Khan – "Nimbooda" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ |
| Best Editing | Best Art Direction |
| Jethu Mundul – Sarfarosh‡ | Nitin Chandrakant Desai – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ |
| Best Sound Design | Best Cinematography |
| Rakesh Ranjan – Taal‡ | Kabir Lal – Taal‡ |

### Critics' Awards

Best Film :
| John Matthew Matthan – Sarfarosh‡ ||
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Manoj Bajpayee – Shool‡ | Tabu – Hu Tu Tu‡ |

### Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award :
* Hema Malini
* Special Award Star of the Millennium |
* Amitabh Bachchan |
* Best Male Debut |
* Rahul Khanna – Earth |
* R. D. Burman Award |
* Ismail Darbar – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
* Filmfare – Sony Award |
* Mahesh Manjrekar – Vaastav: The Reality |

## Superlatives

Multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 17 | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 12 | Taal |
| 11 | Sarfarosh |
| 7 | Biwi No.1 |
| 6 | Vaastav: The Reality |
| 3 | Hu Tu Tu |
| 3 | Shool |
| 2 | Baadshah |
| 2 | Haseena Maan Jaayegi |
Multiple wins :
| Awards | Film |
| 8 | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 6 | Taal |
| 4 | Sarfarosh |
| 2 | Vaastav: The Reality |