# 46th Filmfare Awards

The 46th Filmfare Awards were held on 17 February 2001, to honor the best films of 2000.
Mohabbatein led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai with 11 nominations.
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai won 9 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Rakesh Roshan), Best Actor and Best Male Debut (both for Hrithik Roshan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Hrithik Roshan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Fiza and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, winning for the latter.
Real-life couple Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan were both nominated, and eventually won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively, for their performances in Mohabbatein and Fiza.

## 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 Josh 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 Anil Kapoor – Pukar Hrithik Roshan – Fiza Sanjay Dutt – Mission Kashmir Shah Rukh Khan – Mohabbatein | Karisma Kapoor – Fiza Aishwarya Rai – Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Madhuri Dixit – Pukar Preity Zinta – Kya Kehna! Tabu – Astitva |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Amitabh Bachchan – Mohabbatein Atul Kulkarni – Hey Ram Chandrachur Singh – Kya Kehna! Sayaji Shinde – Kurukshetra Suniel Shetty – Refugee | Jaya Bachchan – Fiza Aishwarya Rai – Mohabbatein Mahima Chaudhry – Dhadkan Rani Mukerji – Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Sonali Kulkarni – Mission Kashmir |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Best Performance in a Comic Role |
| Suniel Shetty – Dhadkan Govinda – Shikari Jackie Shroff – Mission Kashmir Rahul Dev – Champion Sharad Kapoor – Josh | Paresh Rawal – Hera Pheri Anupam Kher – Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge Govinda – Kunwara Johnny Lever – Kunwara Johnny Lever – Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Rajesh Roshan Dhadkan – Nadeem-Shravan Fiza – Anu Malik Josh – Anu Malik Mohabbatein – Jatin–Lalit | Refugee – Javed Akhtar for Panchi Nadiya Dhadkan – Sameer for Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Main Fiza – Gulzar for Aaja Mahiya Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Ibrahim Ashk for Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Mohabbatein – Anand Bakshi for Humko Humise Churaalo |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Lucky Ali for Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Dhadkan – Udit Narayan for Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se Fiza – Sonu Nigam for Tu Hawa Hai Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Lucky Ali for Ek Pal Ka Jeena Mohabbatein – Udit Narayan for Humko Humise Churaalo Refugee – Sonu Nigam for Panchi Nadiya | Dhadkan – Alka Yagnik for Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se Fiza – Sunidhi Chauhan for Mehboob Mere Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega – Preeti & Pinky for Piya Piya Josh – Alka Yagnik for Haye Mera Dil Refugee – Alka Yagnik for Panchi Nadiya |

### Critics' Awards

Best Film :
| Santosh Sivan – Halo ||
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Shah Rukh Khan – Mohabbatein | Tabu – Astitva |

### Technical Awards

| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
| Kya Kehna! – Honey Irani | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Ravi Kapoor and Honey Irani |
| Best Dialogue | Best Action |
| Refugee – J. P. Dutta | Mission Kashmir – Allan Amin |
| Best Background Score | Best Choreography |
| Jungle – Sandeep Chowta | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Farah Khan for Ek Pal Ka Jeena |
| Best Editing | Best Sound |
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Sanjay Verma | Mohabbatein – Anuj Mathur |
| Best Cinematography |
| Refugee – Basheer Ali |

### Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award :
* Feroz Khan
* Best Male Debut |
* Hrithik Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
* Best Female Debut |
* Kareena Kapoor – Refugee |
* R. D. Burman Award |
* Sunidhi Chauhan |
* Special Jury Award |
* Anu Malik – Refugee