# 48th Filmfare Awards

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).

## 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 Sur: The Melody of Life – 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