49th Filmfare Awards


The 49th Filmfare Awards took place on 20 February 2004 at Mumbai. The host was Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Archana Puran Singh. This edition of the event was sponsored by Indian conglomerate Manikchand Group.
Kal Ho Naa Ho led the ceremony with fourteen nominations, followed by Koi... Mil Gaya and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., with ten and eight nominations respectively.
Kal Ho Naa Ho won eight awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Main awards

Best Film

Koi... Mil Gaya
Rakesh Roshan for Koi... Mil Gaya
Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya as Rohit Mehra
Preity Zinta in Kal Ho Naa Ho as Naina Catherine Kapur
Saif Ali Khan in Kal Ho Naa Ho as Rohit Patel
Jaya Bachchan in Kal Ho Naa Ho as Jennifer Kapur
Irrfan Khan in Haasil as Ranvijay Singh
Sanjay Dutt in Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. as Murli Prasad "Munna"
Shahid Kapoor in Ishq Vishk

Best Debut, Female

Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta for Andaaz

Best Story

3 DeewareinNagesh Kukunoor

Best Screenplay

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. – Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Lajan Joseph

Best Dialogue

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. – Abbas Tyrewala

Best Music

Kal Ho Naa Ho – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Kal Ho Naa Ho – Javed Akhtar for Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kal Ho Naa Ho – Sonu Nigam for Kal Ho Naa Ho
Jism – Shreya Ghoshal for Jadoo Hai Nasha Hai
Gangaajal – Wayne Sharpe

R.D.Burman Award

Vishal-ShekharJhankaar Beats

Best Action

Allan Amin

Best Art Direction

Pinjar – Muneesh Sappel

Best cinematography

Chameli – Aseem Bajaj

Best Choreography

Koi... Mil Gaya – Farah Khan for Idhar Chala

Best Editing

Bhoot – Shimit Amin

Best Sound Design

Bhoot – Dwarak Warrier

Motolook of the Year

Saif Ali Khan – Kal Ho Naa Ho

Scene of The Year

Karan Johar – Kal Ho Naa Ho

Special Award

Kareena Kapoor – Chameli

Power Award

Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan

Lifetime achievement award

Baldev Raj Chopra ,
Nirupa Roy and
Sulochana Latkar

Critics' awards

Best Film

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. - Rajkumar Hirani

Best Actor

Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya

Best Actress

Urmila Matondkar in Bhoot

Biggest Winners and Nominees