The 44th Filmfare Awards were held on 21 February 1999, in Mumbai, India.

44th Filmfare Awards
Date21 February 1999[1]
SiteMumbai, India
Highlights
Best FilmKuch Kuch Hota Hai
Satya
Most awardsKuch Kuch Hota Hai (8)
Most nominationsKuch Kuch Hota Hai (18)

Karan Johar's directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai led the ceremony with 18 nominations and 8 wins – including a sweep of the major acting categories, a record it held till Gully Boy (2019).

Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.. and Ram Gopal Varma's Satya were the other big winners, with 6 awards each.

Kajol received triple nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Dushman, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, winning for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

Awards

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

 
Karan Johar — Best Director winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
 
Shah Rukh Khan — Best Actor Popular winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
 
Kajol — Best Actress Popular winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
 
Salman Khan — Best Supporting Actor winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
 
Rani Mukerji — Best Supporting Actress winner for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
 
Johnny Lever — Best Performance in a Comic Role winner for Dulhe Raja
 
Ashutosh Rana — Best Performance in a Negative Role winner for Dushman
 
Manoj Kumar — Lifetime Achievement Awardee
 
Helen — Lifetime Achievement Awardee
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Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance in a Comic Role Best Performance in a Negative Role
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer

Technical Awards

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Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue Best Action
Best Background Score Best Choreography
Best Editing Best Art Direction
Best Sound Design Best Cinematography

Special Awards

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Lifetime Achievement Award
Best Male Debut
Best Female Debut
R. D. Burman Award
  • Kamaal Khan
Special Award
Scene of the Year

Critics' awards

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Ram Gopal Varma — Best Director Critics winner for Satya
 
Manoj Bajpayee — Best Actor Critics winner for Satya
 
Shefali Shah — Best Actress Critics winner for Satya

Best Film

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Satya

Best Actor

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Manoj BajpaiSatya

Best Actress

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Shefali ShahSatya

Superlatives

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Multiple nominations
Nominations Film
18 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
12 Satya
10 Dil Se..
6 Ghulam
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
5 Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
Soldier
4 China Gate
3 Dushman
2 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Dulhe Raja
Duplicate
Zakhm
Multiple wins
Awards Film
8 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
6 Dil Se..
Satya
2 Soldier

References

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  1. ^ Bhatt, SC; Bhargava, Gopal K. (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories (in 36 Volumes). Vol. 16. Kalpaz Publications. p. 685. ISBN 81-7835-372-5.
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See also

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