Mumbai Central : Filmfare '98

The 44th Annual Filmfare Awards 1998

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• All the popular awards in the Marathi section were won by 'Tu Tithe Mi'
• Manoj Kumar and Helen received Lifetime achievement awards
• Shekar 'Elizabeth' Kapur received a Special award
  
• Technical categories:
  • Best Sound Recording - H. Sridhar for Satya
  • Best Editing - Apurva Asrani and Bhanu Daya for Satya
  • Best Background Score - Sandeep Chowtha for Satya
  • Best Art Direction - Sharmishtha Roy for 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'
  • Best Cinematography - Santosh Sivan for 'Dil Se'
  • Best Dialogue - Raj Kumar Santoshi and K. K. Raina for 'China Gate'
  • Best Screenplay - Karan Johar for 'KKHH'
  • Best Action - Akbar Bakshi for 'Soldier'
  • Best Story - Mahesh Bhatt for 'Zakhm'
  
  
• Musical awards
  • Best Lyrics - Gulzar for Chhaiyaa Chhaiyaa (Dil Se)
  • Best Music - A. R. Rahman for 'Dil Se'
  • Best Male Playback - Sukhwinder Singh for Chhaiyaa Chhaiyaa (Dil Se)
  • Best Female Playback - Jaspinder Narula for Pyaar To Hona Hi Thaa (Pyaar To Hona Hi Thaa)
  • Best Choreography - Farah Khan for Chhaiyaa Chhaiyaa (Dil Se)
  
  
• Best Female Debut - Preity Zinta for 'Dil Se' and 'Soldier'
• Best Male Debut - Fardeen Khan for 'Prem Aggan'
• R. D. Burman Award for upcoming musical talent - Kamaal Khan for 'O o jaane jaana' (Pyaar Kiyaa to Darnaa Kya)
• Best performance in a comic role - Johnny Lever for 'Dulhe Raja'
• Best performance in a villanous role - Ashutosh Rana for 'Dushman'
• Sony-Filmfare Best scene of the year - Ghulam (the train-race scene)
  
• Critic's Awards
  • Best Film - Satya
  • Best Actress - Shefali Chhaya for Satya
  • Best Actor - Manoj Bajpai for Satya
  
  
• Popular Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor - Salman Khan for 'KKHH'
  • Best Supporting Actress - Rani Mukherjee for 'KKHH'
  • Best Director - Karan Johar for 'KKHH'
  • Best Film - KKHH (Yash Johar - Producer)
  • Best Actress - Kajol for 'KKHH'
  • Best Actor - Shah Rukh Khan for 'KKHH'
  
  

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