The nominees included:
Best Actor
Ajay Devgan for Company
Amitabh Bachchan for Kaante
Bobby Deol for Humraaz
Shah Rukh Khan for Devdas
Vivek Oberoi for Saathiya
Best Actress
Aishwarya Rai for Devdas
Amisha Patel for Humraaz
Bipasha Basu for Raaz
Karisma Kapoor for Shakti - The Power
Rani Mukherjee for Saathiya
and the winners were Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan for Best actress and Best actor respectively, for their roles in the mega hit movie Devdas (India's most comparable answer to Hollywood's Titanic). Aishwarya Rai's role in the movie solidified her status as a bona fide Bollywood power player and further boosted SRK's status as a renowned Bolywood icon. Their film went on to win the most awards that evening, including the coveted Best Film award. Other highlights of the evening included Bollywood legend Rekha being presented with a lifetime achievement award, Esha Deol winning best debut actress and Vivek Oberoi winning best supporting actor for his turn in the film Company.
Best Actor
Ajay Devgan for Company
Amitabh Bachchan for Kaante
Bobby Deol for Humraaz
Shah Rukh Khan for Devdas
Vivek Oberoi for Saathiya
Best Actress
Aishwarya Rai for Devdas
Amisha Patel for Humraaz
Bipasha Basu for Raaz
Karisma Kapoor for Shakti - The Power
Rani Mukherjee for Saathiya
and the winners were Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan for Best actress and Best actor respectively, for their roles in the mega hit movie Devdas (India's most comparable answer to Hollywood's Titanic). Aishwarya Rai's role in the movie solidified her status as a bona fide Bollywood power player and further boosted SRK's status as a renowned Bolywood icon. Their film went on to win the most awards that evening, including the coveted Best Film award. Other highlights of the evening included Bollywood legend Rekha being presented with a lifetime achievement award, Esha Deol winning best debut actress and Vivek Oberoi winning best supporting actor for his turn in the film Company.
