The 2002 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 3rd International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honored the best films of 2001 and took place on 6 April 2002.
The official ceremony took place on 6 April 2002, at the Genting Highlands, in Arena of Stars. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories.
The IIFA Weekend started with a Press Meet. Attended by the stars, the event received extensive coverage from world media. The same evening saw the music launch of Kaante. The IIFA Karaoke Party gave film stars and high-profile guests a chance to let their hair down.
IIFA hosted the World Premiere of the film Aankhen at the Genting International Showroom. Malaysia witnessed the first ever IIFA Forum. The focus was on the emerging perspectives of Indian Cinema, the exchange of technology and talent. The speakers included Ashutosh Gowarikar, Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar and Madhur Bhandarkar.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham led the ceremony with 18 nominations, followed by Lagaan with 12 nominations, Dil Chahta Hai with 11 nominations, and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha with 10 nominations.
Lagaan won 10 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Ashutosh Gowariker), and Best Actor (for Aamir Khan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Aamir Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Dil Chahta Hai and Lagaan, winning for the latter.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Popular awards
Best FilmBest Director Lagaan Chandni Bar Dil Chahta Hai Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Ashutosh Gowariker – Lagaan Anil Sharma – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Farhan Akhtar – Dil Chahta Hai Karan Johar – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Madhur Bhandarkar – Chandni BarBest Performance In A Leading Role MaleBest Performance In A Leading Role Female Aamir Khan – Lagaan as Bhuvan Aamir Khan – Dil Chahta Hai as Akash Malhotra Amitabh Bachchan – Aks as Inspector Manu Verma Shah Rukh Khan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Rahul Raichand Sunny Deol – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Tara Singh Tabu – Chandni Bar as Mumtaz Ali Ansari Ameesha Patel – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Sakina Gracy Singh – Lagaan as Gauri Kajol – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Anjali Sharma Preity Zinta – Dil Chahta Hai as ShaliniBest Performance In A Supporting Role MaleBest Performance In A Supporting Role Female Saif Ali Khan – Dil Chahta Hai as Sameer Amitabh Bachchan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Yashvardhan Raichand Akshaye Khanna – Dil Chahta Hai as Siddharth Sinha Hrithik Roshan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Rohan Raichand Kulbhushan Kharbanda – Lagaan as Raja Puran Singh Jaya Bachchan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Nandini Raichand Bipasha Basu – Ajnabee as Neeta (Fake Sonia) Kareena Kapoor – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Pooja Sharma a.k.a. Poo Madhuri Dixit – Lajja as Janki Rekha – Lajja as RamdulaariBest Performance In A Comic RoleBest Performance In A Negative Role Govinda – Jodi No. 1 Johnny Lever – Ajnabee Johnny Lever – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Rajesh Vivek – Lagaan Vivek Shaq – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Akshay Kumar – Ajnabee Amrish Puri – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Manoj Bajpayee – Aks Paul Blackthorne – Lagaan Suhas Palshikar – Chandni BarMale Debutant StarFemale Debutant Star Arjun Rampal – Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Bipasha Basu – Ajnabee Gracy Singh – Lagaan
Musical awards Best Music DirectorBest Lyrics A. R. Rahman – Lagaan A. R. Rahman – Zubeidaa Aadesh Shrivastava, Jatin–Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy – Dil Chahta Hai Uttam Singh – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha "Radha Kaise Na Jale" from Lagaan – Javed Akhtar "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Sameer "Suraj Hua Madham" from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Anil Pandey "So Gaya Hai" from Zubeidaa – Javed Akhtar "Jaane Kyun" from Dil Chahta Hai – Javed Akhtar "Ud Jaa Kale Kawa" from Gadar: Ek Prem Katha – Anand BakshiBest Male Playback SingerBest Female Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for "Suraj Hua Maddham" – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Sonu Nigam for "You Are My Soniya" – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Srinivas for "Kaisi Hai Yeh Rut" – Dil Chahta Hai Udit Narayan for "Bole Chudiyan" – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Udit Narayan for "Mitwa" - Lagaan Udit Narayan for "Udja Kale Kawan – Folk" - Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Asha Bhosle for "Radha Kaisa Na Jale" – Lagaan Alka Yagnik for "Jaane Kyun" – Dil Chahta Hai Alka Yagnik for "Bole Chudiyan" – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Alka Yagnik for "Suraj Hua Maddham" – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Lata Mangeshkar for "So Gaye Hain" – ZubeidaaBest Song RecordingBest Background score Dil Chahta Hai – Vijay Benegal Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Babloo Chakravarthy
Backstage awards Best DialogueBest Screenplay Shaktimaan Talwar for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and Karan Johar for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Farhan Akhtar for Dil Chahta HaiBest Story Ashutosh Gowariker – Lagaan Farhan Akhtar – Dil Chahta Hai Karan Johar – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Madhur Bhandarkar – Chandni Bar Shaktimaan Talwar – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Technical awards Best CinematographerBest Choreography Santosh Sivan – Asoka Farah Khan – Dil Chahta HaiBest Costume DesignBest Editing Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Manish Malhotra Lagaan – Ballu SalujaBest MakeupBest Sound Recording Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Mickey Contractor Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Anuj Mathur & Nakul KamteBest Sound Re-RecordingBest Special Effects Lagaan – H. Sridhar Aks – Paul Sims Best Art DirectionBest Action Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Sharmista Roy Gadar: Ek Prem Katha – Tinu Verma
Special awards
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema Sadhana
Outstanding Contribution In Indian Cinema Yash Chopra
Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema Mira Nair
Electrolux Kelvinator Personality of The Year Amitabh Bachchan
Sony Faces Of The Year Arjun Rampal Bipasha Basu Gracy Singh
Superlatives +Films with multiple nominationsNominationsFilm18Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham12Lagaan11Dil Chahta Hai10Gadar: Ek Prem Katha5Chandni Bar3AjnabeeZubeidaa2AksLajja +Films with multiple awardsAwardsFilm10Lagaan8Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham4Dil Chahta Hai2Ajnabee
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