The Indian film industry saw the dawn of Filmfare Awards in the year 1954. The awards were incepted by the famous Filmfare magazine. The readers of the magazine choose the winners for various categories. The awards were introduced to acknowledge talent in the film industry. Filmfare Awards 2003 were sponsored by manikchand, hence the awards were also known as the 48th manikchand filmfare awards. The film ‘Devdas’ bagged the highest number of (nine) awards for the year 2003. The film was based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella ‘Devdas’. This is the first color version of the story in bollywood. It was considered one of the most expensive bollywood ever produced in 2002. Here is the list of winners who bagged the prestigious award for the year 2003.
The Winners For 48th Manikchand Filmfare Awards Were:
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Actor
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Shahrukh Khan
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Devdas
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Best Actress
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Aishwarya Rai
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Devdas
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Best Film
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Devdas
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Best Director
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Devdas
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Best Debut Actor (Male)
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Vivek Oberoi
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Company
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Best Debut Actor (Female)
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Esha Deol
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Koi Mera Dil Se Pooche
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Best Supporting Actor (Male)
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Vivek Oberoi
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Company
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Best Supporting Actor (Female)
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Madhuri Dixit
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Devdas
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Best Actor in a Comic Role
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Paresh Rawal
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Awara Paagal Deewana
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Best Actor in a Negative Role
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Ajay Devgan
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Deewangee
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Best Music Direction
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A. R. Rahman
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Saathiya
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Best Lyricist
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Gulzar
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Saathiya - 'Saathiya'
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Best Playback Singer (Male)
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Sonu Nigam
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Saathiya - 'Saathiya'
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
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Shreya Ghoshal & Kavita Krishnamurthy
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Devdas - 'Dola Re'
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Filmfare Critics Awards 2003
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Actor
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Ajay Devgan
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh
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Best Actress
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Manisha Koirala & Rani Mukerji
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Company & Saathiya resp.
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Best Film
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Rajkumar Santoshi
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh
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Filmfare Special Awards 2003
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Category
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Winner
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Life Time Achievement Award
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Jeetendra & Rekha
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R. D. Burman Award
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Shreya Goshal
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Filmfare Technical Awards 2003
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Background Score
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A. R. Rahman
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh
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Best Editing
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Chandan Arora
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Company
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Best Action
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Philip Ko & Abbas Ali Moghal
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Awara Paagal Deewana
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Best Art Direction
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Nitin Desai
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Devdas
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Best Screenplay
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Mani Ratnam
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Saathiya
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Best Cinematography
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Binod Pradhan
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Devdas
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Best Choreography
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Saroj Khan
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Devdas - 'Dola Re'
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Best Dialogue
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Gulzar & Jaideep Sahni
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Saathiya & Company
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Best Story
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Jaideep Sahni
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Company
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