2nd IIFA Awards

The 2001 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 2nd International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2000 and took place between June 16, 2001. This year, the city of Sun City played host to the Indian Film Industry.

2nd IIFA Awards
Date	16 June 2001 (2001-06-16)
Site	Super Bowl Arena, Sun City, South Africa
Hosted by	Priyanka Chopra and Kabir Bedi
Highlights
Best Picture	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
Best Direction	Rakesh Roshan (Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai)
Best Actor	Hrithik Roshan (Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai)
Best Actress	Karisma Kapoor (Fiza)
Most nominations	(Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai) (10)

The official ceremony took place on June16, 2001, at the Sun City, in Super Bowl Arena Sun City . During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 competitive categories.

Reflective of its guiding philosophy, the venue for IIFA 2001 was the splendorous Sun City in South Africa. The hype gained intensity, as performers descended on Sun City. The Indian stars were welcomed by thousands of fans and traditional African dancers. Film enthusiasts swarmed the Sun City. The first ever IIFA World Premiere was held. The film – Lagaan, which went on to win a nomination at the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film. An exclusive session with the media at a special Press Meet post show discussed the increasing awareness about Indian Cinema on a global platform. Sun City outshone the sun itself on show day. The venue sparkled as the red carpet awaited its brightest stars. The crowd stirred as limousines rolled in. And the television cameras zoomed in. The hosts for the evening, Miss World Priyanka Chopra and the dashing Kabir Bedi, welcomed the guests. The dances from African Footprint set the rhythm of excitement for the night.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Popular awards

[1] [2]

Rakesh Roshan (Best Director)

Hrithik Roshan (Best Actor)

Karisma Kapoor (Best Actress)

Amitabh Bachchan (Best Supporting Actor)

Jaya Bachchan (Best Supporting Actress)

Best Picture	Best Director
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Dhadkan Kya Kehna Mission Kashmir Mohabbatein	Rakesh Roshan – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Aditya Chopra – Mohabbatein Dharmesh Darshan – Dhadkan Mansoor Khan – Josh Vidhu Vinod Chopra – Mission Kashmir
Best Performance In A Leading Role Male	Best Performance In A Leading Role Female
Hrithik Roshan – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai as Rohit / Raj Chopra Akshay Kumar – Dhadkan as Ram Anil Kapoor – Pukar as Major Jaidev Rajvansh Sanjay Dutt – Mission Kashmir as SSP Inayat Khan Shah Rukh Khan – Mohabbatein as Raj Aryan Malhotra	Karisma Kapoor – Fiza as Fiza Ikramullah Madhuri Dixit – Pukar as Anjali Preity Zinta – Kya Kehna as Priya Bakshi Shilpa Shetty – Dhadkan as Anjali Tabu – Astitva as Aditi Pandit
Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male	Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female
Amitabh Bachchan – Mohabbatein as Narayan Shankar Paresh Rawal – Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega as Govardhan Chandrachur Singh – Josh as Rahul Suneil Shetty – Refugee as Ranger Mohammad Ashraf Anupam Kher – Kya Kehna as Gulshan Bakshi	Jaya Bachchan – Fiza as Nishatbi Ikramullah Aishwarya Rai – Mohabbatein as Megha Shankar Mahima Chaudhry  – Dhadkan as Sheetal Varma Namrata Shirodkar – Pukar as Pooja Mallapa Sonali Bendre – Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai as Khushi Malhotra Sonali Kulkarni – Mission Kashmir as Neelama Khan
Best Performance In A Comic Role	Best Performance In A Negative Role
Paresh Rawal – Hera Pheri Anupam Kher – Mohabbatein Archana Puran Singh – Mohabbatein Johnny Lever – Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Kader Khan – Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge	Sushant Singh – Jungle Jackie Shroff – Mission Kashmir Manoj Bajpayee  – Fiza Sharad Kapoor – Josh Suneil Shetty – Dhadkan
Male Debutant Star	Female Debutant Star
Abhishek Bachchan – Refugee Hrithik Roshan – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Rahul Dev – Champion Uday Chopra – Mohabbatein	Kareena Kapoor – Refugee Kim Sharma – Mohabbatein Preeti Jhangiani – Mohabbatein Shamita Shetty – Mohabbatein

Musical awards

Best Music Director	Best Lyrics
Rajesh Roshan – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Ranjit Barot – Fiza Anu Malik – Josh Jatin-Lalit – Mohabbatein Nadeem Saifi, Shravan Rathod – Dhadkan Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – Mission Kashmir	"Panchhi Nadiyaan" from Refugee – Javed Akhtar "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Ha" from Dhadkan – Sameer "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" from Dhadkan – Sameer "Na Tum Jano Na Hum" from Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai – Ibrahim Ashq "Humko Humise Churaalo" from Mohabbatein – Anand Bakshi
Best Male Playback Singer	Best Female Playback Singer
Lucky Ali for "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Sonu Nigam for "Panchhi Nadiyan Pawan Ke" – Refugee Udit Narayan for "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" - Dhadkan Udit Narayan for "Aaja Mahiya" - Fiza Udit Narayan for "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Udit Narayan for "Humko Humise Churaalo" " – Mohabbatein	Alka Yagnik for "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Alka Yagnik for "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha" – Dhadkan Alka Yagnik for "Aaja Mahiya" - Fiza Kavita Krishnamurthy for "Aey Dil Laya Hai Bahar" – Kya Kehna Preeti & Pinki for "Piya Piya" – Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Sunidhi Chauhan for "Mehboob Mere" – Fiza
Best Song Recording	Best Background score
Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai – Satish Gupta	Refugee – Aadesh Shrivastava

Backstage awards

Best Dialogue	Best Screenplay
O.P. Dutta – Refugee	Honey Irani – Kya Kehna
Best Story
Aditya Chopra – Mohabbatein Dharmesh Darshan – Dhadkan Honey Irani – Kya Kehna Mansoor Khan – Josh Rakesh Roshan - Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai

Technical awards

Best Cinematographer	Best Choreography
Mission Kashmir – Binod Pradhan	Ek Pal Ka Jeena from Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai – Farah Khan
Best Costume Design	Best Editing
Mohabbatein – Manish Malhotra & Karan Johar	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai – V. Sanjay Verma
Best Makeup	Best Sound Recording
Hum Saath Saath Hain – Jayanti Shevale	Jungle – Sona Chaudhary
Best Sound Re-Recording	Best Special Effects
Jungle – Hitendra Ghosh	Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani – Rajtaru Videosonic Limited

Special awards

Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema

• Shammi Kapoor

Outstanding Contribution In Indian Cinema

• Waheeda Rehman

Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema

• Ismail Merchant

Kelvinator Personality of The Year

• Hrithik Roshan

References

1. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000361/2001
2. "IIFA Through the Years - IIFA 2001: South Africa - IIFA". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2014.

External links