Saathiya (English: Companion) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Mani Ratnam and Yash Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi, with Shah Rukh Khan and Tabu in cameo appearances. It is a remake of the Tamil film Alaipayuthey whose climax was reported to be inspired by the 1998 English film Sliding Doors
The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman and the lyrics are penned by Gulzar. The film was a box office success and became the eight highest-grossing film of the year.
The film received several accolades. At the 48th Filmfare Awards, Saathiya received 8 nominations and won 6 awards, including Best Actress – Critics for Mukherji, Best Screenplay for Ratnam and Best Male Playback Singer for Sonu Nigam for the song "Saathiya". At the 4th IIFA Awards, it received 4 nominations and won 3 awards, including Best Music Director and Best Background Score, both for Rahman. The film also earned three Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards.
Awards and nominations + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Anandalok Puraskar Awards2003 Best Actress (Hindi)Rani Mukerji Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Best Actress (Hindi) Bollywood Movie Awards 3 May 2003 Best Actor Vivek Oberoi Best ActressRani Mukerji Best Actress – Critics Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Best Playback Singer Male Sonu Nigam for "Saathiya" Best Lyricist Gulzar for "Chupke Se" Best Costume Designer Manish Malhotra Best StoryMani Ratnam Best Screenplay Filmfare Awards 21 February 2003 Best Actor Vivek Oberoi Best ActressRani Mukerji Best Actress – Critics Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Best Lyricist Gulzar for "Saathiya" Best Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for "Saathiya" Best Screenplay Mani Ratnam Best Dialogue Gulzar International Indian Film Academy Awards 15–17 May 2003 Best Actress Rani Mukerji Best Music DirectorA. R. Rahman Best Background Score Best Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for "Saathiya" Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards 27 March 2003 Best ActorVivek Oberoi Best Promising New Comer – Male Best ActressRani Mukerji Best Actress – Critics Best Music Score A. R. Rahman Best Playback Singer Male Sonu Nigam for "Saathiya" Best Playback Singer Female Sadhana Sargam for "Chupke Se" Best Lyricist Gulzar for "Chupke Se" Best Story Mani Ratnam Best Dialogue Gulzar Screen Awards 16 January 2003 Best ActorVivek Oberoi Most Promising Newcomer – Male Best ActressRani Mukerji Special Jury Award Best Background Music A. R. Rahman Best Male Playback Sonu Nigam for "Saathiya" Best Female Playback Sadhana Sargam for "Chupke Se" Best Lyricist Gulzar for "Chupke Se" Best StoryMani Ratnam Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Gulzar Best Sound Design Robert Taylor Best Art Direction Chetna Prabhu, Priya Raghunathan Zee Cine Awards 11 January 2003 Best Actor – Male Vivek Oberoi Best Actor – Female Rani Mukerji Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Best Playback Singer – Male Sonu Nigam for "Saathiya" Best Playback Singer – Female Sadhana Sargam for "Chupke Se" Best Lyricist Gulzar for "Saathiya" Best Story Mani Ratnam Best Dialogue Gulzar Best Song Recording Robert Taylor
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External links Awards and nominations received by Saathiya at IMDb