Fiza 2000

Directed by Khalid Mohammed
Produced by Pradeep Guha
Written by Khalid Mohammed
Javed Siddiqui
Starring Jaya Bachchan
Karisma Kapoor
Hrithik Roshan
Neha
Music by Anu Malik
A. R. Rahman
Ranjit Barot
Cinematography Santosh Sivan
Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad
Release date(s) 8 September 2000
Running time 167 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
Urdu
 

Fiza (Hindi: फ़िज़ा, Urdu: ﻓﻀﺎ) is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan.

The film was critically acclaimed but did not do well at the box office. Critics praised the three lead performances. Karisma Kapoor in particular was applauded for her performance as a disillusioned sister. Karisma Kapoor won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and Jaya Bachchan won the award in the Best Supporting Actress category, while Hrithik Roshan was nominated in the Best Actor category for his role. Both Kapoor and Bachchan also won the IIFA Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively.

The movie was also the main winner at the BFJA Awards in the Hindi film section, taking the Best Director award for Khalid Mohammed, Best Actor for Roshan, Best Actress for Kapoor, and Best Supporting Actress for Bachchan.

In May 2010, Fiza was one of the films 14 Hindi movies selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center to be screened as part of a section called "Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema" which aims to "celebrate and explore the rich influence of Muslim cultural and social traditions on the cinema of Bombay to the present"".

Filmfare Awards

Won
Best Actress - Karisma Kapoor
Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan

Nominated
Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
Best Cinematography - Santosh Sivan
Best Male Playback - Sonu Nigam for "Tu Hawa Hai"
Best Female Playback - Sunidhi Chauhan for "Mehboob Mere"
Best Music Director - Anu Malik
Best Lyricist - Gulzar for "Aaja Mahiya"
 
IIFA Awards
Best Actress - Karisma Kapoor
Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan
 
BFJA Awards
Best Director - Khalid Mohammed
Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
Best Actress - Karisma Kapoor
Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan