Zee Cine Awards was established in 1998 to reward the best artists in the Indian Cinema Industry. Zee Cine Awards (or ZCA) is parented by Zee Telefilms Limited. The prestigious award ceremony of Bollywood was first held in Mumbai. As Lux was the sponsor for the year, the event was also known as Lux Zee Cine Awards 1998 or Zee Cine Awards 1998. More than 2 million Indians across 120 countries voted for their favorite stars and favorite movies. The winners for five popular categories are elected through 100% viewer voting. Therefore Zee Cine Awards are considered as the first Democratic Award Event in the history of Global Indian Cinema. The winners for the year are listed below.
1st Zee Cine Awards Winners Are:
Zee Cine Viewer's Choice Award 1998
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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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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Actress
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Madhuri Dixit
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Film
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Yash Chopra
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Director
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J.P. Dutta
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Border
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Zee Cine Jury's Choice Awards 1998
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Supporting Actor (Male)
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Akshaye Khanna
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Border
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Best Supporting Actor (Female)
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Karisma Kapoor
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Actor in a Comic Role
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Kamal Hassan
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Chachi 420
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Best Actor in a Negative Role
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Kajol
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Gupt
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Best Music Direction
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Uttam Singh
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Story
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J P Dutta
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Border
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Best Villian
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Kajol
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Gupt
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Best Art Director
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Sharmishta Roy
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Background Score
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Vanraj Bhatia
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Pardes
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Best Choreography
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Shiamak Davar
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Costume Designing
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Pia Benegal Sardari
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Begum
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Best Editing
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Deepak Wirkud /Vilas Ranade
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Border
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Best Director
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Prakash Jha
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Mrityudand
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Best Cinematography
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Manmohan Singh
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Dialogues
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Prakash Jha
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Mrityudand
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Best Screenplay
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Vinay Shukla
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Virasat
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Best Make-Up Artist
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Pradeep Pemgirikar
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Prithvi
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Best Re-recording
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B.K. Chaturvedi
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Mrityudand
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Best Song Recording
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Satish Gupta
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Border
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Best Sound Recording
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Rakesh Ranjan
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Pardes
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Best Special Effects
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Sai Prasad
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Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Lyricist
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Javed Akhtar
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Border - Sandese Aate Hain
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Best Playback Singer (Male)
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Sonu Nigam
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Border - Sandese Aate Hain
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
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Lata Mangeshkar
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Dil To Pagal Hai - Dil To Pagal Hai
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Best Debut Actor (Female )
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Mahima Chaudhry
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Pardes
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Zee Cine Other Awards 1998
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Lux Face of the Year
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Mahima Chaudhry
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Pardes
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