Pakistan's Nigar Awards - the Lollywood version of the Oscar - were awarded for the 43rd annual occasion in Lahore on November 23rd, 2000.

Among the award winners in the competition category:

Urdu:
Best Film: Jannat ki Talaash
Best Director: Hassan Askari - Jannat Ki Talash
Best Story: Nawees Pervaiz - Jannat Ki Talash
Best Screenplay: Syed Noor - Daku Rani
Best Dialogues: Pervaiz Kaleem - Jannat ki Talash
Best Actor: Shaan - Jannat Ki Talash
Best Actress: Saima - Daku Rani
Best Supporting Actor: Javed Shaikh - Guns and Roses
Best Supporting Actress: Sana - Jannat ki Talash
Best Music director: Waqar Ali - Aik Aur Lovestory
Best song writer: Ahmad Faraz - Jannat ki Talash
Best female singer: Mehnaz - Jannat ki Talash
Best male singer: Asif Mehdi - Jannat ki Talash
Best lighting: Waqar Bokhari - Guns and Roses
Best Art Director: Tanvir Malik - Guns and Roses
Best Editing: ZA Zulfi - Daku Rani
Best sound: Mujhe Jeene Do
Best Choreography: Guns and Roses

Punjabi:
Best Film: Nikki Jaee Haan
Best Director: Masood Butt - Nikki Jaee Haan
Best story: Nikki Jaee Haan
Best actor: Moammar Rana - Nikki Jaee Haan
Best Actress: Reema - Nikki Jaee Haan
Best Choreography: Nikki Jaee Haan
Best support actor: Abid Ali - Chaudrani
Best support Actress: Laila - Nikki Jaee Haan
Best Music: Zulfiqar Ali - Nikki Jaee Haan
Best song writer: Ahmed Rahi - Nikki Jaee Haan
Best lighting: Chaudrani
Best female signer: Azra Jehan - Nikki Jaee Haan
No mention of best male singer

Millennium Awards were presented to:
Aslam Azhar, Agha Nisar, Yousaf Khan, Sharif Nayyar, Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan, Omer Sharif, Muhammad Ali, Zeba, Nadeem, Bahar Begum, Qateel Shifai, Ishfaq Malik, AS Afaai, B. Ahmed, Sabiha Khanum, Neelo, Badar Munir, Rangeela, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

The Ilyas Rashidi Gold medal went to: Shamim Ara

Special Awards were given to: Anjuman and Meera.

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