The 43rd Filmfare Awards were held on 31 January 1998, in Mumbai, India.
Virasat led the ceremony with 16 nominations, followed by Pardes and Border with 12 nominations each and Dil To Pagal Hai with 11 nominations.
Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai won 8 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), Best Actress (for Madhuri Dixit) and Best Supporting Actress (for Karisma Kapoor), thus becoming the most–awarded film at the ceremony.
Shah Rukh Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Dil To Pagal Hai and Yes Boss, winning for the former.
Kajol became the first actress to win Best Villain, winning the award for Rajiv Rai's Gupt.
Awards
The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().