Hrithik-starrer `Koi Mil Gaya', the film based on extra-terrestrial creature, bagged the top honors at Apsara. The film recieved best film awards and it also earned the best director's award for the actor's father Rakesh Roshan. Apsara Award for the Best Actor in a leading role (male) in films went to Hrithik Roshan for Koi Mil Gaya who faced stiff competition from other nominees like Ajay Devgan, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Sanjay Dutt. Film thespian Dilip Kumar was conferred upon with the lifetime achievement award.