Devdas won awards.
Devdas (2002 Hindi film) . Devdas won the Filmfare Award for Best Film . The film also won five National Awards and a further ten Filmfare Awards , tied with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge with the most Filmfare Awards any film had won at the time ( later beaten in 2005 by Bhansali 's Black ) . It was received well by western audiences alike and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was also India 's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The acting was seen by many as the primary factor for the film 's success , with Shah Rukh Khan , Madhuri Dixit , and Aishwarya Rai all winning Filmfare Awards for their performances .