as "a veritable rerun of the stereotypes". Raheja was critical of the film's lack of subtlety but believed the directors are "masters of pace and don't allow your attention to wander". Suman Tarafdar of Filmfare was particularly critical of the film, calling it "saccarine" and "a film for anyone gullible enough to believe in fairy lands", and noting that Zinta gave "the only slightly noteworthy performance". Accolades Khan was named the Most Sensational Actor at the Bollywood Movie Awards. At the 46th Filmfare Awards, Zinta was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category, the only nomination for the film. Legacy Chori Chori Chupke Chupke has often been associated with surrogacy in Indian popular culture. It has been screened at a number of events since its release. In 2002, it was one of 30 films screened at a three-month-long Bollywood event organised by the Swiss Government in Zürich. It was later screened at the 2005 Independent South Asian Film Festival and the 2012 Fiji Film Festival. Zinta's role has been noted as one of her notable works. In a column about Zinta, published in an August 2001 issue of Screen magazine, Roshmila Bhattacharya asserted, "If Chori Chori Chupke Chupke found a following in conventional circles, it's thanks to Preity’s handling of yet another 'brave' role". In a 2003 column for Sify about the portrayal of sex-workers in Hindi films, Subhash K. Jha wrote of Zinta that in spite of being "uncomfortable about using all the foul language ... Once she entered the zone of the rented womb Preity had a ball. This remains her best performance yet". Published in the same year, a column analysing Zinta's career by Stardust found her to be "manifested [her]self most prominently ... in [the film]", adding, "Here was Preity essaying a character with tremendous scope for performance, but the scenes in which she excelled was when she did her bubbly act in the initial stages of the film". References Further reading External links 2001 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films directed by Abbas–Mustan Indian pregnancy films Films about surrogacy Films scored by Anu Malik 2001 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films