'' Fiza '' is a 2000 Indian crime thriller film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed . Starring Karisma Kapoor , Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan , the film emerged as the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2000 , with its storyline and soundtrack earning critical praise . It grossed domestically at the box office . At the 49th Filmfare Awards , '' Fiza '' received eight nominations , including Best Actor for Roshan . The film won two &ndash; Best Actress for Kapoor and Best Supporting Actress for Bachchan . It is regarded by many critics as a career best performance of Karisma Kapoor alongside '' Zubeida '' where she also played the title role as a Muslim protagonist . It is also considered one of the best women oriented films in Bollywood praised for having a strong willed and determined female protagonist as a sister searching desperately for her brother ; a rarity in most Bollywood films where leading ladies are relegated to the background . The film is about a girl , Fiza ( Karisma Kapoor ) , whose brother , Amaan ( Hrithik Roshan ) , disappears during the 1993 Bombay riots . Fiza and her mother Nishatbi ( Jaya Bachchan ) desperately hold on to the hope that one day he will return . However , six years after his disappearance , Fiza , fed up with living with uncertainty , resolves to go in search of her brother . Driven by her mother Nishatbi 's fervent hope and her own determination , Fiza decides to use whatever means she can — the law , media , even politicians — to find her brother , which brings her into contact with various characters and situations
49th Filmfare Awards
49th Filmfare Awards
Fiza