Devdas, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, stole the limelight at the annual Filmfare awards in Mumbai on Friday night, winning in 11 categories.
Vivek Oberoi-starrer Saathiya finished a distant second with four.
Among the awards Devdas bagged were those for best film, best director, best actor [Shah Rukh Khan], best actress [Aishwarya Rai], best female playback singers [Kavita Krishnamurthy and Shreya Ghosal] and best choreographer [Saroj Khan].
Saatihya, directed by Shaad Ali, won awards for best music director [A R Rahman], best lyrics [Gulzar], screenplay [Mani Ratnam] and best male playback singer [Sonu Nigam].
Ajay Devgan got the best villain award for his role in Diwangee while Vivek Oberoi got a double in the form of best male debut actor in Road and best supporting actor in Company.
Paresh Rawal got the best actor in a comic role for his performance in the film Awara, Pagal, Diwana.
A R Rahman also earned the prize for best background score for The Legend of Bhagat Singh.
The award for best dialogue writer went jointly to Gulzar [Saathiya] and Jaideep Sahni [Company]. Sahni also got the award for best story [Company].
The critic award for best actress was shared by Rani Mukherjee [Saathiya] and Manisha Koirala [Company].