 He played the title role of a rebellious alcoholic in the period romance "Devdas" (2002), which earned him his first IIFA Award for Best Actor, among other wins in the same category at the Filmfare, Screen and Zee Cine awards.His performance in the romance "Veer-Zaara" (2004) earned him the Screen, IIFA and Zee Cine awards for Best actor.At the 48th Filmfare Awards, he was nominated for Best Actor for the films "Main Hoon Na" (2004), "Veer-Zaara" and "Swades" (2004), winning for "Swades".