Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.
Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a playback singer female |
Country | India |
Presented by | Filmfare |
First awarded | Lata Mangeshkar, "Aaja Re Pardesi" Madhumati (1959) |
Currently held by | Shilpa Rao, "Besharam Rang" Pathaan (2024) |
Website | Filmfare Awards |
Although the award ceremony was established in 1954, the category for best playback singer was introduced in 1959. The award was initially common for both male and female singers until 1967. The category was divided the following year, and ever since there have been two awards presented for male and female singers separately.
Superlatives
Superlative | Artist | Record |
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Most wins | Asha Bhosle Alka Yagnik | 7 |
Most nominations | Alka Yagnik | 37 |
Most nominations without ever winning | Jonita Gandhi | 4 |
Most nominations in a single year | Asha Bhosle (1975) Alka Yagnik (1994) | 4 |
Oldest winner | Usha Uthup | 64 age |
Oldest nominee | Usha Uthup | 64 age |
Youngest winner | Nazia Hassan | 15 age |
Longest span (wins) | Alka Yagnik, Shreya Ghoshal | 16 years |
Longest span (nominations) | Alka Yagnik | 33 years |
With seven wins each, Asha Bhosle and Alka Yagnik hold the record for most awards in this category. Shreya Ghoshal has won the award six times. Lata Mangeshkar, Anuradha Paudwal and Kavita Krishnamurthy have won the award four times. Bhosle won the award in a record of four consecutive years (1972–75), followed by the three consecutive wins of Paudwal (1991–1993), Krishnamurthy (1995–1997) and Yagnik (2000–2002), respectively.
Two singers have achieved the feat of receiving all the nominations of this category in a particular year: Asha Bhosle was the single nominee in 1973, having all the three nominations to her credit, and Alka Yagnik was the single nominee in 1994, having all the four nominations to her credit, one of which she shared—and eventually jointly won—with Ila Arun.
In 1971, Lata Mangeshkar made the unusual gesture of not having her name be considered for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. After receiving seventh award in 1979, Asha Bhosle emulated her elder sister and requested that her name not be considered for the nominations thereafter.[1]
There were ties for two consecutive years between 2010 and 2011.
Before the award was officially divided by gender (1968), Lata Mangeshkar was the only female artist to not only win the Best Playback Singer among female singers, she was the only female singer to be even nominated for the awards. She was also the earliest recipient of this award in 1959. Mangeshkar was the most successful singer in 60s with three wins. Moreover, out of the four awards she got before retiring from the awards voluntarily, Mangeshkar won three of her awards when there was only one award given for playback singing including both male and female singers. Bhosle dominated in the 70s with five wins (Mangeshkar not considered from hereon). In 80s no singer dominated the epoch (Bhosle not considered from hereon); however in 90s Anuradha Paudwal and Kavita Krishnamurthy both had three wins each, and Alka Yagnik had two wins. Alka Yagnik and Shreya Ghoshal garnered four wins each in the 2000s. Rekha Bhardwaj and Shreya Ghoshal led the 2010s with two wins each, and Asees Kaur and Shilpa Rao each have two wins in the 2020s.
Alka Yagnik holds the record of getting nominated for consecutively 14 years from 1992 till 2005, resulting in 31 nominations and 6 wins, followed by Shreya Ghoshal getting nominated consecutively for 11 years from 2006 to 2016 that resulted in 3 wins and 17 nominations.
Multiple winners
Winners | Number of wins | Years |
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Asha Bhosle | 7 | 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979 |
Alka Yagnik | 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 | |
Shreya Ghoshal | 6 | 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019 |
Lata Mangeshkar | 4 | 1959, 1963, 1966, 1970 |
Anuradha Paudwal | 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993 | |
Kavita Krishnamurthy | 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003 |
Most consecutive wins
Artist | Number of Wins | Year |
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Asha Bhosle | 4 | 1972-1975 |
Anuradha Paudwal | 3 | 1991-1993 |
Kavita Krishnamurthy | 1995-1997 | |
Alka Yagnik | 2000-2002 |
Multiple nominees
Singer | Number of nominations | Number of wins |
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Alka Yagnik | 36 | 7 |
Shreya Ghoshal | 29 | 6 |
Asha Bhosle | 20 | 7 |
Lata Mangeshkar | 19 | 4 |
Kavita Krishnamurthy | 18 | |
Sunidhi Chauhan | 17 | 2 |
Anuradha Paudwal | 11 | 4 |
Alisha Chinai | 6 | 1 |
Shilpa Rao | 6 | 2 |
Winners and nominees
In 1959, the award category for Best Playback Singer was first instituted after Lata Mangeshkar refused to perform the song "Rasik Balma Se Dil Kyon Lagaya" from the film Chori Chori by Shankar Jaikishan at the 3rd Filmfare Awards. Mangeshkar also became the first recipient of this award. Separate awards for male and female singers were introduced from 1968.[2]
Note: The category for Best Playback Singer was established in 1959, and until 1967 both male and female singers used to compete for a single award.
‡ | Indicates the winner |
1950s
Year | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
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1959 (6th) | Lata Mangeshkar ‡ | "Aaja Re Pardesi" | Madhumati | [3] |
1960s
1970s
1980s
Year | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
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1980 (27th) | Vani Jairam ‡ | "Mere To Giridhar Gopal" | Meera | [42][43] |
Chhaya Ganguly | "Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar" | Gaman | ||
Hemlata | "Megha, O Re Megha" | Sunayana | ||
Usha Mangeshkar | "Ham Se Nazar To Milao" | Ikraar | ||
Vani Jairam | "Ayri Main To Prem Diwani" | Meera | ||
1981 (28th) | Nazia Hassan ‡ | "Aap Jaisa Koi" | Qurbani | [44][45] |
Chandrani Mukherjee | "Pehchan To Thi" | Griha Pravesh | ||
Hemlata | "Too Is Tarah Se" | Aap To Aise Na The | ||
Kanchan | "Laila O Laila" | Qurbani | ||
Usha Uthup | "Hari Om Hari" | Pyaara Dushman | ||
1982 (29th) | Parween Sultana ‡ | "Hamen Tumse Pyar Kitna" | Kudrat | [46][47] |
Alka Yagnik | "Mere Angne Men" | Laawaris | ||
Chandrani Mukherjee | "Mohabbat Rang Layegi" | Poonam | ||
Sharon Prabhakar | "Mere Jaesi Haseena" | Armaan | ||
Usha Uthup | "Ramba Ho-Ho-Ho Samba Ho-Ho-Ho" | |||
1983 (30th) | Salma Agha ‡ | "Dil Ke Arman Ansuon Men Bah Gaye" | Nikaah | [48][49] |
Anuradha Paudwal | "Maine Ek Geet Likha Hai" | Yeh Nazdeekiyan | ||
Nazia Hassan | "Boom Boom" | Star | ||
Salma Agha | "Dil Ki Yeh Arzoo Thi" | Nikaah | ||
"Faza Bhi Hai Jawan" | ||||
1984 (31st) | Aarti Mukherjee ‡ | "Do Naina Aur Ek Kahani" | Masoom | [50][51] |
Anuradha Paudwal | "Too Mera Hero Hai" | Hero | ||
Chandrani Mukherjee | "Aa Ja Ke Teri Raah Men Palke Bicha" | Lal Chunariya | ||
1985 (32nd) | Anupama Deshpande ‡ | "Sohni Chenab De Kinare" | Sohni Mahiwal | [52][53] |
Salma Agha | "Dance Dance" | Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki | ||
1986 (33rd) | Anuradha Paudwal ‡ | "Mere Man Baaja Mirdang Manjira Khanke Re Ang Ang" | Utsav | [54][55] |
Kavita Krishnamurti | "Tumse Milkar Na Jane" | Pyar Jhukta Nahin | ||
S. Janaki | "Yaar Bina Chen Kahan Ray" | Saaheb | ||
1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
1988 | NO CEREMONY | |||
1989 (34th) | Alka Yagnik ‡ | "Ek Do Teen Char" | Tezaab | [56][57] |
Anuradha Paudwal | "Jeena Nahi" | Tezaab | ||
Sadhana Sargam | "Main Teri Hoon Janam" | Khoon Bhari Maang |
1990s
Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
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1990 (35th) | Sapna Mukherjee ‡ | "Tirchhi Topiwale" | Tridev | [58][59] | |
Alisha Chinai | "Raat Bhar" | Tridev | |||
Anuradha Paudwal | "Bekhabar Bewafa" | Ram Lakhan | |||
"Tera Naam Liya" | |||||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Na Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hain" | ChaalBaaz | |||
1991 (36th) | Anuradha Paudwal ‡ | "Nazar Ke Saamne" | Aashiqui | [60][61] | |
Anuradha Paudwal | "Mujhe Neend Na Aaye" | Dil | |||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Chandni Raat Hain" | Baaghi: A Rebel for Love | |||
1992 (37th) | Anuradha Paudwal ‡ | "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin" | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | [62][63] | |
Alka Yagnik | "Dekha Hai Pehli Baar" | Saajan | |||
Anuradha Paudwal | "Bahut Pyar Karte Hain" | ||||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Saudagar Sauda Kar" | Saudagar | |||
1993 (38th) | Anuradha Paudwal ‡ | "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" | Beta | [64][65] | |
Alka Yagnik | "Aisi Deewangi" | Deewana | |||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Main Tujhe Kabool" | Khuda Gawah | |||
1994 (39th) | Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun ‡ | "Choli Ke Peechhe" | Khalnayak | [66][67] | |
Alka Yagnik | "Baazigar O Baazigar" | Baazigar | |||
"Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke" | Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | ||||
"Paalki Pe Hoke Sawaar" | Khalnayak | ||||
1995 (40th) | Kavita Krishnamurthy ‡ | "Pyaar Hua Chupke Se" | 1942: A Love Story | [68][69] | |
Alisha Chinai | "Ruk Ruk" | Vijaypath | |||
Alka Yagnik | "Chura Ke Dil Mera" | Main Khiladi Tu Anari | |||
"Raah Mein" | Vijaypath | ||||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Tu Cheez Badi Mast Mast" | Mohra | |||
1996 (41st) | Kavita Krishnamurthy ‡ | "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" | Yaraana | [70][71] | |
Alka Yagnik | "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar" | Akele Hum Akele Tum | |||
"Aankhiyan Milao" | Raja | ||||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Pyaar Ye Jaane" | Rangeela | |||
Shweta Shetty | "Mangta Hai Kya" | ||||
1997 (42nd) | Kavita Krishnamurthy ‡ | "Aaj Main Upar" | Khamoshi: The Musical | [72] | |
Alka Yagnik | "Baahon Ke Darmiyan" | Khamoshi: The Musical | |||
"Pardesi Pardesi" | Raja Hindustani | ||||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "O Yaara Dil Lagana" | Agni Sakshi | |||
1998 (43rd) | Alka Yagnik ‡ | "Meri Mehbooba" | Pardes | ||
Alka Yagnik | "Mere Khwaabon Mein Tu" | Gupt: The Hidden Truth | |||
K. S. Chithra | "Paayale Chhun Mun" | Virasat | |||
Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Dhol Bajne Laga" | ||||
"I Love My India" | Pardes | ||||
1999 (44th) | Jaspinder Narula ‡ | "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha" | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | ||
Alka Yagnik | "Chamma Chamma" | China Gate | |||
"Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | ||||
"Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai" | |||||
Sanjivani | "Chori Chori Jab Nazrein Mili" | Kareeb | |||
Sapna Awasthi | "Chaiyya Chaiyya" | Dil Se.. |