Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer Male | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a Playback Singer Male |
Country | India |
Presented by | Filmfare |
First awarded | Mukesh, "Sab Kuch Seekha Humne" Anari (1960) |
Currently held by | Bhupinder Babbal, "Arjan Vailly" Animal (2024) |
Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer Award is given by Indian film magazine Filmfare as a part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.
Although the Filmfare Awards started in 1954, awards for the best playback singer category started in 1959. From inception of the category through 1967, both the female and male singers used to compete for a single award, after which separate categories were created for female and male singers respectively.
Superlative | Artist | Record |
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Most awards | Kishore Kumar | 8 |
Most nominations | 28 | |
Most consecutive wins | Kumar Sanu, Arijit Singh | 5 |
Most decades | Udit Narayan | 3 (1980s, 1990s, 2000s) |
First Winner | Mukesh | 1960 |
Most nominations without ever winning | KK, Suresh Wadkar | 6 |
Most nominations in a single year | Kishore Kumar (1985) | 4 |
Oldest winner | Kishore Kumar (1986) | 57 (age) |
Oldest nominee | ||
Youngest winner | Arijit Singh | 26 (age) |
Youngest nominee | Master Vignesh (2005) | 11 (age) |
Winner | Number of wins | Number of nominations | Years |
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Kishore Kumar | 8 | 28 | 1970, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Arijit Singh | 7 | 23 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
Mohammed Rafi | 6 | 21 | 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1978 |
Kumar Sanu | 5 | 14 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Udit Narayan | 20 | 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002 | |
Artist | Number of Win | Year |
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Kumar Sanu | 5 | 1991-1995 |
Arijit Singh | 2016-2020 | |
Kishore Kumar | 4 | 1983-1986 |
Artist | Number of Nominations | Wins |
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Kishore Kumar | 28 | 8 |
Arijit Singh | 23 | 7 |
Mohammed Rafi | 21 | 6 |
Udit Narayan | 20 | 5 |
Sonu Nigam | 19 | 2 |
Kumar Sanu | 14 | 5 |
Mukesh | 4 | |
Sukhwinder Singh | 6 | 2 |
K K | 0 | |
Suresh Wadkar | 0 |
‡ | Indicates the winner |
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† | Indicates a posthumous winner |
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.
Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film |
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1959 (6th) | Award Won by a Female Singer |
Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film |
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1960 (7th) | Mukesh ‡ | "Sab Kuch Seekha Humne" | Anari | |
Talat Mahmood | "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" | Sujata | ||
1961 (8th) | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" | Chaudhvin Ka Chand | |
Other Nominees were Female Singers | ||||
1962 (9th) | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | '"Teri Pyari Pyari surat ko " | Sasural | |
Mohammad Rafi | "Husn Wale Tera" | Gharana | ||
Mukesh | "Hothon Pe Sacchai" | Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai | ||
1963 (10th) | Award Won by a Female Singer | |||
Mohammed Rafi | "Ae Gulbadan" | Professor | ||
1964 (11th) | Mahendra Kapoor ‡ | "Chalo Ek Bar Phir Se" | Gumrah | |
Mohammed Rafi | "Mere Mehboob Tujhe" | Mere Mehboob | ||
1965 (12th) | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Chahunga Main Tujhe" | Dosti | |
Mukesh | "Dost Dost Na Raha" | Sangam | ||
1966 (13th) | Award Won by a Female Singer | |||
Mohammed Rafi | "Chho Lene Do" | Kaajal | ||
1967 (14th) | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Baharon Phool Barsao" | Suraj | |
Other Nominees were Female Singers | ||||
1968 (15th) | Mahendra Kapoor ‡ | "Neele Gagan Ke Tale" | Hamraaz | |
Mahendra Kapoor | "Mere Desh Ki Dharti" | Upkar | ||
Mukesh | "Sawan Ka Mahina" | Milan | ||
1969 (16th) | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein" | Brahmachari | |
Mohammed Rafi | "Babul Ki Duvayen" | Neel Kamal | ||
"Main Gaoon Tum So Jao" | Brahmachari |
Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film |
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1970 (17th) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Roop Tera Mastana" | Aradhana | |
Manna Dey | "Kaal Ka Paiya" | Chanda Aur Bijli | ||
Mohammed Rafi | "Badi Mastani Hai" | Jeene Ki Raah | ||
1971 (18th) | Mukesh ‡ | "Sabse Bada Nadan" | Pehchan | |
Mohammed Rafi | "Khilona Jankar" | Khilona | ||
Mukesh | "Bas Yehi Apradh" | Pehchan | ||
1972 (19th) | Manna Dey ‡ | "Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo" | Mera Naam Joker | |
Kishore Kumar | "Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana" | Andaz | ||
"Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai" | Kati Patang | |||
1973 (20th) | Mukesh ‡ | "Jai Bolo Beimaan ki" | Be-Imaan | |
Mukesh | "Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hain" | Shor | ||
Kishore Kumar | "Chingari Koi Bhadke" | Amar Prem | ||
1974 (21st) | – | Narendra Chanchal ‡ | "Beshak Mandir Masjid" | Bobby |
Kishore Kumar | "Mere Dil Mein Aaj" | Daag: A Poem of Love | ||
Manna Dey | "Yaari Hai Imaan Mera" | Zanjeer | ||
Mohammed Rafi | "Hum Ko Jaan Se Pyaari Hai" | Naina | ||
Shailendra Singh | "Main Shayar To Nahin" | Bobby | ||
1975 (22nd) | Mahendra Kapoor ‡ | "Aur Nahi Bus Aur Nahi" | Roti Kapda Aur Makaan | |
Kishore Kumar | "Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai" | Dost | ||
"Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" | Kora Kagaz | |||
Mohammed Rafi | "Accha Hi Hua Dil Toot Gaya" | Maa Bahen Aur Biwi | ||
Mukesh | "Main Na Bhooloonga" | Roti Kapda Aur Makaan | ||
1976 (23rd) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Dil Aisa Kisi Ne" | Amanush | |
Kishore Kumar | "Main Pyaasa Tu Sawan" | Faraar | ||
"O Manjhi Re" | Khushboo | |||
Manna Dey | "Kya Mar Sakegi" | Sanyasi | ||
R. D. Burman | "Mehbooba O Mehbooba" | Sholay | ||
1977 (24th) | Mukesh (posthumous) † | "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein" | Kabhi Kabhie | |
Kishore Kumar | "Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon" | Mehbooba | ||
Mahendra Kapoor | "Sunke Teri Pukar" | Fakira | ||
Mukesh (posthumous) | "Ek Din Bik Jaayega" | Dharam Karam | ||
"Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon" | Kabhi Kabhie | |||
K. J. Yesudas | "Gori Tera Gaon" | Chitchor | ||
1978 (25th) | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Kya Hua Tera Wada" | Hum Kisise Kum Naheen | |
Kishore Kumar | "Aap Ke Anurodh Pe" | Anurodh | ||
Mohammed Rafi | "Parda Hai Parda" | Amar Akbar Anthony | ||
Mukesh (posthumous) | "Suhaani Chandni" | Mukti | ||
K. J. Yesudas | Ka Karoon Sajni Aye Na Baalam | Swami | ||
1979 (26th) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" | Don | |
Kishore Kumar | "O Saathi Re" | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | ||
"Hum Bewafa Harghiz Na" | Shalimar | |||
Mohammed Rafi | "Aadmi Musafir Hai" | Apnapan | ||
Mukesh (posthumous) | "Chanchal Sheetal" | Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film |
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1980 (27th) | K. J. Yesudas ‡ | "Dil Ke Tukde" | Dada | |
Kishore Kumar | "Ek Rasta Hai Zindagi" | Kaala Patthar | ||
Mohammed Rafi | "Chalo Re Doli Uthao" | Jaani Dushman | ||
Nitin Mukesh | "Aaja Re Mere Dilbar" | Noorie | ||
1981 (28th) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhi" | Thodisi Bewafaii | |
Kishore Kumar | "Om Shanti Om" | Karz | ||
Mohammed Rafi (posthumous) | "Dard-e-Dil" | |||
"Maine Puchha Chand Se" | Abdullah | |||
"Mere Dost Kissa" | Dostana | |||
1982 (29th) | Amit Kumar ‡ | "Yaad Aa Rahi Hai" | Love Story | |
Jagjit Singh | "Hothon Se Chhoo Lo Tum" | Prem Geet | ||
Kishore Kumar | "Hamen Tum Se Pyaar Kitna" | Kudrat | ||
"Chhoo Kar Mere Man Ko" | Yaarana | |||
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Tere Mere Beech Mein" | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | ||
1983 (30th) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Pag Ghungroo Bandh" | Namak Halaal | |
Amit Kumar | "Yeh Zameen Gaa Rahi Hai" | Teri Kasam | ||
Suresh Wadkar | "Mein Hoon Prem Rogi" | Prem Rog | ||
"Meri Kismat Tu" | ||||
1984 (31st) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Agar Tum Na Hote" | Agar Tum Na Hote | |
Kishore Kumar | "Shayad Meri Shaadi" | Souten | ||
Shabbir Kumar | "Jab Hum Jawaan Honge" | Betaab | ||
"Parvaton Se Aaj Mein" | ||||
"Yaad Teri Aayengi" | Ek Jaan Hai Hum | |||
1985 (32nd) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Manzilein Apni Jagah Hain" | Sharaabi | |
Kishore Kumar | "De De Pyaar De" | Sharaabi | ||
"Inteha Ho Gayi" | ||||
"Log Kehte Hai" | ||||
1986 (33rd) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Saagar Kinare" | Saagar | |
Shabbir Kumar | "Tum Se Milkar Na Jane Kyon" | Pyaar Jhukta Nahin | ||
Suresh Wadkar | "Main Hi Main Hoon" | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | ||
1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
1988 | NO CEREMONY | |||
1989 (34th) | Udit Narayan ‡ | "Papa Kehte Hain" | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | |
Amit Kumar | "Ek Do Teen" | Tezaab | ||
Mohammed Aziz | "Dil Tera Kisne Toda" | Dayavan |
Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film |
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1990 (35th) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam ‡ | "Dil Deewana" | Maine Pyar Kiya | |
Amit Kumar | "Tirchhi Topiwale" | Tridev | ||
Mohammed Aziz | "My Name Is Lakhan" | Ram Lakhan | ||
Suresh Wadkar | "Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki" | Chandni | ||
1991 (36th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Ab Tere Bin" | Aashiqui | |
Amit Kumar | "Kaisa Lagta Hai" | Baaghi: A Rebel for Love | ||
Suresh Wadkar | "O Priya Priya" | Dil | ||
1992 (37th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Mera Dil Bhi" | Saajan | |
Hariharan | "Kabhi Main Kahoon" | Lamhe | ||
Pankaj Udhas | "Jeeye To Jeeye" | Saajan | ||
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Tum Se Milne Ki Tamanna Hai" | |||
Sudesh Bhonsle | "Jumma Chumma" | Hum | ||
1993 (38th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Sochenge Tumhe Pyaar" | Deewana | |
Udit Narayan | "Pehla Nasha" | Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | ||
Vinod Rathod | "Aisi Deewangi" | Deewana | ||
1994 (39th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen" | Baazigar | |
Kumar Sanu | "Baazigar O Baazigar" | Baazigar | ||
Udit Narayan | "Phoolon Sa Chehra Tera" | Anari | ||
"Jaadu Teri Nazar" | Darr | |||
Vinod Rathod | "Nayak Nahin Kahlnayak Hoon Main" | Khalnayak | ||
1995 (40th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" | 1942: A Love Story | |
Kumar Sanu | "Kuch Na Kaho" | 1942: A Love Story | ||
Abhijeet | "Ole Ole" | Yeh Dillagi | ||
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Hum Aapke Hain Koun" | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! | ||
Udit Narayan | "Tu Cheez Badi" | Mohra | ||
1996 (41st) | Udit Narayan ‡ | "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | |
Hariharan | "Dil Ne Dil Se" | Haqeeqat | ||
Kumar Sanu | "Tum Mile Dil Khile" | Criminal | ||
"Tujhe Dekha To" | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | |||
Udit Narayan | "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyaar" | Akele Hum Akele Tum | ||
1997 (42nd) | Udit Narayan ‡ | "Pardesi Pardesi" | Raja Hindustani | |
Abhijeet | "Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki" | Fareb | ||
Hariharan and Suresh Wadkar | "Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale" | Maachis | ||
Udit Narayan | "Ho Nahi Sakta" | Diljale | ||
"Ghar Se Nikalte Hi" | Papa Kahte Hain | |||
1998 (43rd) | Abhijeet ‡ | "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon" | Yes Boss | |
Hariharan | "I Love My India" | Pardes | ||
Kumar Sanu | "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | |||
Sonu Nigam and Roop Kumar Rathod | "Sandese Aate Hai" | Border | ||
Udit Narayan | "Dil To Pagal Hai" | Dil To Pagal Hai | ||
1999 (44th) | Sukhwinder Singh ‡ | "Chaiyya Chaiyya" | Dil Se.. | |
Aamir Khan | "Aati Kya Khandala" | Ghulam | ||
Kamaal Khan | "O O Jaane Jaana" | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | ||
Kumar Sanu | "Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai" | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | ||
Udit Narayan | "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" |
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