Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer

Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer Male
Awarded for	Best Performance by a Playback Singer Male
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First award	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.

Superlatives

Superlative	Artist	Record
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)

• Kishore Kumar holds the record for the most wins in this category, with eight, followed by Arijit Singh with seven wins and Mohammed Rafi with six. Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan have each won the award five times, while Mukesh has received it four times and Mahendra Kapoor three times.
• Mohammed Rafi dominated the 1960s with five wins. In the 1970s, Kishore Kumar and Mukesh each won the award three times. Kishore Kumar continued his success into the 1980s, winning five times during that decade. Kumar Sanu led the 1990s with five awards, including a record of five consecutive wins from 1991 to 1995. In the 2000s, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, and Shaan each won the award twice. Arijit Singh dominated the 2010s with five wins during the decade.
• In terms of nominations, Kishore Kumar leads with 28, followed by Arijit Singh (23), Mohammed Rafi (21), Udit Narayan (20), Sonu Nigam (19), and both Mukesh and Kumar Sanu with 14 nominations each.
• Udit Narayan is the only singer to have received nominations and won the award in three different decades, and he is also the only Nepali-origin singer to have won in this category.
• Kumar Sanu (1991–1995) and Arijit Singh (2016–2020) share the record for the most consecutive wins, with five wins in a row. Kishore Kumar won the award four times consecutively from 1983 to 1986.
• Mukesh remains the only playback singer to have won this award posthumously, receiving it in 1977.
• In 2006, Himesh Reshammiya became the first music director to win the award for Best Male Playback Singer.
• Two singers have achieved the distinction of receiving all nominations in a single year:
  • In 1969, Mohammed Rafi was the sole nominee with three nominations.
  • In 1985, Kishore Kumar held all four nominations, all from the film Sharaabi.

Most wins

Winner	Number of wins	Number of nominations	Years
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
Udit Narayan	5	20	1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002
Kumar Sanu		14	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Most consecutive wins

Artist	Number of Win	Year
Kumar Sanu	5	1991–1995
Arijit Singh		2016–2020
Kishore Kumar	4	1983–1986

Multiple nominees

Artist	Number of Nominations	Wins
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
KK		0
Suresh Wadkar

Winners and nominees

Table key

‡	Indicates the winner
†	Indicates a posthumous winner

1950s

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	Ref.
1959 (6th)	Award Won by a Female Singer

1960s

Year	Photos of winners	Singer	Song	Film	Ref.
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 Barsaao"	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

1970s

Year	Photos of winners	Singer	Song	Film	Ref.
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 Nadaan"	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 Be-Imaan 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 Waada"	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

1980s

Year	Photos of winners	Singer	Song	Film	Ref.
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
			"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
		Kirti Kumar	"Main To Hoon Sab Ka"	Hatya

1990s

Year	Photos of winners	Singer	Song	Film	Ref.
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
		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 Gaaun"	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"

2000s

Year	Photos of winners	Singer	Song	Film	Ref.
2000 (45th)		Udit Narayan ‡	"Chaand Chhupa Badal Mein"	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
		KK	"Tadap Tadap"	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
		Kumar Sanu	"Aankhon Ki Gusthakiyaan"
		Sonu Nigam	"Ishq Bina"	Taal
		Sukhwinder Singh	"Ramta Jogi"
2001 (46th)		Lucky Ali ‡	"Naa Tum Jaano Naa Hum"	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
		Lucky Ali	"Ek Pal Ka Jeena"	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
		Sonu Nigam	"Tu Fiza Hai"	Fiza
			"Panchhi Nadiya Pawan Ke Jhonke"	Refugee
		Udit Narayan	"Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain"	Dhadkan
2002 (47th)		Udit Narayan ‡	"Mitwa"	Lagaan
		Adnan Sami	"Mehbooba Mehbooba"	Ajnabee
		Shaan	"Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe"	Dil Chahta Hai
		Sonu Nigam	"Suraj Hua Maddham"	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
		Udit Narayan	"Ud Jaa Kaale Kawaan"	Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
2003 (48th)		Sonu Nigam ‡	"Saathiya"	Saathiya
		KK	"Bardaasht Nahin"	Humraaz
		Kumar Sanu	"Sanam Mere Humraaz"
		Lucky Ali	"Aa Bhi Jaa"	Sur – The Melody of Life
		Shaan	"Nikamma Kiya Is Dil Ne"	Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa
2004 (49th)		Sonu Nigam ‡	"Kal Ho Naa Ho"	Kal Ho Naa Ho
		Abhijeet	"Suno Na"	Chalte Chalte
		Kumar Sanu	"Kissi Se Tum Pyar Karo"	Andaaz
		Udit Narayan	"Idhar Chala"	Koi... Mil Gaya
			"Tere Naam"	Tere Naam
2005 (50th)		Kunal Ganjawala ‡	"Bheegey Honth Tere"	Murder
		Sonu Nigam	"Main Hoon Na"	Main Hoon Na
			"Tumse Milkey Dil Ka"
			"Do Pal"	Veer-Zaara
		Udit Narayan	"Main Yahaan Hoon"
		Udit Narayan and Master Vignesh	"Yeh Taara Woh Taara"	Swades
2006 (51st)		Himesh Reshammiya ‡	"Aashiq Banaya Aapne"	Aashiq Banaya Aapne
		Atif Aslam	"Woh Lamhe"	Zeher
		Sonu Nigam	"Dheere Jalna"	Paheli
			"Piyu Bole"	Parineeta
		Shaan and KK	"Dus Bahane"	Dus
2007 (52nd)		Shaan and Kailash Kher ‡	"Chand Sifarish"	Fanaa
		Atif Aslam	"Tere Bin"	Bas Ek Pal
		Himesh Reshammiya	"Jhalak Dikhlaja"	Aksar
		Sonu Nigam	"Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
		Zubeen Garg	"Ya Ali"	Gangster
2008 (53rd)		Shaan ‡	"Jab Se Tere Naina"	Saawariya
		A. R. Rahman	"Tere Bina"	Guru
		KK	"Aankhon Mein Teri"	Om Shanti Om
		Sonu Nigam	"Main Agar Kahoon"
		Sukhwinder Singh	"Chak De India"	Chak De! India
2009 (54th)		Sukhwinder Singh ‡	"Haule Haule"	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
		Farhan Akhtar	"Socha Hai"	Rock On!!
		KK	"Khuda Jaane"	Bachna Ae Haseeno
			"Zara Sa"	Jannat
		Rashid Ali	"Kabhi Kabhi Aditi"	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
		Sonu Nigam	"Inn Lamhon Ke Daaman Me"	Jodhaa Akbar

2010s

Year	Photos of winners	Singer	Song	Film	Ref.
2010 (55th)		Mohit Chauhan ‡	"Masakali"	Delhi-6
		Atif Aslam	"Tu Jaane Na"	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
		Javed Ali and Kailash Kher	"Arziyan"	Delhi-6
		Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	"Aaj Din Chadheya"	Love Aaj Kal
		Sonu Nigam and Salim Merchant	"Shukran Allah"	Kurbaan
		Sukhwinder Singh and Vishal Dadlani	"Dhan Te Nan"	Kaminey
2011 (56th)		Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ‡	"Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji"	Ishqiya
		Adnan Sami and Shankar Mahadevan	"Noor-e-Khuda"	My Name Is Khan
		Mohit Chauhan	"Pee Loon"	Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
		Shafqat Amanat Ali	"Bin Tere"	I Hate Luv Storys
		Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	"Sajda"	My Name Is Khan
2012 (57th)		Mohit Chauhan ‡	"Jo Bhi Main"	Rockstar
		Akon and Vishal Dadlani	"Chammak Challo"	Ra.One
		Mohit Chauhan	"Sadda Haq"	Rockstar
		Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	"Teri Meri"	Bodyguard
		Shafqat Amanat Ali	"Dildaara"	Ra.One
2013 (58th)		Ayushmann Khurrana ‡	"Pani Da Rang"	Vicky Donor
		Mohit Chauhan	"Barfi"	Barfi!
		Nikhil Paul George	"Main Kya Karoon"
		Rabbi Shergill	"Challa"	Jab Tak Hai Jaan
		Sonu Nigam	"Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin"	Agneepath
2014 (59th)		Arijit Singh ‡	"Tum Hi Ho"	Aashiqui 2
		Amit Trivedi	"Manja"	Kai Po Che!
		Ankit Tiwari	"Sunn Raha Hai"	Aashiqui 2
		Benny Dayal	"Badtameez Dil"	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
		Siddharth Mahadevan	"Zinda"	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2015 (60th)		Ankit Tiwari ‡	"Galliyan"	Ek Villain
		Arijit Singh	"Suno Na Sangemarmar"	Youngistaan
			"Mast Magan"	2 States
		Benny Dayal	"Locha-e-Ulfat"
		Shekhar Ravjiani	"Zehnaseeb"	Hasee Toh Phasee
2016 (61st)		Arijit Singh ‡	"Sooraj Dooba Hain"	Roy
		Ankit Tiwari	"Tu Hai Ke Nahi"	Roy
		Arijit Singh	"Gerua"	Dilwale
		Atif Aslam	"Jeena Jeena"	Badlapur
		Papon	"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage"	Dum Laga Ke Haisha
		Vishal Dadlani	"Gulaabo"	Shaandaar
2017 (62nd)		Arijit Singh ‡	"Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
		Amit Mishra	"Bulleya"	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
		Arijit Singh	"Channa Mereya"
		Atif Aslam	"Tere Sang Yaara"	Rustom
		Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	"Jag Ghoomeya"	Sultan
2018 (63rd)		Arijit Singh ‡	"Roke Na Ruke Naina"	Badrinath Ki Dulhania
		Akhil Sachdeva	"Humsafar"	Badrinath Ki Dulhania
		Arijit Singh	"Zaalima"	Raees
		Arko Pravo Mukherjee	"Nazm Nazm"	Bareilly Ki Barfi
		Ash King	"Baarish"	Half Girlfriend
		Sachin Sanghvi	"Kho Diya"	Bhoomi
2019 (64th)		Arijit Singh ‡	"Ae Watan (Male)"	Raazi
		Abhay Jodhpurkar	"Mera Naam Tu"	Zero
		Arijit Singh	"Binte Dil"	Padmaavat
			"Tera Yaar Hoon Main"	Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
		Baadshah	"Tareefan"	Veere Di Wedding
		Shankar Mahadevan	"Dilbaro"	Raazi

2020s

Year	Photos of winners	Singer	Song	Film	Ref.
2020 (65th)		Arijit Singh ‡	"Kalank"	Kalank
		Arijit Singh	"Ve Maahi"	Kesari
		B Praak	"Teri Mitti"
		Nakash Aziz	"Slow Motion"	Bharat
		Sachet Tandon	"Bekhayali"	Kabir Singh
2021 (66th)	–	Raghav Chaitanya ‡	"Ek Tukda Dhoop"	Thappad
		Arijit Singh	"Shayad"	Love Aaj Kal
			"Aabad Barbaad"	Ludo
		Ayushmann Khurrana	"Mere Liye Tum Kaafi Ho"	Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
		Darshan Raval	"Mehrama"	Love Aaj Kal
2022 (67th)		B Praak ‡	"Mann Bharryaa"	Shershaah
		Arijit Singh	"Lehra Do"	83
			"Rait Zara Si"	Atrangi Re
		Devender Pal Singh	"Lakeeran"	Haseen Dillruba
		Jubin Nautiyal	"Raataan Lambiyan"	Shershaah
2023 (68th)		Arijit Singh ‡	"Kesariya"	Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
		Abhay Jodhpurkar	"Maange Manzooriyan"	Badhaai Do
		Arijit Singh	"Apna Bana Le"	Bhediya
			"Deva Deva"	Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
		Sonu Nigam	"Main Ki Karaan?"	Laal Singh Chaddha
2024 (69th)		Bhupinder Babbal ‡	"Arjan Vailley"	Animal
		Arijit Singh	"Lutt Putt Gaya"	Dunki
			"Satranga"	Animal
		Shahid Mallya	"Kudmayi"	Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
		Sonu Nigam	"Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se"	Dunki
		Varun Jain, Sachin-Jigar, Shadaab Faridi, Altamash Faridi	"Tere Vaaste"	Zara Hatke Zara Bachke

See also

• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
• Filmfare Awards
• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

External links

• Filmfare Nominees and Winners Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer