Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
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The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...

 for Hindi film
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

s, to recognise a female playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

 who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.

Although the award ceremony was established in 1953, the category for best playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

 was introduced in 1959. The award was initially common for both male and female singers. The category was divided in 1968, and ever since there have been two awards presented for male and female singers separately.

Superlatives

Superlative Singer
Most awards Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...


Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

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Most nominations Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

35
Most nominations without ever winning Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...


Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...


Chandrani Mukherjee
Chandrani Mukherjee
Chandrani Mukherjee is a former Bollywood playback singer and a Filmfare Nominee.Chandrani began her career in Bollywood with the film Aag Aur Toofan in 1975. Thereafter she sang in a couple of films until her swan song in Aaj Kie Aurat...

3
Most nominations in a single year Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

 (1975)
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

 (1994)
4
Oldest winner Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

45
Oldest nominee Shobha Gurtu
Shobha Gurtu
Shobha Gurtu was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen, and for the ‘Abhinaya’ ang in her full-throated voice...

53
Youngest winner Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...

15
Youngest nominee Sushma Shrestha
Sushma Shrestha
Sushma Shrestha also known as Poornima, is a noted Nepali singer who has sung many Nepali, Hindi and Marathi songs in the Nepali and Indian music industry. Sushma started her career as a child singer in the Ramesh Sippy directed, 1971 film Andaz...

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Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

 and Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

, with 7 wins each, hold the record for most awards in this category. Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

, Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Shreya Ghoshal 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
Ila Arun
Ila Arun is a popular Indian actress, TV personality and a Rajasthani folk/folk-pop singer with a unique, husky voice and a penchant for folk-pop fusion. Her daughter is Ishita Arun.-Early life:She was born and brought up in the state capital of Jaipur...

. Yagnik's four nominations in that year along with Bhosle's four out of the five nominations in 1975 also give them the record for most number of Best Female Playback Singer nominations in a single year.

It must be noted that in 1971, Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

 made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. After receiving the award in 1979, Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

 emulated her elder sister and requested that her name not be considered for the nominations thereafter.

Alka Yagnik holds the record of getting nominated for consecutively 14 years from 1992 till 2005, resulting in 31 nominations and 6 wins.

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.
  • 1959 Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

     - "Aaja Re Pardesi"
    from Madhumati
    Madhumati
    Madhumati is a 1958 Hindi film produced and directed by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The music was composed by Salil Choudhury with the lyrics by Shailendra. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Pran, and Johnny Walker. It was one of the earliest films to...


1960s

  • 1960 Award won by a male singer
    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Bhaiyya Mere" from Chhoti Bahen
      Chhoti Bahen
      Chhoti Bahen is a 1959 Hindi film that stars Nanda in the title role, and Balraj Sahni, Shyama, and Rehman....


  • 1961 Award won by a male singer
    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai" from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
      Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
      Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai is a 1960 Hindi movie produced by S. A. Bagar and directed by Kishore Sahu. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Meena Kumari, Nadira, Tun Tun, Helen and Om Prakash. The films music is by Shankar Jaikishan. One of the most famous songs in the film is Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh sung by...

    • Lata Mangeshkar - "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" from Mughal-e-Azam
      Mughal-e-Azam
      Mughal-E-Azam is a 1960 Indian historical epic film produced under the banner of Sterling Investment Corporation Pvt Ltd, and directed by K. Asif. With its unmatched production, K. Asif's magnum opus took nine years and $3 million to complete this movie. This was when a typical Bollywood film...


  • 1962 Award won by a male singer

  • 1963 Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

     - "Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil"
    from Bees Saal Baad
    • Lata Mangeshkar - "Aapki Nazrone Samajha" from Anpadh
      Anpadh
      Anpadh is a 1962 Hindi film. The film stars Mala Sinha, Balraj Sahni, Shashi Kala and Dharmendra. The music is by Madan Mohan and the lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. The film focuses on the importance of education for girls...


  • 1964 Award won by a male singer
    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Jo Waada Kiya" from Taj Mahal
      Taj Mahal (1963 film)
      Taj Mahal is a 1963 film based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. As per the legend Shah Jahan created the Taj Mahal in fond remembrance and as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal....


  • 1965 Award won by a male singer
    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Jyot Se Jyot Jagate Chalo" from Sant Gyaneshwar

  • 1966 Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

     - "Tumhi Mere Mandir"
    from Khandan
    • Lata Mangeshkar - "Ek Tu Na Mila" from Himalaya Ki God Mein
      Himalaya Ki God Mein
      Himalaya Ki God Mein is a 1965 Indian film directed by Vijay Bhatt. It won the 1966 Filmfare Best Movie Award. The film became a 'Superhit' at the boxoffice.-Cast:* Mala Sinha - Phoolwa...


  • 1967 Award won by a male singer
    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Kaanto Se Kheech" from Guide
      Guide (film)
      Guide is a 1965 Hindi film starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. It was directed by Vijay Anand, who also contributed to the screenplay. The film is based on the critically acclaimed novel, The Guide, by R. K. Narayan, and is widely considered to be one of the masterpieces of the Indian film...

    • Lata Mangeshkar - "Lo Aagi Unki Yaad" from Do Badan
      Do Badan
      Do Badan is a 1966 Hindi film. The film became a hit at the box office. Produced by Huda Bihari the film is directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Simi Garewal and Pran...



Note: The category for Best Playback Singer is officially divided into two separate categores to acknowledge both male and female singers individually.
  • 1968 Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

     - "Garibon Ki Suno"
    from Dus Lakh
    Dus Lakh
    Dus Lakh is a Bollywood Comedy movie released in 1966. It had music by Ravi & the starcast included Om Prakash, Sanjay Khan, Babita, Manorama, Helen, Pran, Ramesh Deo, Seema, Neetu Singh & others....

    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Baharon Mera Jeevan" from Aakhri Khat
      Aakhri Khat
      Aakhri Khat is a 1966 Bollywood film written and directed by Chetan Anand. This is Rajesh Khanna's first film released, but actually his debut film is Raaz, which was released a year later...

    • Lata Mangeshkar - "Saawan Ka Mahina" from Milan
      Milan (1967 film)
      Milan is a 1967 Hindi film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It was a remake of his hit Telugu film Mooga Manasulu and was produced by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Jamuna , Pran and Deven Varma. The award-winning and very popular music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal...


  • 1969 Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

     - "Parde Mein Rehne Do"
    from Shikar
    Shikar (1968 film)
    Shikar is a 1968 Hindi movie produced and directed by Atma Ram. The film is a murder mystery that became a box office hit. The film stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Sanjeev Kumar, Helen, Rehman, Bela Bose, Ramesh Deo and Johnny Walker....

    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Milti Hai Zindagi Mein" from Aankhen
      Aankhen (1968 film)
      Ankhen is a 1968 film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar. After the surprise big hit of Farz as a spy thriller, Mr Sagar came out with a bigger budget film in the same genre, filmed in many international locations. The film stars Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Jeevan and Madan...

    • Sharda - "Tumhari Bhi Jai Jai" from Deewana

1970s

  • 1970 Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar
    Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

     - "Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage"
    from Jeene Ki Raah
    Jeene Ki Raah
    Jeene Ki Raah is a 1969 Hindi movie produced directed and written by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Jeetendra, Tanuja, Jagdeep and Sanjeev Kumar. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi...

    • Lata Mangeshkar - "Kaise Rahu Chup" from Intaquam
      Intaquam
      Intaquam is a Bollywood Suspense Thriller released in 1969 and directed by R. K. Nayyar.The film starred Sanjay Khan and Sadhana in the lead supported by Ashok Kumar, Jeevan, Rajendranath, Rehman, Helen and Anju Mahendru...

    • Sharda - "Tere Ang Ka Rang" from Chanda Aur Bijli

  • 1971 Sharda - "Baat Zara" from Jahan Pyar Mile
    Jahan Pyar Mile
    Jahan Pyar Mile is a 1970 Hindi film directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Nadira and Helen. The films music is by Shankar Jaikishan....

    • Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar
      Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

       - "Babul Pyare" from Johny Mera Naam
      Johny Mera Naam
      Johny Mera Naam is a 1970 Indian Hindi movie. Directed by Vijay Anand, it stars the director's brother, Dev Anand and Pran in the role of a pair of brothers separated in childhood. Hema Malini, Jeevan, Premnath, I. S. Johar and Iftekhar also star in this movie. It is considered a Dev Anand...

    • Lata Mangeshkar - "Bindiya Chamkegi" from Do Raaste
      Do Raaste
      Do Raaste is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Rajesh Khanna as the dutiful son, Mumtaz as his love interest. Balraj Sahni and Kamini Kaushal play the elder brother and his wife. Prem Chopra plays the wayward son with Bindu as his dispute causing wife.The story was based on...


  • 1972 Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

     - "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja
    Piya Tu Ab To Aaja
    "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" is a song from the 1971 Hindi film Caravan. It is considered the quintessential cabaret item number by Helen. The song was sung by Asha Bhosle and R.D. Burman. It was composed by R.D. Burman with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri...

    "
    from Caravan
    Caravan (1971 film)
    Caravan is a 1971 movie under Nasir Hussain films banner. Nasir Hussain and Sachin Bhowmick wrote the screenplay. Hussain's brother Tahir Hussain is credited as producer. It starred Jeetendra and the Nasir Husain fixture- Asha Parekh. It also had Aruna Irani , Helen and Madan Puri...

    • Asha Bhosle - "Zindagi Ek Safar" from Andaz
      Andaz (1971 film)
      Andaz or Andaaz is a 1971 Hindi romantic movie starring Shammi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Rajesh Khanna...

    • Sharda - "Aap Ke Pichhe Pad Gayi" from Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari
      Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari
      Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari is a 1971 Bollywood comedy film directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma. The film stars Jeetendra, Mumtaz and Aruna Irani .-Cast:*Mumtaz ... Neena*Birbal ... College student with glasses*Brahmachari ... Madan...


  • 1973 Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

     - "Dum Maro Dum"
    from Hare Rama Hare Krishna
    • Asha Bhosle - "Suni Suni Saason Ki" from Lal Patthar
      Lal Patthar
      Lal Patthar is a 1971 Hindi film, produced by F. C. Mehra, and directed by Sushil Majumdar. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Hema Malini, Rakhee, Ajit, Asit Sen and Paintal...

    • Asha Bhosle - "Na Woh Soya" from Lalkaar
      Lalkaar
      Lalkaar is a 1972 Bollywood action film directed by Ramanand Sagar.-Cast:*Dharmendra ... Major Ram Kapoor*Rajendra Kumar ... Wing Commander Rajan Kapoor*Mala Sinha ... Usha Choudhury*Dara Singh*Kumkum ... Rajkumari Toshi*Sujit Kumar...


  • 1974 Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

     - "Hone Lagi Hai Raat Jawaan"
    from Naina
    • Asha Bhosle - "Hungama Ho Gaya" from Anhonee
      Anhonee
      Anhonee is a 1973 Bollywood medical drama film directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar and Leena Chandavarkar.-Cast:*Sanjeev Kumar ... Sunil*Leena Chandavarkar ... Dr. Rekha*Padma Khanna ... Roopa...

    • Asha Bhosle - "Jab Andhera Hota Hai" from Raja Rani
    • Minu Purushottam - "Raat Piya Ke Sang" from Prem Parvat
      Prem Parvat
      Prem Parvat is a 1973 Hindi movie. The film stars Satish Kaul, Hema Malini, Rehana Sultana, Nana Palsikar, Agha. The film has music by Jaidev, and is remembered for its breathtaking melodies.-Songs:...

    • Sushma Shrestha
      Sushma Shrestha
      Sushma Shrestha also known as Poornima, is a noted Nepali singer who has sung many Nepali, Hindi and Marathi songs in the Nepali and Indian music industry. Sushma started her career as a child singer in the Ramesh Sippy directed, 1971 film Andaz...

       - "Tera Mujh Se Hai" from Aa Gale Lag Jaa

  • 1975 Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

     - "Chain Se Hum Ko Kabhi"
    from Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye
    Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye
    Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye is a 1974 Hindi film produced by Ratan Mohan and directed by S. Ali Raza. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Iftekhar, Premnath, Jeevan, Bindu, Madan Puri, Ranjeet and Jayshree T. The film's music is by O. P. Nayyar.-Awards:...

    • Asha Bhosle - "Achchhe Samay Par Tum" from Bidaai
    • Asha Bhosle - "Yeh Hawas Hai Tu Kya Jaane" from Hawas
      Hawas
      -Plot:Handsome Anil Kumar is employed with Natwarlal, a criminal gangster. Natwarlal asks Anil to find employment with Shailendra Singh, seduce and marry his beautiful young daughter, thus getting himself a stake in their wealth. Anil agrees to do so, and does find employment with Shailendra...

    • Asha Bhosle - "Chori Chori Sola Singaqr" from Manoranjan
      Manoranjan
      Manoranjan is a 1974 Indian Hindi film directed by Shammi Kapoor. It is a remake of Irma La Douce. Sanjeev Kumar plays Jack Lemmon's role, Zeenat Aman Shirley MacLaine's and Shammi Kapoor plays Lou Jacobi's. Hotel Casanova is called Hotel Mauj!...

    • Suman Kalyanpur
      Suman Kalyanpur
      Suman Kalyānpur is a female singer from India.Suman Kalyanpur aka Suman Hemadey was born on January 28, 1937 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, , her maiden name being Hemmady. In 1943, her family moved to Mumbai , where she received her musical training. She married Ramanand S...

       - "Behna Ne Bhai Ki Kalai" from Resham Ki Dori
      Resham Ki Dori
      Resham Ki Dori is a 1974 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra. The film was rated "above average" at the box office. -Cast:* Dharmendra as Ajit Singh* Saira Banu as Anupama* Kumud Chuggani as Rajjo* Sujit Kumar as Dinesh...


  • 1976 Sulakshana Pandit
    Sulakshana Pandit
    Sulakshana Pratap Narain Pandit is a Filmfare Award winning Playback Singer & Actor.Her brothers are the composing duo Jatin Lalit and her younger sister is Vijeta Pandit who achieved fame with her debut movie Love Story. Her uncle is the accomplished classical vocalist Pandit...

     - "Tuhi Sagar Hai"
    from Sankalp
    Sankalp
    Sankalp is a 1974 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Saigal.-Cast:*Arjun Bakshi ... Shyam*Bipin Gupta ... Harkishanlal *Farida Jalal ... Geeta Sehgal*Jankidas ... Sadhu*Anjali Kadam ... Kamla...

    • Asha Bhosle
      Asha Bhosle
      Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

       - "Kal Ke Apne" from Amanush
      Amanush
      Amanush is a 1975 Indian film made in both Hindi and Bengali produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutta and Asit Sen....

    • Asha Bhosle - "Sapna Mera Toot Gaya" from Khel Khel Mein
      Khel Khel Mein
      Khel Khel Mein is a 1975 Indian Hindi film directed by Ravi Tandon. The film's music was composed by R.D. Burman and the lyrics written by Gulshan Bawra....

    • Preeti Sagar
      Preeti Sagar
      Preeti Sagar is a former Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the folk song Mhare gaon.. in Manthan in 1978 and was previously nominated for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from Julie ....

       - "My Heart is Beating" from Julie
      Julie (1975 film)
      Julie is a 1975 Hindi film that stars Laxmi in the title role. It also stars Nadira, and Sridevi as a child star. The film became a box office hit....

    • Usha Mangeshkar
      Usha Mangeshkar
      Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...

       - "Main To Aarti Utaru" from Jai Santoshi Maa
      Jai Santoshi Maa
      Jai Santoshi Maa is a 1975 low-budget Hindi film that became one of the top blockbusters of all time. Santoshī Mā , a goddess of satisfaction, was not widely known prior to the release of this film, but immediately after the release, became a huge phenomenon...


  • 1977 Hemlata
    Hemlata
    Hemlata has been one of the most famous and successful leading playback singer in Bollywood since the late 1970s. She is classically trained and has a unique style of singing which makes her stand apart from other playback singers of her era...

     - "Tu Jo Mere Sur Me"
    from Chitchor
    Chitchor
    Chitchor is a Hindi romantic musical film. The film's title means "Heart Stealer" in Hindi. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It was based on a Bengali story, Chittachakor by Subodh Ghosh. -Performance:The film became a box office hit and received several...

    • Asha Bhosle
      Asha Bhosle
      Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

       - "I Love You" from Barood
    • Hemlata - "Sun Ke Teri Pukar" from Fakira
    • Sulakshana Pandit
      Sulakshana Pandit
      Sulakshana Pratap Narain Pandit is a Filmfare Award winning Playback Singer & Actor.Her brothers are the composing duo Jatin Lalit and her younger sister is Vijeta Pandit who achieved fame with her debut movie Love Story. Her uncle is the accomplished classical vocalist Pandit...

       - "Baandhi Re Kahe Preet" from Sankoch

  • 1978 Preeti Sagar
    Preeti Sagar
    Preeti Sagar is a former Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the folk song Mhare gaon.. in Manthan in 1978 and was previously nominated for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from Julie ....

     - "Mero Gaam Katha Parey"
    from Manthan
    Manthan
    Manthan was a 1976 Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based on a story written jointly by Verghese Kurien and director Shyam Benegal...

    • Asha Bhosle
      Asha Bhosle
      Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

       - "Layee Kahan Hai Zindagi" from Taxi Taxie
      Taxi Taxie
      Taxi Taxie is a 1977 Bollywood adventure film comedy directed by Irshad.-Cast:*Amol Palekar ... Dev / Hero*Zaheera ... Jyoti Sharma*Reena Roy ... Neelam*Rama Vij ... Prostitute*Jalal Agha ... RV*Asha Bhosle ... Singer*Aruna Irani ... Zarina...

    • Sushma Shrestha
      Sushma Shrestha
      Sushma Shrestha also known as Poornima, is a noted Nepali singer who has sung many Nepali, Hindi and Marathi songs in the Nepali and Indian music industry. Sushma started her career as a child singer in the Ramesh Sippy directed, 1971 film Andaz...

       - "Kya Hua Tera Waada" from Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
      Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
      Hum Kisi Se Kum Naheen is a 1977 Hindi action film, produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. The film became a "super hit" at the box office, and took the third top spot at the box office in 1977....

    • Usha Mangeshkar
      Usha Mangeshkar
      Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...

       - "Mungala - Mangta Hai To Aaja" from Inkaar
      Inkaar
      Inkaar is a 1978 Hindi movie produced by Romu N Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy. the film stars Vinod Khanna, Vidya Sinha, Shreeram Lagoo, Amjad Khan and Helen...


  • 1979 Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle
    Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

     - "Yeh Mera Dil Pyar Ka Deewana"
    from Don
    Don (1978 film)
    Don is a 1978 Indian action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing...

    • Asha Bhosle - "O Saathi Re" from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
    • Hemlata
      Hemlata
      Hemlata has been one of the most famous and successful leading playback singer in Bollywood since the late 1970s. She is classically trained and has a unique style of singing which makes her stand apart from other playback singers of her era...

       - "Aankhiyon Ke Jharokon Se" from Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
      Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
      Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...

    • Shobha Gurtu
      Shobha Gurtu
      Shobha Gurtu was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen, and for the ‘Abhinaya’ ang in her full-throated voice...

       - "Sayyan Rooth Gaye" from Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
      Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
      Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki is a 1978 Indian film directed by Raj Khosla and Sudesh Issar. Based on a Marathi novel titled Ashi Tujhi Preet by famous Marathi storywriter Chandrakant Kakodkar .-Plot :...

    • Usha Uthup
      Usha Uthup
      Usha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...

       - "One Two Cha-Cha-Cha" from Shalimar
      Shalimar (film)
      Shalimar is a 1978 Hindi film. Its English version known as Raiders of the Sacred Stone was released in USA. The movie starred Dharmendra, Sir Rex Harrison, Zeenat Aman, Shammi Kapoor, Prem Nath, Aruna Irani and American actors John Saxon and Sylvia Miles in supporting roles. Jayamalini does a...


1980s

  • 1980 Vani Jairam - "Mere To Giridhar Gopal" from Meera
    Meera (1979 film)
    -Awards and Nominations:* 1980 Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Won - Vani Jairam for "Mere To Giridhar Gopal"-Box office:1970's being the time of formula films in Indian Cinema and with "angry young man" Amitabh Bachchan overshadowing everything, this non-mainstream movie didn't...

    • Chhaya Ganguly - "Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi" from Gaman
      Gaman
      Gaman is a Bollywood film released in 1978. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to make the successful film Umrao Jaan....

    • Hemlata
      Hemlata
      Hemlata has been one of the most famous and successful leading playback singer in Bollywood since the late 1970s. She is classically trained and has a unique style of singing which makes her stand apart from other playback singers of her era...

       - "Megha O Megha" from Sunayana
      Sunayana
      Sunayana is a 1979 Bollywood comedy film directed by Hiren Nag.-Cast:*Sulochana Latkar ... Dr. Indrajit Sharma's Mother *Murad*Gayatri ... Sushma *Vijayendra Ghatge ... Dr. Indrajeet*Jagdeep... Jaggoo...

    • Usha Mangeshkar
      Usha Mangeshkar
      Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...

       - "Humse Nazar To Milao" from Ikraar
    • Vani Jairam - "Aeri Main To Prem Diwani" from Meera

  • 1981 Nazia Hassan
    Nazia Hassan
    Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...

     - "Aap Jaisa Koi"
    from Qurbani
    Qurbani (1980 film)
    Qurbani is a 1980 Indian Bollywood movie. The word "qurbani" means "sacrifice" in English. Produced and directed by Feroz Khan . The film stars Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Amrish Puri and Kadar Khan...

    • Chandrani Mukherjee
      Chandrani Mukherjee
      Chandrani Mukherjee is a former Bollywood playback singer and a Filmfare Nominee.Chandrani began her career in Bollywood with the film Aag Aur Toofan in 1975. Thereafter she sang in a couple of films until her swan song in Aaj Kie Aurat...

       - "Pehchan To Thi" from Griha Pravesh
      Griha Pravesh
      Griha Pravesh is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and Sarika. The film was the last of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav , Avishkaar .-Cast:*Sanjeev Kumar...

    • Hemlata
      Hemlata
      Hemlata has been one of the most famous and successful leading playback singer in Bollywood since the late 1970s. She is classically trained and has a unique style of singing which makes her stand apart from other playback singers of her era...

       - "Tu Is Tarah Se" from Aap To Aise Na The
      Aap To Aise Na The
      Aap To Aise Na The is 1980 Hindi Movie directed by Ambrish Sangal and starring Raj Babbar, Ranjeeta Kaur, Deepak Parashar, Madan Puri, Om Shivpuri....

    • Kumari Kanchan Dinkerao Mail
      Kumari Kanchan Dinkerao Mail
      Kumari Kanchan Dinkerao Mail was an Indian singer best known as part of the husband-wife group Babla & Kanchan.Some of her popular songs are:* Tumko mere dil ne, Rafoo Chakker...

       - "Laila O Laila" from Qurbani
    • Usha Uthup
      Usha Uthup
      Usha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...

       - "Hari Om Hari" from Pyaara Dushman
      Pyaara Dushman
      Pyaara Dushman is a 1980 Bollywood Hindi movie. Produced by Subhash Sagar it is directed by Anand Sagar. The film stars Vidya Sinha, Yogeeta Bali, Sarika, Amjad Khan, Vinod Mehra and Rakesh Roshan...


  • 1982 Parveen Sultana
    Parveen Sultana
    Begum Parveen Sultana is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She is among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is known as Queen of Classical Vocal.She was conferred the Padmashri in 1976....

     - "Humen Tum Se Pyaar Kitna"
    from Kudrat
    Kudrat
    Kudrat is a Hindi/Urdu word which was probably derived from the Persian language. It means Nature in English. The word is used widely in lots of expressions in Hindi and Urdu languages. There is also a 1981 Hindi movie written and directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Hema...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Mere Angne Mein" from Laawaris
    • Chandrani Mukherjee
      Chandrani Mukherjee
      Chandrani Mukherjee is a former Bollywood playback singer and a Filmfare Nominee.Chandrani began her career in Bollywood with the film Aag Aur Toofan in 1975. Thereafter she sang in a couple of films until her swan song in Aaj Kie Aurat...

       - "Mohabbat Rang Layegi" from Poonam
    • Sharon Prabhakar
      Sharon Prabhakar
      Sharon Prabhakar is an Indian pop singer, theatre personality and public speaker. She was an active singer in 1980s and 90s, with a total of seven albums to her credit.-Career:...

       - "Mere Jaisi Haseena" from Armaan
    • Usha Uthup
      Usha Uthup
      Usha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...

       - "Rambha Ho" from Armaan

  • 1983 Salma Agha
    Salma Agha
    Salma Agha is a singer and actress from Pakistan who sang as well as acted in Indian films in the 1980s and the early 1990s. She won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1982 for the ghazal "Dil ke Armaan" in Nikaah.-Early life:...

     - "Dil Ke Armaan"
    from Nikaah
    Nikaah
    Nikaah is a 1982 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar and Salma Agha in her Hindi movie debut role. The film also had Asrani, Iftekhar and Gufi Paintal in support roles. The films music is by Ravi. The original name of the movie was Talaq...

    • Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

       - "Maine Ek Geet Likha Hai" from Yeh Nazdeekiyan
    • Nazia Hassan
      Nazia Hassan
      Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...

       - "Boom Boom" from Star
      Star (1982 film)
      Star is a Bollywood movie made in 1982, starring Kumar Gaurav, Rati Agnihotri, Raj Kiran, Saeed Jaffrey, A.K. Hangal, Dina Pathak and Padmini Kolhapure. It had a very successful soundtrack released as Star/Boom Boom, produced by Biddu and sung by Nazia Hassan....

    • Salma Agha - "Dil Ki Yeh Arzoo" from Nikaah
    • Salma Agha - "Pyaar Bhi Hai Jawaan" from Nikaah

  • 1984 Aarti Mukherji
    Aarti Mukherji
    Aarti Mukherji is a Bengali playback singer who has also sung in Hindi films such as Geet Gata Chal , Tapasya , Manokamana and Masoom ....

     - "Do Naina Ek Kahani"
    from Masoom
    • Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

       - "Tu Mera Hero Hain" from Hero
      Hero (1983 film)
      Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi film by Subhash Ghai. Jackie Shroff played the lead role, also called "Jackie", and achieved stardom overnight. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India in 1981 and played the lead female role in the film, gained popularity after this movie...

    • Chandrani Mukherjee
      Chandrani Mukherjee
      Chandrani Mukherjee is a former Bollywood playback singer and a Filmfare Nominee.Chandrani began her career in Bollywood with the film Aag Aur Toofan in 1975. Thereafter she sang in a couple of films until her swan song in Aaj Kie Aurat...

       - "Aaja Ke Teri Raahon Mein" from Lal Chunariya

  • 1985 Anupama Deshpande
    Anupama Deshpande
    Anupama Deshapande is a Bollywood playback singer who has won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her folk song "Sohni Chinab Di" in the film Sohni Mahiwal .-Notable songs:*"Sohni Chinab Di" from Sohni Mahiwal...

     - "Sohni Chinab Di"
    from Sohni Mahiwal
    Sohni Mahiwal (film)
    Sohni Mahiwal is a 1958 Bollywood film produced by J. N. Choudhary and directed by Raja Nawathe. The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi and Om Prakash in lead roles. The film's music is composed by Naushad. The film is based on the tragic romances of the Sindh, Sohni Mahiwal.-Cast:*Bharat...

    • Salma Agha
      Salma Agha
      Salma Agha is a singer and actress from Pakistan who sang as well as acted in Indian films in the 1980s and the early 1990s. She won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1982 for the ghazal "Dil ke Armaan" in Nikaah.-Early life:...

       - "Jhoom Jhoom Baba" from Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
      Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
      Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by B.Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Salma Agha, Karan Razdan, Geeta Siddharth and Amrish Puri-Plot:...


  • 1986 Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

     - "Mere Man Bajo Mridang"
    from Utsav
    Utsav
    Utsav is a 1984 Hindi film, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad.The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Anuradha Patel, Shekhar Suman, Anupam Kher, Shankar Nag, Neena Gupta, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Annu Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor.The role played by Shashi...

    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Tum Se Milkar" from Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
      Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
      Pyaar Jhukta Nahin is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Vijay Sadanah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani and Bindu.- Synopsis :...

    • S. Janaki
      S. Janaki
      S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...

       - "Yaar Bina Chain Kahan Re" from Saaheb
      Saaheb
      Saaheb is a 1985 Hindi movie directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Rakhee, Amrita Singh, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit, Vijay Arora, Deven Verma, A. K. Hangal and Dilip Dhawan. The music is by Bappi Lahiri....


  • 1987 - No award given

  • 1988 - No award given

  • 1989 Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

     - "Ek Do Teen"
    from Tezaab
    Tezaab
    Tezaab , released on 11 November 1988, is an Indian Hindi movie. This was the movie that gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break and reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's status, after a successful Mr India .The film was directed by N. Chandra. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal...

    • Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

       - "Keh Do Ki Tum" from Tezaab
    • Sadhana Sargam
      Sadhana Sargam
      Sadhana Sargam is an acclaimed Indian playback singer. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.Sargam has sung in many Indian languages for films, television serials and music albums. She is well known for her 90s Hindi songs and recent South Indian songs. She...

       - "Main Teri Hoon Jaanam" from Khoon Bhari Maang
      Khoon Bhari Maang
      Khoon Bhari Maang is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 12 August 1988, directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It is a remake of the Australian mini-series Return to Eden , and is about a wealthy widow who is almost killed by her lover and sets out for revenge.-Synopsis:Aarti Verma is a widow...


1990s

  • 1990 Sapna Mukherjee
    Sapna Mukherjee
    Sapna Mukherjee is a Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the chartbuster hit "Tirchi Topi Wale" in Tridev ....

     - "Tirchhi Topiwale"
    from Tridev
    Tridev
    Tridev is a 1989 Indian film directed by Rajiv Rai. The movie is an action-packed saga of three men — Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol and Jackie Shroff — standing up against a crime lord called Bhujang , who has plans to spread menace in the country...

    • Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:...

       - "Raat Bhar" from Tridev
    • Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal
      Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

       - "Tera Naam Liya" and "Bekhabar Bewafa" from Ram Lakhan
      Ram Lakhan
      Ram Lakhan is a Bollywood movie released in 1989. It was produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and had an ensemble cast, including Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Raakhee Gulzar.- Plot :...

    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Na Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hain" from ChaalBaaz
      ChaalBaaz
      ChaalBaaz is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Pankaj Parashar starring Rajnikanth, Sunny Deol, Anupam Kher and Sridevi in a double role...


  • 1991 Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

     - "Nazar Ke Saamne"
    from Aashiqui
    Aashiqui
    Aashiqui is a 1990 Bollywood romance film, particularly noted for its music. The film made the careers of Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal and Nadeem-Shravan. It was released on 23 July 1990.-Plot:...

    • Anuradha Paudwal - "Mujhe Neend Na Aaye" from Dil
      Dil
      For the Rugrats and All Grown Up! character see Dil Pickles. For the integrated circuit package see Dual in-line package. Or, for other uses, see DIL ....

    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Chandni Raat Hain" from Baaghi: A Rebel for Love
      Baaghi: A Rebel for Love
      Baaghi: A Rebel for Love is a Bollywood film starring Salman Khan, Nagma, and Shakti Kapoor, which was released in 11 December 1990. It was Nagma's first role in Bollywood, as the opening credits note; she was 15 years old when the film was released...


  • 1992 Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

     - "Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin"
    from Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
    Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin
    Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin is a Bollywood film released in 1991. It was produced by Gulshan Kumar, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and starred his daughter Pooja Bhatt in the lead female role. The lead male role was played by Aamir Khan. Anupam Kher, Sameer Chitre, Tiku Talsania, and Deepak Tijori played...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Dekha Hai Pehli Baar" from Saajan
      Saajan
      Saajan is a 1991 Hindi film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, and Salman Khan. It was released on 30 August, 1991....

    • Anuradha Paudwal - "Bahut Pyar Karte Hain" from Saajan
    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Saudagar Sauda Kar" from Saudagar

  • 1993 Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal
    Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

     - "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga"
    from Beta
    Beta (film)
    Beta is a 1992 Hindi movie directed by Indra Kumar. The film featured the pairing of Madhuri Dixit with Anil Kapoor in lead roles...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Aisi Deewangi" from Deewana
    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Main Tujhe Kabool" from Khuda Gawah
      Khuda Gawah
      Khuda Gawah is a 1992 Bollywood film directed by Mukul S. Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sridevi , Shilpa Shirodkar and Danny Denzongpa.Amitabh plays the role of an Afghan , who travels between Afghanistan and India.Khuda Gawah had lavish...


  • 1994 Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

     and Ila Arun
    Ila Arun
    Ila Arun is a popular Indian actress, TV personality and a Rajasthani folk/folk-pop singer with a unique, husky voice and a penchant for folk-pop fusion. Her daughter is Ishita Arun.-Early life:She was born and brought up in the state capital of Jaipur...

     - "Choli Ke Peechhe"
    from Khalnayak
    Khalnayak
    Khal Nayak is a 1993 Hindi film produced, written and directed by Subhash Ghai. The story centres around the escape and attempted capture of a terrorist criminal, Ballu, by Inspector Ram and his girlfriend Ganga. Box office India declared the film a "super hit" at the box office...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Baazigar" from Baazigar
      Baazigar
      Baazigar is a 1993 Indian Hindi film directed by Abbas-Mustan. Inspired by the novel A Kiss Before Dying, it is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get what he wants. The film shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula,...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke" from Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
    • Alka Yagnik - "Paalki Pe Hoke Sawaar" from Khalnayak

  • 1995 Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Pyaar Hua Chupke Se" from 1942: A Love Story
    1942: A Love Story
    1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for young children, showing the actors kissing...

    • Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:...

       - "Ruk Ruk" from Vijaypath
      Vijaypath
      Vijaypath is a 1994 Bollywood movie starring Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Danny DenzongpaThe film was one of the hits of 1994 in India mainly due to its soundtrack composed by Anu Malik which became an instant superhit...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Chura Ke Dil Mera" from Main Khiladi Tu Anari
      Main Khiladi Tu Anari
      Main Khiladi Tu Anari is a 1994 Bollywood film. The film is a remake of the 1991 Hollywood film The Hard Way. The films screenplay is by Sachin Bhowmick...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Raah Mein" from Vijaypath
    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Tu Cheez Badi Mast Mast" from Mohra
      Mohra
      Mohra is a 1994 Indian movie starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was one of the major hits of 1994 in India...


  • 1996 Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" from Yaraana
    Yaraana (1995 film)
    Yaraana is a 1995 Bollywood film which stars Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Raj Babbar, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor. The film is a remake of the American film Sleeping with the Enemy starring Julia Roberts...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Aankhiyan Milao" from Raja
      Raja (1995 film)
      Raja is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 22 June 1995, starring Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Mukesh Khanna and Dalip Tahil. The film was Sanjay Kapoor's second film after his debut Prem with Tabu in Bollywood. Prem was a flop, but this film, though penned by critics to have many...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar" from Akele Hum Akele Tum
      Akele Hum Akele Tum
      Akele Hum Akele Tum is a 1995 Hindi musical drama released in 1995. The film starred Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Master Adil, and was directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by Anu Malik and the lyrics by the production house favorite Majrooh Sultanpuri. The plot of this film is based on 1979...

    • Shweta Shetty
      Shweta Shetty
      Shweta Shetty is an Indian pop singer known for her albums and for her contributions to Bollywood film soundtracks. She currently lives in Hamburg. She is married to a German, Christian Brandt.Her song johnny joker was a famous one....

       - "Mangta Hai Kya" from Rangeela
      Rangeela (film)
      Rangeela is a 1995 Hindi film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and starring Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroff and Urmila Matondkar.Rangeela was music director A. R. Rahman's debut Hindi film with an original score, as the previous ones were dubbed from his Tamil scores...

    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Pyaar Ye Jaane" from Rangeela

  • 1997 Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Aaj Main Upar" from Khamoshi: The Musical
    Khamoshi: The Musical
    Khamoshi: The Musical is a critically acclaimed Indian Hindi film which was released on 9 August 1996. The film starred Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala, Salman Khan, Seema Biswas and Helen, and marked Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Baahon Ke Darmiyan" from Khamoshi: The Musical
    • Alka Yagnik - "Pardesi Pardesi" from Raja Hindustani
      Raja Hindustani
      The soundtrack was composed by Nadeem Shravan. It consisted of tracks like "Kinna Sona Tenu" which was based on a song with the same title by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and "Pardesi Pardesi" .- 1996 Filmfare Awards :Won* Filmfare...

    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "O Yaara Dil Lagana" from Agni Sakshi

  • 1998 Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

     - "Meri Mehbooba"
    from Pardes
    • Alka Yagnik - "Mere Khwaabon Mein Tu" from Gupt: The Hidden Truth
      Gupt: The Hidden Truth
      Gupt: The Hidden Truth is a Bollywood suspense thriller movie released in 1997, directed by Rajiv Rai. The film starred Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala, Kajol, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Raj Babbar. It was one of the biggest successes of 1997....

    • K. S. Chithra
      K. S. Chithra
      K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...

       - "Paayale Chhun Mun" from Virasat
      Virasat (1997 film)
      Virasat is a Hindi musical drama film by Priyadarshan that was released in India in 1997. It starred Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Pooja Batra, Milind Gunaji and Govind Namdeo. The story was by Kamal Hassan and Anu Malik was the music composer...

    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Dhol Bajne Laga" from Virasat
    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "I Love My India" from Pardes

  • 1999 Jaspinder Narula
    Jaspinder Narula
    Jaspinder Narula is a noted Punjabi singer and Bollywood playback singer, who shot to fame after the duet "Pyar to hona hi tha" with Remo Fernandes from the 1998 film Pyar To Hona Hi Tha for which she won the 1999 Filmfare Best Female Playback Award. Her other notable films are Mission Kashmir,...

     - "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha"
    from Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
    Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
    Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha is a 1998 Bollywood film starring Kajol and Ajay Devgan. The film is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood film French Kiss, starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.- Synopsis :...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Chhamma Chhamma" from China Gate
      China Gate (1998 film)
      China Gate is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film is a "humble tribute to the late Akira Kurosawa", crediting Seven Samurai as its inspiration...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
      Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
      Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a Hindi romantic comedy film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. The film was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth movie together...

    • Sanjivani
      Sanjivani (singer)
      Sanjivani Bhelande, better known by her first name as Sanjivani is year 1995 Zee TV voice talent hunt popular TV show Sa Re Ga Ma winner and Bollywood songs Playback singer. Sanjivani sang all the songs of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Hindi movie Kareeb which was her first movie as playback singer for...

       - "Chori Chori Jab Nazrein Mili" from Kareeb
      Kareeb
      Kareeb is a 1998 Bollywood film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It stars Bobby Deol and Neha.- Plot :...

    • Sapna Awasthi - "Chaiyya Chaiyya
      Chaiyya Chaiyya
      "Chaiyya Chaiyya" is a Hindi song from the 1998 Hindi film Dil Se directed by Mani Ratnam.The song was composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. It quickly became popular upon release and its music video gained the same status, partly because it...

      " from Dil Se
      Dil Se
      Dil Se is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film...


2000s

  • 2000 Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

     - "Taal Se Taal Mila"
    from Taal
    Taal (film)
    Taal is a 1999 Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai. Taal was an official selection by Roger Ebert for his 2005 Overlooked Film Festival. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Amrish Puri and Alok Nath. It was also dubbed in Tamil as Thaalam...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Chaand Chhupa" from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Nimbooda" from 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
    • Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

       - "Ruki Ruki" from Mast
      Mast (film)
      Mast is a 1999 Bollywood musical film by Indian director Ram Gopal Verma. This was the debut film for Aftab Shivdasani as a lead actor. Till then, he was recognized as a child actor.-Synopsis:...


  • 2001 Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

     - "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha"
    from Dhadkan
    Dhadkan
    Dhadkan is a Bollywood movie which deals with the love triangle of Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and Sunil Shetty. Sunil Shetty won a Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance.- Synopsis :...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Haaye Mera Dil" from Josh
    • Alka Yagnik - "Panchhi Nadiya" from Refugee
      Refugee (film)
      Refugee is a Bollywood film directed by J. P. Dutta, released on 30 June 2000. The film marked the debut of Abhishek Bachchan, son of legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Kareena Kapoor, the sister of actress Karisma Kapoor and part of the famous Kapoor family. Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty and...

    • Preeti and Pinky - "Piya Piya" from Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega
      Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega
      Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega is a 2000 Bollywood film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji. It received moderate box office status...

    • Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

       - "Mehboob Mere" from Fiza
      Fiza
      Fiza is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan.- Synopsis :...


  • 2002 Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

     - "O Re Chhori"
    from Lagaan
    Lagaan
    Lagaan is a 2001 Bollywood sports film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer for the film, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Jaane Kyon" from Dil Chahta Hai
      Dil Chahta Hai
      Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia...

    • Alka Yagnik - "San Sanana" from Asoka
    • Kavita Krishnamurthy - "Dheeme Dheeme Gaaon" from Zubeidaa
      Zubeidaa
      Zubeidaa is a 2001 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal and written by Khalid Mohammed. It stars Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpai, Surekha Sikri, Rajit Kapoor, Lillete Dubey, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, and Shakti Kapoor...

    • Vasundhara Das
      Vasundhara Das
      Vasundhara Das born 1977, is an Indian singer and actress. She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is the co-founder of world music band Arya. As a playback singer, she is best remembered for singing "Shakalaka Baby" from the Tamil film Mudhalvan, which was also her debut...

       - "Rabba Mere Rabba" from Aks

  • 2003 Kavita Krishnamurthy and Shreya Ghoshal - "Dola Re" from Devdas
    Devdas (2002 film)
    Devdas is a 2002 Bollywood film based on the 1917 Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella Devdas. This is the third Hindi version and the first colour film version of the story in Hindi...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Aapke Pyaar Mein" from Raaz
      Raaz (2002 film)
      Raaz , is a 2002 Indian ghost movie directed by Vikram Bhatt starring Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu as a couple who have moved to Ooty to save their failing marriage. However, what they find in their new home is more than they expected when a ghost starts haunting the place...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Sanam Mere Humraaz" from Humraaz
      Humraaz
      Humraaz is a 2002 Bollywood romantic thriller film directed by duo Abbas-Mustan and produced under Venus Movies banner...

    • Kavita Krishnamoorthy - "Maar Daala" from Devdas
    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Bairi Piya" from Devdas

  • 2004 Shreya Ghoshal - "Jadoo Hai Nasha Hai" from Jism
    Jism (film)
    Jisms soundtrack was released on 18 December 2002. The music is composed by M. M. Keeravani under the pseudonym M.M. Kreem. Lyrics were penned by Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri.-Track listing:- Filmfare Awards :Won...

    • Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:...

       - "Chot Dil Pe Lagi" from Ishq Vishk
      Ishq Vishk
      Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Odhni Odh Ke" from Tere Naam
      Tere Naam
      Tere Naam is an Indian Hindi film. The film was directed by Satish Kaushik and released on 15 August 2003. The film stars Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla in leading roles. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu....

    • Alka Yagnik - "Tauba Tumhare" from Chalte Chalte
    • K. S. Chithra
      K. S. Chithra
      K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...

       - "Koi Mil Gaya" from Koi... Mil Gaya
      Koi... Mil Gaya
      Koi... Mil Gaya is a 2003 Bollywood science fiction film, directed by Rakesh Roshan , starring Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, and Preity Zinta. It was released on 8 August 2003...


  • 2005 Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik
    Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

     - "Hum Tum"
    from Hum Tum
    Hum Tum
    Hum Tum is a Bollywood movie, released in India on 28 May 2004, directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra. The movie stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles....

    • Alka Yagnik - "Lal Dupatta" from Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
      Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
      Mujhse Shaadi Karogi is a 2004 comedic Hindi film directed by David Dhawan. It was considered a big hit, being the third highest grossing film of the year in India. It received numerous awards and nominations.-Plot:...

    • Alka Yagnik - "Saanwariya" from Swades
      Swades
      Swades: We, the People is a 2004 Indian film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and debutante Gayatri Joshi...

    • Sadhana Sargam
      Sadhana Sargam
      Sadhana Sargam is an acclaimed Indian playback singer. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.Sargam has sung in many Indian languages for films, television serials and music albums. She is well known for her 90s Hindi songs and recent South Indian songs. She...

       - "Aao Naa" from Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
    • Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

       - "Dhoom Macha Le" from Dhoom
      Dhoom
      The title track "Dhoom Dhoom" was released in a remixed version song by the Thai-American singer Tata Young. The song and it's music video featuring Tata Young proved to be a major hit in India during 2004 and 2005. The original song was sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. Other tracks on the soundtrack...


  • 2006 Alisha Chinai
    Alisha Chinai
    Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:...

     - "Kajra Re"
    from Bunty Aur Babli
    Bunty Aur Babli
    Bunty Aur Babli , released in 2005, is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shaad Ali and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan. It was the first film to feature both Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, and featured guest appearances by Aishwarya Rai and Tania...

    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Agar Tum Mil Jao" from Zeher
      Zeher
      Zeher is a 2005 Hindi language Indian film directed by Mohit Suri. It is copy of the Hollywood movie Out of Time starring Denzel Washington and Eva Mendes released in 2003.-Plot:...

    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Piyu Bole" from Parineeta
      Parineeta (2005 film)
      Parineeta is a Bollywood musical film adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, the film was based upon a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film featured Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt...

    • Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

       - "Deedar De" from Dus
    • Sunidhi Chauhan - "Kaisi Paheli Zindagani" from Parineeta

  • 2007 Sunidhi Chauhan
    Sunidhi Chauhan
    Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

     - "Beedi Jalaile"
    from Omkara
    Omkara (film)
    Omkara is a 2006 Indian film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Konkona Sen Sharma with a cameo role from Bipasha Basu...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Tumhi Dekho Na" from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
      Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
      Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna commonly known as KANK is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar and produced under the Dharma Productions banner...

    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Pal Pal Har Pal" from Lage Raho Munna Bhai
      Lage Raho Munna Bhai
      Lage Raho Munna Bhai is a 2006 Indian musical comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the second film in the popular Munna Bhai series of Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt stars in this film as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of...

    • Sunidhi Chauhan - "Aashiqui Mein" from 36 China Town
    • Sunidhi Chauhan - "Soniye" from Aksar
      Aksar
      Aksar is a 2006 Hindi thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Narendra and Shyam Bajaj under the banner of Siddhi Vinayak Creations. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Udita Goswami in the lead roles, while Dino Morea plays a cameo...


  • 2008 Shreya Ghoshal - "Barso Re" from Guru
    • Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:...

       - "It's Rocking" from Kya Love Story Hai
      Kya Love Story Hai
      Kya Love Story Hai is a 2007 Bollywood film starring Ayesha Takia and Tusshar Kapoor in the lead roles. It is directed by debutant Lovely Singh and produced by Adlabs Films Ltd and V R Entertainers. The film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa. The tagline of the movie is What if... Simplicity is...

    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Yeh Ishq Hai" from Jab We Met
      Jab We Met
      Jab We Met is a 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film directed and written by Imtiaz Ali. The film, produced by Dhillin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fourth film together...

    • Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

       - "Aaja Nachle" from Aaja Nachle
      Aaja Nachle
      The film's soundtrack was released on 18 October 2007 composed by Salim-Sulaiman and lyrics by Jaideep Sahni and Piyush Mishra. A few songs from the final sequence of the movie have not been included on the soundtrack including "Yeh Ishq"....

    • Sunidhi Chauhan - "Sajanaji Vari Vari" from Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
      Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
      Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. is a Bollywood movie, released on 23 February 2007. It is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani through Excel Entertainment and has marked the debut of Reema Kagti as a director. The movie has six different part in it...


  • 2009 Shreya Ghoshal - "Teri Ore" from Singh Is Kinng
    Singh Is Kinng
    Singh is Kinng is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the film also featured a music video with Snoop Dogg. About 75% of the movie was shot in Australia, around the Gold Coast region and Brisbane using an Australian production...

    • Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik
      Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

       - "Tu Muskura" from Yuvvraaj
      Yuvvraaj
      Yuvvraaj is a 2008 Indian film starring Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan and Katrina Kaif based on the Hollywood movie Rain Man. It is produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. American Coby Hadas makes his Bollywood debut with a small part in this film. A.R. Rahman composed the music for the film...

    • Neha Bhasin
      Neha Bhasin
      Neha Bhasin is an Indian singer-songwriter, performer, and TV hostess and was a member of the Indian pop girl group Viva!.-Biography:Neha Bhasin was born on November 18, 1982 in Delhi in a Punjabi Khatri family, India to Ashok Bhasin and Rekha Bhasin and has an elder sister and a younger brother...

       - "Kuchh Khaas" from Fashion
      Fashion (film)
      Fashion is a 2008 Indian film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film has a massive star cast which includes Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and newcomers Mugdha Godse and Arjan Bajwa. Based on the dark side of the world of fashion, the movie depicts it through the...

    • Shilpa Rao
      Shilpa Rao
      Shilpa Rao is an Indian female playback singer.-Early life:She was born on 11 April 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music...

       - "Khuda Jaane" from Bachna Ae Haseeno
      Bachna Ae Haseeno
      Bachna Ae Haseeno is a Bollywood film released on 15 August 2008. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone. The film was directed by Siddharth Anand whose previous films include Salaam Namaste and Ta Ra Rum Pum .-Plot:The film follows the journey of a young man...

    • Shruti Pathak
      Shruti Pathak
      Shruti Pathak is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian playback singer and lyricist working in Hindi films.With just one song, 'Mar Jawa', singer Shruti Pathak managed to grab the attention of Bollywood. Like the protagonist of the film Fashion, Shruti too has had to struggle her way into Bollywood...

       - "Mar Jaava" from Fashion
    • Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

       - "Dance Pe Chance" from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

2010s

  • 2010 Kavita Seth
    Kavita Seth
    Sufi Singer Kavita Seth is an Indian singer, who is most known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema, as well as a performer of Ghazals and Sufi music, and has formed her musical group, Karwaan Group, a band of Sufi musicians...

     - "Iktara"
    from Wake Up Sid
    Wake up Sid
    Wake Up Sid is a 2009 Hindi romantic comedy film. It is directed by Ayan Mukerji, produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, and has visual effects by the Prime Focus Group...

    (tie) Rekha Bhardwaj
    Rekha Bhardwaj
    Rekha Bhardwaj is an Indian playback singer. She is the wife of famous Director-Producer-Music Composer Vishal Bharadwaj. She is known in the industry for her distinctive style of singing. She is also very good musician...

     - "Genda Phool"
    from Delhi-6
    Delhi-6
    Delhi-6 is a 2009 Hindi-language film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Om Puri, Waheeda Rahman, Rishi Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, Deepak Dobriyal and Divya Dutta. The film is reportedly based on Mehra's growing up years in Chandni Chowk area of Old...

    • Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai
      Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:...

       - "Tera Hone Laga" from Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
      Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
      -Track listing:-Reception:The soundtrack received generally favorable reviews from critics. Samir Dave of Planet Bollywood gave it a rating of 7.5/10 and said, "If you are looking for an enjoyable potpourri of different musical styles, and melody, then you will love what Pritam has served up for,...

    • Shilpa Rao
      Shilpa Rao
      Shilpa Rao is an Indian female playback singer.-Early life:She was born on 11 April 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music...

       - "Mudi Mudi" from Paa
      Paa (film)
      Paa is a 2009 Indian film directed by R. Balakrishnan starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Vidya Balan. The film is based on a rare genetic condition known as progeria and places emphasis on a father-son relationship...

    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Zoobi Doobi" from 3 Idiots
    • Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan
      Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

       - "Chor Bazaari" from Love Aaj Kal
      Love Aaj Kal
      Love Aaj Kal is a 2009 Bollywood film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles with Rahul Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Giselli Monteiro in supporting roles. The film is directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan...


  • 2011 Mamta Sharma
    Mamta Sharma
    Mamta Sharma is an Indian playback singer, particularly known for song "Munni Badnaam" from Dabangg. The song was super hit and fetched her several awards and nominations, including a Filmfare award for Best Playback Singer .-Early career:...

     - "Munni Badnaam Hui"
    from Dabangg
    Dabangg
    Dabangg is a 2010 Hindi action film, directed by Abhinav Kashyap in his directorial debut and produced by Arbaaz Khan under the Arbaaz Khan Productions. The lead actors in the film include Arbaaz's elder brother, Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha...

    (tie) Sunidhi Chauhan
    Sunidhi Chauhan
    Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

     - "Sheila Ki Jawani"
    from Tees Maar Khan
    Tees Maar Khan
    Tees Maar Khan is an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances in the film. The film was released on 24 December 2010...

    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Bahara" from I Hate Luv Storys
      I Hate Luv Storys
      I Hate Luv Storys is a Bollywood film starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles. The film is a romantic comedy, written and directed by newcomer, Punit Malhotra and produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwvala's UTV Motion Pictures. The film was released on 2...

    • Shreya Ghoshal - "Noor-e-Khuda" from My Name Is Khan
      My Name is Khan
      My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...

    • Sunidhi Chauhan - "Udi" from Guzaarish
      Guzaarish
      Guzaarish is a 2010 Hindi drama romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles. The film is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the banner of SLB Films and UTV Motion Pictures.The first look of Guzaarish was...


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