List of Filmfare Award records

Gulzar: Record holder of most number of awards (22)

This list of Filmfare Award records is current as of the 66th Filmfare Awards ceremony, held on 28 March 2021, which honored the best films of 2020.

Artists with all nominations in a single category

• 
  Meena Kumari
  (1963)
• 
  Mohammed Rafi
  (1969)
• 
  Asha Bhosle
  (1973)
• 
  Kishore Kumar
  (1985)
• 
  Alka Yagnik
  (1994)
• 
  Javed Akhtar
  (2005)

Nominee	Category	Award	Year
Meena Kumari	Best Actress	10th Filmfare Awards	1963
Mohammed Rafi	Best Male Playback Singer	16th Filmfare Awards	1969
Asha Bhosle	Best Female Playback Singer	20th Filmfare Awards	1973
Kishore Kumar	Best Male Playback Singer	32nd Filmfare Awards	1985
Alka Yagnik	Best Female Playback Singer	39th Filmfare Awards	1994
Javed Akhtar	Best Lyricist	50th Filmfare Awards	2005

Most awards for a single film

Films with most number of award wins are.

Film	Year	No of Awards
Gully Boy	2020	13
Devdas	2003	11
Black	2006
Gangubai Kathiawadi	2022
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	1996	10
Madhumati	1958	9
1942: A Love Story	1995
Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai	2001
Omkara	2007
Bajirao Mastani	2016
Sardar Udham	2022

Most nominations for a single film

Film	Year	No of Nominees
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna	2007	23
Rang De Basanti		21
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	2023	20
Gully Boy	2020	19
Shershaah	2021
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	1999	18
Padmaavat	2019
Devdas	2003	17
Ludo	2021
Gangubai Kathiawadi	2022
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	2000	16
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...	2002
Thappad	2021
Veer-Zaara	2005	15
Omkara	2007
Raazi	2019

Most awards won by a male

Recipient	Categories	No. of Awards
Gulzar	Best Film (Critics) (1) Best Director (1) Best Lyricist (13) Best Story (1) Best Dialogue (4) Best Documentary (1) Lifetime Achievement Award (1)	22
Amitabh Bachchan	Best Actor (5) Best Actor (Critics) (4) Best Supporting Actor (3) Lifetime Achievement Award (1) Power Award (1) Superstar of the Millennium Award (1) Special Award for completing 40 years (1)	16
A. R. Rahman	Best Music Director (10) Best Background Score (4) R. D. Burman Award (1)	15
Shah Rukh Khan	Best Actor (8) Best Actor (Critics) (2) Best Villain (1) Best Male Debut (1) Power Award (2) Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy (1)

Most awards won by a female

Recipient	Categories	No. of Awards
Asha Bhosle	Best Female Playback Singer (7) Special Award (1) Lifetime Achievement Award (1)	9
Jaya Bachchan	Best Actress (3) Best Supporting Actress (3) Special Award (2) Lifetime Achievement Award (1)
Saroj Khan	Best Choreography (8)	8
Rani Mukerji	Best Actress (2) Best Actress (Critics) (3) Best Supporting Actress (3)
Lata Mangeshkar	Best Female Playback Singer (4) Special Award (2) Lifetime Achievement Award (1)	7
Vidya Balan	Best Actress (4) Best Actress (Critics) (2) Best Female Debut (1)
Alka Yagnik	Best Female Playback Singer (7)
Tabu	Best Actress (Critics) (5) Best Supporting Actress (1) Best Female Debut (1)
Shreya Ghoshal	Best Female Playback Singer (6) R. D. Burman Award (1)
Farah Khan	Best Choreography (7)

Most awards for Best Director

Recipient	No. of Awards
Bimal Roy	7
Sanjay Leela Bhansali	5
Yash Chopra	4
Raj Kapoor

Most awards for Best Actor

Recipient	No. of Awards
Shah Rukh Khan	8
Dilip Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan	5
Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor	4

Most awards for Best Actor (Critics)

Recipient	No. of Awards
Amitabh Bachchan	4
Manoj Bajpayee	3
Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanjay Mishra	2

Most awards for Best Actress

Recipient	No. of Awards
Nutan	5
Kajol
Alia Bhatt
Meena Kumari	4
Madhuri Dixit
Vidya Balan

Most awards for Best Actress (Critics)

Recipient	No. of Awards
Tabu	5
Rani Mukherjee	3
Manisha Koirala

Most awards for Best Supporting Actor

Recipient	No. of Awards
Anil Kapoor	4
Pran	3
Amrish Puri
Amitabh Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan

Most awards for Best Supporting Actress

Recipient	No. of Awards
Nirupa Roy	3
Farida Jalal
Jaya Bachchan
Rani Mukerji
Supriya Pathak

Most awards for Best Music Director

Recipient	No. of Awards
A. R. Rahman	10
Shankar Jaikishan	9
Laxmikant–Pyarelal	7

Most awards for Best Lyricist

Recipient	No. of Awards
Gulzar	13
Javed Akhtar	8

Most awards for Best Male Playback Singer

Recipient	No. of Awards
Kishore Kumar	8
Arijit Singh	7
Mohammed Rafi	6
Kumar Sanu	5
Udit Narayan

Most awards for Best Female Playback Singer

Recipient	No. of Awards
Asha Bhosle	7
Alka Yagnik
Shreya Ghoshal	6

Most awards for Best Choreography

Recipient	No. of Awards
Saroj Khan	8
Farah Khan	7

Most consecutive wins in a single category

• Kumar Sanu holds the record of winning 5 consecutive Best Male Playback Singer awards won between 1991 and 1995.
• Arijit Singh holds the record of winning 5 consecutive Best Male Playback Singer awards won between 2016 and 2020.
• Asha Bhonsle holds the record of winning 4 consecutive Best Female Playback Singer awards won between 1972 and 1975.
• Laxmikant Pyarelal holds the record of winning 4 consecutive Best Music Director awards won between 1978 and 1981.
• Kishore Kumar holds the record of winning 4 consecutive Best Male Playback Singer awards won between 1983 and 1986.
• A. R. Rahman holds the record of winning 4 consecutive Best Music Director awards won between 2007 and 2010.

See also

• Filmfare Awards