This list of Filmfare Award records is current as of the 70th Filmfare Awards ceremony, held on 11 October 2025, which honored the best films of 2024.
Film records Most awards won by a single film:
Film Year Awards Gully Boy 2020 13 Laapataa Ladies 2025 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 2021
Most nominations received by a single film: Film Year Nominations Laapataa Ladies 2024 24 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 Kill 2024
Individual records
Most awards won by a male:
Recipient(s) Total awards won Categories Gulzar 22 Amitabh Bachchan 17 Shah Rukh Khan 16 A. R. Rahman 15 Sanjay Leela Bhansali 13
Most awards won by a female:
Recipient(s) Total awards won Categories Jaya Bachchan 10 Asha Bhosle 9 Saroj Khan 8 Rani Mukerji Lata Mangeshkar 7 Vidya Balan Alka Yagnik Tabu Shreya Ghoshal Farah Khan Alia Bhatt Nutan
Directing records Most awards for Best Director:
Director(s) Awards Bimal Roy 7Sanjay Leela Bhansali 5 Yash Chopra 4 Raj Kapoor
Director with most Best Film wins: Sanjay Leela Bhansali — 5
Director with most Best Film Critics' wins: Mani Kaul — 4
Acting records
Most awards for Best Actor: Actor Awards Dilip Kumar 8 Shah Rukh Khan Amitabh Bachchan 5 Hrithik Roshan 4 Ranbir Kapoor
Most awards for Best Actress:
Actress Awards Alia Bhatt 6 Nutan 5 Kajol Meena Kumari 4 Madhuri Dixit Vidya Balan
Most awards for Best Actor (Critics):
Actor Awards Amitabh Bachchan 4 Manoj Bajpayee 3 Rajkummar Rao
Most awards for Best Actress (Critics):
Actress Awards Tabu 5 Rani Mukerji 3 Manisha Koirala
Most awards for Best Supporting Actor:
Actor Awards Anil Kapoor 4 Pran 3 Amrish Puri Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan
Most awards for Best Supporting Actress: Actress Awards Nirupa Roy 3 Farida Jalal Jaya Bachchan Rani Mukerji Supriya Pathak
Most awards for Best Comedian: (Discontinued since 2007)
Actor/Actress Awards Anupam Kher 5 Mehmood 4 Deven Verma 3 Utpal Dutt
Most awards for Best Villain: (Discontinued since 2007) Actor/Actress Awards Ashutosh Rana 2 Nana Patekar
Music records
Most awards for Best Music Director: Music Director Awards A. R. Rahman 10 Shankar Jaikishan 9 Laxmikant–Pyarelal 7 Pritam 6
Most awards for Best Lyricist: Lyricist Awards Gulzar 13 Javed Akhtar 8 Anand Bakshi 4 Amitabh Bhattacharya
Most awards for Best Male Playback Singer: Singer Awards Kishore Kumar 8Arijit Singh Mohammed Rafi 6Kumar Sanu 5Udit Narayan
Most awards for Best Female Playback Singer: Singer Awards Asha Bhosle 7 Alka Yagnik Shreya Ghoshal 6 Lata Mangeshkar 4 Anuradha Paudwal Kavita Krishnamurthy
Most awards for Best Background Score: Composer Awards A. R. Rahman 4 Amit Trivedi 3
Technical records Most awards for Best Screenplay: Salim–Javed, Basu Chatterjee and Rajkumar Hirani – 3 awards each
Most awards for Best Dialogue: Gulzar and Rajkumar Hirani – 4 awards each
Most awards for Best Story: Mukhram Sharma – 3 awards
Most awards for Best Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad – 4 awards
Most awards for Best Cinematography: Kamal Bose – 5 awards
Most awards for Best Choreography: Saroj Khan – 8 awards
Most awards for Best Costume Design: Dolly Ahluwalia – 3 awards
Most awards for Best Sound Design: Bishwadeep Chatterjee – 4 awards
Most awards for Best Special Effects: Red Chillies VFX – 5 awards
Most awards for Best Action: Sham Kaushal – 5 awards
Most awards for Best Art Direction: M. R. Acharekar, Sudhendu Roy, Shanti Das, Ajit Banerjee, Sharmishta Roy, Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray – 3 awards each
Age-related records Youngest Best Director winners: Aditya Chopra, age 24 (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, 1996) Kunal Kohli, age 25 (Hum Tum, 2005) Karan Johar, age 26 (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, 1999)
Oldest Best Director winners: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, age 71 (12th Fail, 2024) Raj Kapoor, age 62 (Ram Teri Ganga Maili, 1987) Sanjay Leela Bhansali, age 60 (Gangubai Kathiawadi, 2023)
Youngest winners of an acting award: Darsheel Safary, age 10 (Best Actor Critics', Taare Zameen Par, 2008) Ayesha Kapur, age 11 (Best Supporting Actress, Black, 2006)
Oldest winner of an acting award: Farrukh Jaffar, age 88 (Best Supporting Actress, Gulabo Sitabo, 2021)
Youngest nominees of an acting award: Darsheel Safary, age 10 (Best Actor & Best Actor Critics', Taare Zameen Par, 2008) Ayesha Kapur, age 11 (Best Supporting Actress, Black, 2006)
Oldest nominee of an acting award: Kamini Kaushal, age 92 (Best Supporting Actress, Kabir Singh, 2020)
Youngest winner of an music award: Nazia Hassan, age 15 (Best Female Playback Singer, "Aap Jaisa Koi" from Qurbani, 1981)
Oldest winner of an music award: Gulzar, age 86 (Best Lyricist, "Chhapaak" from Chhapaak, 2021)
Artists with all nominations within one category in a year
Artists with all nominations in a single category in a year:
Year Artist Category 1963 Meena Kumari Best Actress 1969 Mohammed Rafi Best Male Playback Singer 1973 Asha Bhosle Best Female Playback Singer 1985 Kishore Kumar Best Male Playback Singer 1994 Alka Yagnik Best Female Playback Singer 2005 Javed Akhtar Best Lyricist
Most consecutive wins in a single category
Kumar Sanu (1991–1995) and Arijit Singh (2016–2020) jointly hold the record for winning the Best Male Playback Singer award 5 consecutive times each. Asha Bhosle holds the record for winning the Best Female Playback Singer award 4 consecutive times from 1972–1975. Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1978–1981) and A. R. Rahman (2007–2010) jointly hold the record for winning the Best Music Director award 4 consecutive times each. Bimal Roy holds the record for winning the Best Director award 3 consecutive times on two separate occasions from 1954–1956 and again from 1959–1961. Dilip Kumar holds the record for winning the Best Actor award 3 consecutive times from 1956–1958. Alia Bhatt holds the record for winning the Best Actress award 3 consecutive times from 2023–2025.
See also
Filmfare Awards
References