Weekend

In my last 2 weekend blogs, I have covered the details of Bollywood actor/actress who have won the National Film award for acting in Hindi films. In this weekend blog I am writing about Bollywood Singers (male and female) who have won the  singer award for playback  in Hindi films.

Male Playback Singers :

1 1967 Mahendra Kapoor for song ‘ Mere Desh Ki Dharti Sona Ugle’ from Upkaar.

2 1968 Manna Dey for song ‘ Jhanak Jhanak To Baaje Payalia’ from Mere Huzoor.

3 1969 SD Burman for song ‘Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana’ from Aradhana.

4 1970 Manna Dey for song ‘Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Chalo’ from Mera Naam Joker.

5 1974 Mukesh for song Kai Baar Yunhi Dekha Hai’ from Rajnigandha.

6 1977 Mohd Rafi for song ‘Kya Hua Tera Waada’ from Hum Kisise Kam Nahin.

7 1981 SP Balasubrahmanyam for song  ‘Tere Mere Beech Mein’ from Ek Duje Ke Liye.

8 1984 Bhimsen Joshi for  song ‘ Raghubar Tumako Meri Laaj’ from Ankahee.

9 1997 Hariharan for song ‘Mere Dushman Mere Bhai’ from Border.

10 1998 Sanjeev Abhyankar for song ‘Suno Re Bhaila’ from Godmother.

11 2001 Udit Narayan for song ‘ Mitwa O Mitwa Tujhko Kya’ from Laggan.

12 2002 Udit Narayan for song ‘ Chote Chote Sapne’ from Zindagi  Khubsoorat Hai.

13 2003 Sonu Nigam for song ‘ Kal Ho Na Ho’ from Kal Ho Na Ho.

14 2004 Udit Narayan for song ‘ Yeh Tara Who Tara from Swades.

15 2005 Naresh Iyer for Song ‘ Rubaroo’ from Rand De Basanti.

16 2007 Shankar Mahadevan for song ‘ Tujhko Pata Hai Na Maa’ from Taare Zameen Par.

17 2012 Shankar Mahadevan for song ‘Bolo Na’ from Chittagong.

18 2014 Sukhvinder Singh for song ‘ Bismil’ from Haider.

 

Female Playback Singers :

1 1972 Lata Mangeshkar for song ‘Beeti Na Bitati Raina’ from Parichay.

2 1978 Chhaya Ganguly for song ‘Aap Ki Yaad Aaati Rahi’ from Gaman

3 1981 Asha Bhosle for song ‘ Dil Cheez Kya Hai’ from Umrao Jaan

4 1987 Asha Bhosle for song ‘ Mera Kuch Saaman’ from Ijazat.

5 1990 Lata Mangeshkar for song ‘Yaara Sili Sili’ from Lekin.

6 1993 Alka Yagnik for song ‘ Ghughat Ki Aad Se’ from Hum Hain Raahi Pyar Ke.

7 1997 KS Chitra for song ‘ Payalia Chun Mun Chun Mun’ from Viraasat.

8 1998 Alka Yagnik for song ‘Tun Paas aaye’ from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

9 2002 Shreya Ghoshal for song ‘ Bairi Piya’ from Devdas

10 2005 Shreya Ghoshal for song ‘Dheere Jalna’ from Paheli.

11 2007 Shreya Ghoshal for song ‘Yeh Iahq Hai’ from Jab We Met.

12 2010 Rekha Bhardwaj for song ‘Badi Dheere Jali’ from Ishqiya.

13 2015 Monali Thakur for song ‘ Moh Moh Ke Dhage’ from Dum Laga Ke Haisha.

The above list prove one thing that there are many good singers in regional films also. Bollywood famous singers like Kishore Kumar, Kumar Sanu, Arijit Singh, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sunidhi Chauhan have never won the national award.

Awaiting your views/comments/feed backs.

Anil Malik

Mumbai, India

21^st Aug 2020