The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise outstanding performance in a film song by a female playback singer.
The 2025 recipient: Madhubanti Bagchi
Lata Mangeshkar was the first winner in this category for her rendition of "Aaja Re Pardesi" from Madhumati (1958).
Asha Bhosle received this award seven times from twenty nominations. She is the only female vocalist to have won four times consecutively.
Vani Jairam won for her contribution to the song "Mere To Giridhar Gopal" from Meera (1979).
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The Filmfare Awards are annual awards in India that honour artistic and technical excellence in Hindi cinema. The ceremony is one of the most notable film events in India. Filmfare Awards were introdu
Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
…The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise outstanding performance in a film song by a female playback singer. Although the award ceremony was established in 1954…
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser at the Filmfare Awards during his visit to India, March 1960.