Filmfare Best Music Director Award

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The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. This category includes composers and arrangers.

The awards were first given in 1953. Multiple winners include the duo Shankar Jaikishen (9 awards), the duo Laxmikant Pyarelal (7), A.R. Rahman (6), the duo Nadeem-Shravan (4) and R.D. Burman (3). This includes 4 times in a row for Laxmikant Pyarelal (1977/78/79/80), and 3 times in a row for Nadeem-Shravan (1990/91/92) and Shankar Jaikishen (1970/71/72).

Here is the list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year	Music Director	Film
2006	A. R. Rahman	Rang De Basanti
2005	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy	Bunty aur Babli
2004	Anu Malik	Main Hoon Na
2003	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy	Kal Ho Naa Ho
2002	A. R. Rahman	Saathiya
2001	A. R. Rahman	Lagaan
2000	Rajesh Roshan	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
1999	A. R. Rahman	Taal
1998	A. R. Rahman	Dil Se
1997	Uttam Singh	Dil To Pagal Hai
1996	Nadeem-Shravan	Raja Hindustani
1995	A. R. Rahman	Rangeela
1994	R.D. Burman	1942--A Love Story
1993	Anu Malik	Baazigar
1992	Nadeem-Shravan	Deewana
1991	Nadeem-Shravan	Saajan
1990	Nadeem-Shravan	Aashiqui
1989	Raamlaxman	Maine Pyar Kiya
1988	Anand-Milind	Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1987	no award
1986	no award
1985	Ravindra Jain	Ram Teri Ganga Maili
1984	Bappi Lahiri	Sharabi
1983	R.D. Burman	Masoom
1982	R.D. Burman	Sanam Teri Kasam
1981	Khayyam	Umrao Jaan
1980	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Karz
1979	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Sargam
1978	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Satyam Shivam Sundaram
1977	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Amar Akbar Anthony
1976	Khayyam	Kabhi Kabhie
1975	Rajesh Roshan	Julie
1974	Kalyanji-Anandji	Kora Kagaaz
1973	S.D. Burman	Abhimaan
1972	Shankar Jaikishan	Be-Imaan
1971	Shankar Jaikishan	Mera Naam Joker
1970	Shankar Jaikishan	Pehchaan
1969	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Jeene Ki Raah
1968	Shankar Jaikishan	Brahmachari
1967	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Milan
1966	Shankar Jaikishan	Suraj
1965	Ravi	Khandaan
1964	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Dosti
1963	Roshan	Taj Mahal
1962	Shankar Jaikishan	Professor
1961	Ravi	Gharana
1960	Shankar Jaikishan	Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
1959	Shankar Jaikishan	Anari
1958	Salil Chowdhury	Madhumati
1957	O. P. Nayyar	Naya Daur
1956	Shankar Jaikishan	Chori Chori
1955	Hemant Kumar	Nagin
1954	S.D. Burman	"Jaye To Jaye Kahan (Talat version)" Taxi Driver
1953	Naushad	"Tu Ganga Ki Mauj" Baiju Bawra

Note: The Filmfare award for Best Music Director when started in 1953, was given to a particular song and NOT the entire album. So in 1953 Naushad got the Filmfare award for Best Music Director for the song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj" from Baiju Bawra and in 1954 S. D. Burman got the Filmfare award for Best Music Director for the song "Jaye To Jaye Kahan (Talat Mahmood version)" from Taxi Driver. From 1955 onwards Filmfare started giving the Best Music Director for the entire album. Hemant Kumar was the first to get the award for Nagin in 1955.