# List of awards and nominations received by Gulzar

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Indian poet, lyricist and film director Gulzar.
Gulzar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2004 for his contribution to the arts and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002. He has won 6 National Film Awards and 22 Filmfare Awards. At the 81st Academy Awards, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" (shared with A. R. Rahman), for the film Slumdog Millionaire. On 31 January 2010, the same song won him a Grammy Award in the category of Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Gulzar has won the most Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist (13 in total) as well as four Filmfare Awards for Best Dialogue. He was also awarded the 2012 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.
Gulzar received the 2013 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award of the Indian cinema, on 3 May 2014 at the 61st National Film Awards.

## Academy Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | "Jai Ho" (From the film Slumdog Millionaire) | Best Original Song | Won | |

## IIFA Awards

| Year | Film(s) | Category | Song | Result |
| 2006 | Bunty Aur Babli | Best Lyricist | "Kajra Re" | Won |
| 2006 | Paheli | Best Lyricist | "Dheere Jalna" | Nominated |
| 2006 | Yahaan | Best Lyricist | "Naam Ada Likhna" | Nominated |
| 2007 | Omkara | Best Lyricist | "Beedi" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Guru | Best Lyricist | "Tere Bina" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Kaminey | Best Lyricist | "Kaminey" | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Lyricist | "Dil To Bachcha Hain Ji" | Nominated |
| 2012 | 7 Khoon Maaf | Best Lyricist | "Darling" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Raazi | Best Lyricist | "Ae Watan" | Nominated |

## Filmfare Awards

| Year | Film(s) | Category | Result | Song |
| 1972 | Anand | Best Dialogue | Won | — |
| 1974 | Namak Haraam | Best Dialogue | Won | — |
| 1974 | Koshish | Best Story | Nominated | — |
| 1974 | Koshish | Best Director | Nominated | — |
| 1974 | Achanak | Best Director | Nominated | — |
| 1976 | Aandhi | Best Film | Nominated | — |
| 1976 | Aandhi | Best Film (Critics) | Won | — |
| 1976 | Aandhi | Best Director | Nominated | — |
| 1976 | Aandhi | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Tere Bina Zindagi Se" |
| 1977 | Mausam | Best Director | Won | — |
| 1977 | Mausam | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Dil Dhoondta Hai" |
| 1978 | Kinara | Best Director | Nominated | — |
| 1978 | Kinara | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Naam Gum Jaayega" |
| 1978 | Gharaonda | Best Lyricist | Won | "Do Deewaane Sheher Mein" |
| 1980 | Gol Maal | Best Lyricist | Won | "Aanewala Pal" |
| 1981 | Thodisi Bewafaii | Best Lyricist | Won | "Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhi" |
| 1982 | Baseraa | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Jahaan Pe Savera" |
| 1984 | Masoom | Best Lyricist | Won | "Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi" |
| 1989 | Ijaazat | Best Lyricist | Won | "Mera Kuchh Saamaan" |
| 1990 | Amjad Ali Khan | Best Documentary | Won | — |
| 1992 | Lekin... | Best Lyricist | Won | "Yaara Seeli Seeli" |
| 1994 | Rudaali | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Dil Hum Hum" |
| 1997 | Maachis | Best Director | Nominated | — |
| 1997 | Maachis | Best Story | Won | — |
| 1997 | Maachis | Best Dialogue | Won | — |
| 1997 | Maachis | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Chappa Chappa" |
| 1999 | Dil Se.. | Best Lyricist | Won | "Chaiyya Chaiyya" |
| 1999 | Dil Se.. | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Ae Ajnabi" |
| 2001 | Fiza | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Aaja Mahiya" |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoured | — |
| 2003 | Saathiya | Best Dialogue | Won | — |
| 2003 | Saathiya | Best Lyricist | Won | "Saathiya" |
| 2006 | Bunty Aur Babli | Best Lyricist | Won | "Kajra Re" |
| 2006 | Bunty Aur Babli | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Chup Chup Ke" |
| 2006 | Paheli | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Dheere Jalna" |
| 2007 | Omkara | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Beedi" |
| 2008 | Guru | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Tere Bina" |
| 2009 | Yuvvraaj | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Tu Meri Dost Hai" |
| 2010 | Kaminey | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Dhan Te Tan" |
| 2010 | Kaminey | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Kaminey" |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Lyricist | Won | "Dil To Bachcha Hain Ji" |
| 2012 | 7 Khoon Maaf | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Darling" |
| 2013 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Best Lyricist | Won | "Challa" |
| 2013 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Saans" |
| 2015 | Haider | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Bismil" |
| 2016 | Talvar | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Zinda" |
| 2017 | Mirzya | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Mirzya" |
| 2017 | Mirzya | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Aave Re Hitchki" |
| 2019 | Raazi | Best Lyricist | Won | "Ae Watan" |
| 2019 | Raazi | Best Lyricist | Nominated | "Dilbaro" |
| 2021 | Chhapaak | Best Lyricist | Won | "Chhapaak" |

## Grammy Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | "Jai Ho" (From the film Slumdog Millionaire) | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Won | |

## National Film Awards

| Year | Film(s) | Category | Result |
| 1972 | Koshish | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 1975 | Mausam | Second Best Feature Film | Won |
| 1988 | "Mera Kuchh Saamaan" (From the film Ijaazat) | Best Lyrics | Won |
| 1991 | "Yaara Seeli Seeli" (From the film Lekin...) | Best Lyrics | Won |
| 1991 | Amjad Ali Khan | Special Jury Award (non-feature film) | Won |
| 1996 | Maachis | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Won |
| 2013 | Dadasaheb Phalke Award | — | Won |

## Mirchi Music Awards

| Year | Film(s) | Category | Song | Result |
| 2010 | Ishqiya | Lyricist of The Year | "Dil To Bachcha Hai" | Won |
| 2010 | Veer | Lyricist of The Year | "Surili Akhiyon Wale" | Nominated |
| 2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Lyricist of The Year | "Saans" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Haider | Lyricist of The Year | "Bismil" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Raazi | Album of The Year | — | Nominated |
| 2019 | Raazi | Song of The Year | "Ae Watan" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Raazi | Song of The Year | "Dilbaro" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Raazi | Lyricist of The Year | "Ae Watan" | Won |
| 2019 | Raazi | Lyricist of The Year | "Dilbaro" | Nominated |
| 2021 | Chhapaak | Lyricist of The Year | "Chhapaak" | Nominated |

## Screen Awards

| Year | Film(s) | Category | Song | Result |
| 1997 | Maachis | Best Story | — | Won |
| 2001 | Fiza | Best Lyricist | "Tu Fiza Hai" | Nominated |
| 2006 | Yahaan | Best Lyricist | "Naam Ada Likhna" | Won |
| 2007 | Omkara | Best Lyricist | "Beedi" | Won |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Lyricist | "Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji" | Won |
| 2019 | Raazi | Best Lyricist | "Ae Watan" | Won |

## Zee Cine Awards

| Year | Film(s) | Category | Song | Result |
| 2002 | Aśoka | Best Lyricist | "Roshni Se" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Saathiya | Best Lyricist | "Saathiya" | Won |
| 2006 | Bunty Aur Babli | Best Lyricist | "Kajra Re" | Won |
| 2013 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Best Lyricist | "Saans" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Raazi | Best Lyricist | "Ae Watan" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Raazi | Best Lyricist | "Dilbaro" | Won |

## Honours

* 2002 — Sahitya Akademi Award for "Dhuan".
* 2004 – Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian honour from the Government of India.
* 2004 — Sahir Award presented by Adeeb International (Sahir Cultural Academy).
* 2004 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.
* 2012 – Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.