# Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male

The Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Male is chosen by the jury of Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer. Following its inception in 1998, no ceremony was held in 2009 and 2010, but the ceremony resumed in 2011.

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Singer | Record |
| Most awards | Arijit Singh | 6 |
| Most nominations | Arijit Singh | 15 |
| Most nominations without ever winning | Shafqat Amanat Ali | 4 |
| Most nominations in a single year | Arijit Singh | 3 (2016, 2018) |
| Most consecutive awards | Arijit Singh | 3 (2014, 2016, 2017) & (2019, 2023, 2024) |
| Most consecutive nominations | Arijit Singh | 14 (2014-2023) |
| Oldest winner | Udit Narayan | 45 (2000) |
| Youngest winner | Sonu Nigam | 25 (1998) |

### Most Wins

| Winner | Number of Wins | Years |
| Arijit Singh | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
| Sonu Nigam | 4 | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2013 |
| Shaan Mohit Chauhan | 3 | 2004, 2007, 2008 2011, 2012, 2016 |

## List of Nominees and Winners
### 1990s

| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | Sonu Nigam | Sandese Aate Hai | Border |
| 1998 | Kumar Sanu | Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain | Pardes |
| 1998 | Udit Narayan | Bholi Si Surat | Dil To Pagal Hai |
| 1999 |
| 1999 | Sukhwinder Singh | Chaiyya Chaiyya | Dil Se.. |
| 1999 | Udit Narayan | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| 1999 | Aamir Khan | Aati Kya Khandala | Ghulam |
| 1999 | Kamaal Khan | O O Jaane Jaana | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya |

### 2000s

| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Udit Narayan | Chand Chupa Badal Mein | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 2000 | Udit Narayan | Taal Se Taal | Taal |
| 2000 | Sonu Nigam, A.R. Rahman | Ishq Bina | Taal |
| 2000 | Abhijeet | Biwi No.1 | Biwi No.1 |
| 2000 | Roop Kumar Rathod, Sonu Nigam | Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye | Sarfarosh |
| 2001 |
| 2001 | Lucky Ali | Na Tum Jaano | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 2001 | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein | Dhadkan |
| 2001 | Sonu Nigam | Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke | Refugee |
| 2001 | Udit Narayan | Humko Humise Chura Lo | Mohabbatein |
| 2001 | Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu | Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se | Dhadkan |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | Sonu Nigam | Suraj Hua Maddham | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... |
| 2002 | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Roshni Se | Aśoka |
| 2002 | Shankar Mahadevan | Dil Chahta Hai | Dil Chahta Hai |
| 2002 | Sonu Nigam | Tanhayee | Dil Chahta Hai |
| 2002 | Udit Narayan | Mitwa | Lagaan |
| 2003 |
| 2003 | Sonu Nigam | Saathiya | Saathiya |
| 2003 | Shaan | Nikamma Kiya Is Dil Ne | Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa |
| 2003 | Sonu Nigam, Manmohan Waris | Mere Rang De Basanti | The Legend Of Bhagat Singh |
| 2003 | Sukhwinder Singh, A. R. Rahman | Des Mere Des | The Legend Of Bhagat Singh |
| 2003 | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage | Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage |
| 2004 |
| 2004 | Shaan | Suno Na | Jhankaar Beats |
| 2004 | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare | Chalte Chalte |
| 2004 | Sonu Nigam | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| 2004 | Sudesh Bhosale | Meri Makhna | Baghban |
| 2004 | Udit Narayan | Tere Naam | Tere Naam |
| 2005 |
| 2005 | Kunal Ganjawala | Bheege Hont Tere | Murder |
| 2005 | A. R. Rahman | Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera | Swades |
| 2005 | Amir Jamal | Kaho Na Kaho | Murder |
| 2005 | Arnab Chakravorty | Wada Raha (I) | Khakee |
| 2005 | Sonu Nigam | Main Hoon Na | Main Hoon Na |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | Himesh Reshammiya | Aashiq Banaya Aapne | Aashiq Banaya Aapne |
| 2006 | Sonu Nigam | Dheere Jalna | Paheli |
| 2006 | Sonu Nigam | Piyu Bole | Parineeta |
| 2006 | KK, Shaan | Dus Bahane | Dus |
| 2006 | Atif Aslam | Woh Lamhe | Zeher |
| 2006 | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye | Kalyug |
| 2007 |
| 2007 | Shaan | Chand Sifarish | Fanaa |
| 2007 | KK | Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai | Gangster |
| 2007 | Shafqat Amanat Ali | Mitwa | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
| 2007 | Sonu Nigam | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
| 2007 | Zubeen Garg | Ya Ali | Gangster |
| 2008 |
| 2008 | Shaan | Jab Se Tere Naina | Saawariya |
| 2008 | Sonu Nigam | Main Agar Kahoon | Om Shanti Om |
| 2008 | KK | Ajab Si | Om Shanti Om |
| 2008 | Soham Chakrabarty | In Dino | Life in a... Metro |
| 2008 | Sukhwinder Singh, Salim–Sulaiman, Marianne D'Cruz | Chak De! India | Chak De! India |
| 2009 | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY |

### 2010s

| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
| 2010 | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY |
| 2011 |
| 2011 | Mohit Chauhan | Pee Loon | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai |
| 2011 | Daler Mehndi | Zor Ka Jhatka | Action Replayy |
| 2011 | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Tere Mast | Dabangg |
| 2011 | Shafqat Amanat Ali | Bin Tere | I Hate Luv Storys |
| 2011 | Shafqat Amanat Ali | Tere Naina | My Name Is Khan |
| 2011 | Sonu Nigam | Tees Maar Khan | Tees Maar Khan |
| 2012 |
| 2012 | Mohit Chauhan | Jo Bhi Main | Rockstar |
| 2012 | Akon | Chammak Challo | Ra.One |
| 2012 | Bappi Lahiri | Oh La La | The Dirty Picture |
| 2012 | Mika Singh | Dhinka Chika | Ready |
| 2012 | Mohit Chauhan | Sadda Haq | Rockstar |
| 2012 | Shafqat Amanat Ali | Dildaara | Ra.One |
| 2013 |
| 2013 | Sonu Nigam | Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin | Agneepath |
| 2013 | Javed Ali | Ishaqzaade | Ishaqzaade |
| 2013 | Mika Singh & Wajid Khan | Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita | Rowdy Rathore |
| 2013 | Mohit Chauhan | Ala Barfi | Barfi! |
| 2013 | Rabbi Shergill | Challa | Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
| 2013 | Shafqat Amanat Ali | Tu Hi Mera | Jannat 2 |
| 2014 |
| 2014 | Arijit Singh | Tum Hi Ho | Aashiqui 2 |
| 2014 | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Tera Rastaa Chhodoon Na | Chennai Express |
| 2014 | Atif Aslam | Jeene Laga Hoon | Ramaiya Vastavaiya |
| 2014 | Javed Bashir | Mere Yaar | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
| 2014 | Mika Singh | Gandi Baat | R... Rajkumar |
| 2014 | Yo Yo Honey Singh | Lungi Dance | Chennai Express |
| 2015 |
| Arijit Singh | Muskurane | CityLights |
| Yo Yo Honey Singh | Sunny Sunny | Yaariyan |
| Ankit Tiwari | Gaaliyan | Ek Villain |
| KK | India Waale | Happy New Year |
| Manj Musik | Whistle Baja | Heropanti |
| 2016 |
| 2016 | Arijit Singh | Sooraj Dooba Hain | Roy |
| 2016 | Mohit Chauhan | Matargashti | Tamasha |
| 2016 | Arijit Singh | Gerua | Dilwale |
| 2016 | Papon | Moh Moh Ke Dhaage | Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| 2016 | Vishal Dadlani | Malhari | Bajirao Mastani |
| 2017 |
| 2017 | Arijit Singh | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 2017 | Arijit Singh | Alizeh | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 2017 | Arijit Singh | Channa Mereya | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 2017 | Amit Mishra | Bulleya | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 2017 | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Jag Ghoomeya | Sultan |
| 2017 | Sukhwinder Singh | Sultan | Sultan |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | Akhil Sachdeva | Humsafar | Badrinath Ki Dulhania |
| 2018 | Arijit Singh | Hawayein | Jab Harry Met Sejal |
| 2018 | Arijit Singh | Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga | Half Girlfriend |
| 2018 | Arijit Singh | Zaalima | Raees |
| 2018 | Ash King | Baarish | Half Girlfriend |
| 2018 | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Nazm Nazm | Bareilly Ki Barfi |
| 2019 |
| 2019 | Yaseer Desai | Naino Ne Baandhi | Gold |
| 2019 | Arijit Singh | Ae Watan | Raazi |
| 2019 | Abhay Jodhpurkar | Mere Naam Tu | Zero |
| 2019 | Ajay Gogavale | Dhadak | Dhadak |
| 2019 | Darshan Raval | Chogada | Loveyatri |
| 2019 | Sukhwinder Singh | Kar Har Maidaan Fateh | Sanju |

### 2020s

| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Arijit Singh | Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas | Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas |
| 2020 | Arijit Singh | Ve Maahi | Kesari |
| 2020 | B Praak | Teri Mitti | Kesari |
| 2020 | Nakash Aziz | Slow Motion | Bharat |
| 2020 | Sachet Tandon | Bekhayali | Kabir Singh |
| 2020 | Vishal Mishra | Kaise Hua | Kabir Singh |
| 2021 | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY |
| 2022 | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY | NO CEREMONY |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | Arijit Singh | Kesariya | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva |
| 2023 | Sachet Tandon | "Maiyya Mainu" | Jersey |
| 2023 | Sonu Nigam | "Main Ki Karaan" | Laal Singh Chaddha |
| 2023 | Mohan Kannan | "Kahani" | Laal Singh Chaddha |
| 2023 | Arijit Singh | "Apna Bana Le" | Bhediya |
| 2023 | Nihal Tauro | "Tere Saath Hoon Main" | Raksha Bandhan |
| 2024 |
| 2024 | Arijit Singh | Jhoome Jo Pathaan | Pathaan |