# List of awards and nominations received by Kumar Sanu

Kumar Sanu (born 20 October 1957) is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi super hit songs. Also as one of the most successful playback singers of 90s era of Bollywood. Apart from Hindi, he has also sung in other languages including Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali, both in West Bengal and Bangladesh. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1991 to 1995. He holds the Guinness Book of world records since 1993 for recording the maximum number of songs in a single day.
For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 by the Government of India. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time".

## Awards and nominations
### Civil honours

| Year | No. | Award | Honouring body |
| 2001 | 1 | 31 March – Kumar Sanu Day: first Indian singer to achieve such honour in America | Michael R. Turner, Mayor, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| 2001 | 2 | Doctorate (honorary) | University of America |
| 2009 | 3 | Padma Shri: India's 4th highest civilian honour | Government of India |
| 2012 | 4 | Dr. Ambedkar Awards | People Education Society |
| 2014 | 5 | Maharashtraratna Awards | Government of Maharashtra |
| 2014 | 6 | Mahanayak Samman Lifetime Achievement: as Bengali Playback Singer | Government of West Bengal |
| 2015 | 7 | Sangeet Samman Lifetime Achievement Award | Government of West Bengal |
| 2017 | 8 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award | International Human Rights Council |
| 2018 | 9 | Felicitation at the UK Houses of Parliament, along with Anuradha Paudwal for contribution in Indian Music and also social services. | Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group |
| 2019 | 10 | Bishesh Sangeet Mahasanman | Government of West Bengal |
| 2021 | 11 | Honoured with a Doctorate for his contribution to music. He has also been recognized with the Maharashtra Samman Award. Talking about the same, Sanu told IANS: "American University of USA has honoured me with the Nelson Mandela Nobel Peace Award. It is a Doctorate and the certificate came from the United States. The Governors of 120 countries have approved this. The award was given in Pune." | The American University of USA |
| 2021 | 12 | Lata Mangeshkar Award | Government of Madhya Pradesh |
| 2022 | 13 | Banga Bibhushan, Highest Civilian Award of West Bengal | Government of West Bengal |
| 2023 | 14 | Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar National Contribution Award, [National Award At Rajbhavan Mumbai] | Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyari Honourable Governor Of Maharastra And Organiser Shri Gurubhai Sureshbhai Thakkar |

### Filmfare Awards
#### Won

| Year | No. | Song | Film | Music director(s) | Lyricist |
| 1991 | 1 | "Ab Tere Bin" | Aashiqui | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer |
| 1992 | 2 | "Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai" | Saajan | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer |
| 1993 | 3 | "Sochenge Tumhe Pyaar" | Deewana | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer |
| 1994 | 4 | "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen" | Baazigar | Anu Malik | Dev Kohli |
| 1995 | 5 | "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" | 1942: A Love Story | R.D. Burman | Javed Akhtar |

#### Nominated

| Year | No. | Song | Film |
| 1994 | 1 | "Baazigar O Baazigar" | Baazigar |
| 1995 | 2 | "Kuch Na Kaho" | 1942: A Love Story |
| 1996 | 3 | "Tujhe Dekha To" | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |
| 1996 | 4 | "Tu Mile Dil Khile" | Criminal |
| 1998 | 5 | "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | Pardes |
| 1999 | 6 | "Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai" | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| 2000 | 7 | "Aankhon Ki Gusthakiyaan" | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 2003 | 8 | "Sanam Mere Humraaz" | Humraaz |
| 2004 | 9 | "Kisise Tum Pyar Karo" | Andaaz |

### Other awards

* 2024 : ITA Music Legend Award at the 24th Indian Television Academy Awards
* 2024 : Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zee Real Heroes Awards 2024
* 2016 : Featured in "Most searched and popular Indian singers on Google in the last 10 years"
* 2003 : Bollywood Music Award For "Best Artist of the Decade"
* 2001: Channel V Award For Best Male Playback for "Chand Sitare" – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
* 2000 : Hero Honda Award For Best Playback Singer (Male) for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 2000 : Kalashree Award For Best Male Playback for "Chaand Sitare" – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
* 2000 : Nomination: IIFA Award for Best Male Playback for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 2000 : Nomination: MTV Award for "Dil ne yeh" with Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik
* 1999 : Mohammed Rafi Memorial Award for Best Playback Singer For "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 1999 : Nomination: MTV Award for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" With Kavita Krishnamurthy – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 1999 : Zee Gold Awards for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 1999 : Kalakar Awards for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 1999 : Stardust Award for Best Playback Singer For "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 1999 : Anandalok Awards for Best Playback Singer (Male) Kumar Sanu for Ami Sei Meye
* 1998 : Lions' Club Gold Award For Best Playback Singer "Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai" – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
* 1998: Nomination: Zee Cine Awards Best Playback Singer – Male for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" – Pardes
* 1998: Nomination: Screen Awards Best Male Playback Singer for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" – Pardes
* 1998 : Anandalok Awards For Best Playback Singer (Male) Kumar Sanu for Gane Bhuban Bhoriye Debo
* 1997 : BFJA Award for film Lathi
* 1996 : BFJA Award for film Kencho Khurte Keote
* 1995 : Channel V Award For Best Male Playback "Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam" – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
* 1995 : Ashirwad Award For Best Male Playback "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" – 1942: A Love Story
* 1995 : Screen Award for Best Male Playback for "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" – 1942: A Love Story
* 1993 : Guinness World Records Award For " Most number of songs recorded in a day"