# List of awards and nominations received by Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle (born 8 September 1933) is an Indian singer who has recorded numerous songs throughout her career. This is a complete list of awards and recognitions she has won.

## Filmfare Awards

Asha Bhosle has won seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer out of 18 nominations. She won her first two awards in 1967 and 1968, when her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar still used to accept the award (Lata Mangeshkar asked not to be considered for the award nominations after 1969 to promote new talent.) After receiving the award in 1979, Asha Bhosle emulated her sister and requested that her name not be considered for the nominations hereafter. Despite this, she is the most frequent winner of this award to date, tying with Alka Yagnik. She was later given a Special Award for Rangeela in 1996, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.
| Year | Category | Song/Nomination | Result |
| 1967 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Garibon Ki Suno– Dus Lakh | Won |
| 1969 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Parde Mein Rehne Do – Shikar | Won |
| 1972 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Zindegi Ek Safar Hain Suhana – Andaz | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja – Caravan | Won |
| 1973 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Dum Maro Dum – Hare Rama Hare Krishna | Won |
| 1974 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Jab Andhera Hota Hain - Raja Rani | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Hungama Ho Gaya - Anhonee | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Hone Lagi Hain Raat Jawan – Naina | Won |
| 1975 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Achchhe Samay Par Tum - Bidaai | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Yeh Hawas Hai Tu Kya Jaane – Hawas | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Chori Chori Sola Singar - Manoranjan | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Chainse Humko Kabhi – Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye | Won |
| 1976 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Kal Ke Apne – Amanush | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Sapna Mera Toot Gaya - Khel Khel Mein | Nominated |
| 1977 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | I Love You – Barood | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Layee Kahan Hai Zindagi – Taxi Taxie | Nominated |
| 1979 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | O Sathi Re - Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Nominated |
| 1979 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Yeh Mera Dil – Don | Won |
| 1996 | Filmfare Special Award | songs of Rangeela | Won |
| 2001 | Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award | | Won |

## National Film Awards

National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - 1981 for "Dil Cheez Kya Hai" from Umrao Jaan
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - 1987 for "Mera Kuch Samaan" from Ijaazat

## Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) Award

| Year | Category | Film | Result |
| 1966 | BFJA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Hindi) | Waqt | Won |
| 1967 | BFJA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Hindi) | Teesri Kasam | Won |
| 1971 | BFJA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Bengali) | Megh Kalo | Won |
| 1987 | BFJA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Hindi) | Ek Pal | Won |

## Maharashtra State Film Awards

Asha Bhosle was the greatest playback singer in Marathi film industry. She had sung maximum songs in Marathi language. She was awarded "Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer" a record 18 times.

## Other Awards

1987 : Nightingale of Asia
1989 : Lata Mangeshkar Award by Madhya Pradesh Government
1997 : Grammy Award Nomination for Legacy with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
1997 : Screen Videocon Award for Jaanam Samjha Karo
1997 : MTV Award for best playback singer for Jaanam Samjha Karo
1997 : Channel V Award for Jaanam Samjha Karo
1999 : Screen Award for Contribution to International Music
1999 : Lata Mangeshkar Award by Maharashtra Government
2000 : Dada Saheb Phalke Award
2000 : Singer Of the Millennium (Dubai)
2000 : Kolhapuri Bhushan Award
2000 : Sangli Bhushan Award
2000 : Omega Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award
2000 : Zee Gold Bollywood Award for Mujhe Rang De from Takshak
2001 : MTV Award for Kambakht Ishq
2001 : Dayawati Modi Award
2002 : Zee Cine - Hall Of Fame Award
2002 : Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar
2002 : Rajshree Shahu Puraskar
2002 : Zee Cine Award for Radha Kaise Na Jale from Lagaan
2002 : Screen Videocon Award for Radha Kaise Na Jale from Lagaan
2002 : Sansui Movie Award for Radha Kaise Na Jale from Lagaan
2002 : IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer
2002 : Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback Singer
2002 : BBC Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair)
2003 : Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding contributions to Indian music
2004 : Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2005 : MTV Immies, Best Female Pop Act for Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo.
2005 : Most Stylish People in Music
2008 : Padma Vibhushan Award
2011 : IIFA Life Time Achievement Award
2012 : 18th Annual Colour Screens Life Time Achievement Award
2012 : Mirchi Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
2013 : Pandit Hridaynath Lifetime Achievement Award
2014 : Music Living Legend Award by Global Indian Music Academy Awards (GiMA)
2014 : Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Indian cinema at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)
2018 : Yash Chopra Memorial Award
2018 : Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
2018 : Banga Bibhushan Award (Highest West Bengal Civilian Award)
2021 : Maharashtra Bhushan Award

## Honours & Recognitions

* Honorary Doctorates from the University Of Amravati & Jalgaon in Literature.
* Asha Bhosle is the recipient of the first Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) of the Jodhpur National University.
* Asha Bhosle has also received the Freddie Mercury Award.
* Asha Bhosle has received the Sur Singar Award.
* The Birmingham Film Festival paid her a special tribute in November 2002.
* Asha Bhosle was among top 20 music icons of the past 50 years.
* In 2011, The Guinness Book of World Records officially acknowledged Asha Bhosle, at The Asian Awards, as the most recorded artist in the history of music. She was awarded a certificate for "the most studio recordings (singles) from Sebastian Coe for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-back songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1943". At the event she was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
* Asha Bhosle is also the first Indian Singer to be nominated for the Grammy Award.