Asha Bhosle

Ashaji was the only singer who was able to compete with Lata Mangeshkar, she won the filmfare award consecutively in 1967 & 1968 when Lata still used to accept the Filmfare Award. After 1969, with Lata giving up the Filmfare award the coast was clear for Asha Bhosle and she went on to win the award 7 times which is the maximum any female singer ever won.She gave up the award after 1977. Though Kishore Kumar won the maximum number of filmfare awards, it was because unlike the Mangeshkar sisters he never refused the award. So if we compare till 1977 Asha had won the maximum number of filmfare awards ( Male & Female).


1967 - Garibon Ki Suno [DUS LAKH]
1968 - Parde Mein Rehne Do [SHIKHAR]
1971 - Piya Tu Ab To Aaja [CARAVAN]
1972 - Dum Maro Dum [HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA]
1973 - Hone Lagi Hain Raat [NAINA]
1974 - Chain Se Humko [PRAN JAYE PAR VACHAN NA JAYE]
1977 - Yeh Mera Dil [DON]

1996 : Filmfare Special Award ( Rangeela Re - RANGEELA)

2001 : Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
(Ashaji on her recieving the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award)
National Award1981 - Dil Cheez Kya Hain [UMRAO JAAN]
1986 - Mera Kuch Samaan [IJAZAT]
Other Awards1987 : Nightingale Of Asia
1989 : Lata Mangeshkar Award (Madhya Pradesh Govt.)
1997 : Screen Videocon Award ( Jaanam Samjha Karo)
1997 : MTV Award ( Jaanam Samjha Karo)
1997 : Channel V Award ( Jaanam Samjha Karo)
1997 : Grammy Award Nomination (Legacy with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)
1999 : Lata Mangeshar Award (Maharashtra Govt.)
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 (Mujhe Rang De - Thakshak)
2001 : MTV Award ( Kambakt Ishq)
2001 : Dada Saheb Phalke Award
2001 : Dayawati Modi Award
2002 : Zee Cine Award (Radha Kaise Na - Lagaan)
2002 : Zee Cine - Hall Of Fame Award
2002 : Screen Videocon Award (Radha Kaise Na - Lagaan)
2002 : Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar
2002 : Sansui Movie Award (Radha Kaise Na - Lagaan)
2002 : Rajshree Shahu Purskar

* Honorary Doctrates from the University Of Amravati & Jalgaon in Literature.
* Ashaji has also recieved the Freddy Mercury Award.
* Ashaji has recieved 14 Maharashtra State Awards & the Sur Singar Award.
* Ashaji is also the first Indian Singer to be nominated for the Grammy Award.
Asha Bhosle AwardIn recognition of Asha's extraordinary talent and her services to the field of music, the Asha Bhosle Award has been instituted in 2002. The first recipient of the award is none other than Lata Mangeshkar