Filmfare Award for Best Background Score
Annual award for Hindi films
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The Filmfare Best Background Score is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
| Filmfare Award for Best Background Score | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Background Scorer |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First award | Viju Shah, Gupt (1998) |
| Currently held by | Ram Sampath, Laapataa Ladies (2025) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
Although the awards started in 1954, the Best Background Score category was introduced in 1998.
Multiple wins
| Wins | Composer |
|---|---|
| 4 | A. R. Rahman |
| 3 | Amit Trivedi |
| 2 | Sandeep Chowta, Ranjit Barot, Pritam |
Awards
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ram Sampath | Laapataa Ladies |
| 2024 | Harshavardhan Rameshwar | Animal |
| 2023 | Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara | Gangubai Kathiawadi |
| 2022 | Shantanu Moitra | Sardar Udham |
| 2021 | Mangesh Dhakde | Thappad[1] |
| 2020 | Karsh Kale & The Salvage Audio Collective | Gully Boy |
| 2019 | Daniel B. George | Andhadhun |
| 2018 | Pritam | Jagga Jasoos |
| 2017 | Sameer Uddin | Kapoor & Sons |
| 2016 | Anupam Roy[2] | Piku |
| 2015 | Amit Trivedi | Queen |
| 2014 | Hitesh Sonik | Kai Po Che! |
| 2013 | Pritam | Barfi! |
| 2012 | Ranjit Barot | Shaitan |
| 2011 | Amit Trivedi | Udaan |
| 2010 | Dev.D | |
| 2009 | A. R. Rahman | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2008 | Guru | |
| 2007 | Salim–Sulaiman | Krrish |
| 2006 | Monty Sharma | Black |
| 2005 | A. R. Rahman | Swades |
| 2004 | Wayne Sharpe | Gangaajal[3] |
| 2003 | A. R. Rahman | The Legend of Bhagat Singh |
| 2002 | Ranjit Barot | Aks |
| 2001 | Sandeep Chowta | Jungle |
| 2000 | Anjan Biswas | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 1999 | Sandeep Chowta | Satya |
| 1998 | Viju Shah | Gupt |