Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist
Music award
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The Zee Cine Award Best Lyricist is chosen by the jury and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.
The award is given in the current year, but the winner is awarded for his/her work in the previous year.
Superlatives
Multiple wins
| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 4 | Javed Akhtar |
| 3 | Gulzar, Irshad Kamil |
| 2 | Prasoon Joshi, Amitabh Bhattacharya |
Multiple nominations
| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 5 | Anand Bakshi |
| 4 | Javed Akhtar, Gulzar |
| 2 | Prasoon Joshi, Sameer, Manoj Muntashir |
Winners and nominees
- Winners are highlighted first in gold, followed by the other nominees.
† – Indicates the performance also won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
‡ – Indicates the performance was also nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
1990s
| Year | Photos of winners | Lyricist | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  |
Javed Akhtar † | "Sandese Aate Hai" | Border | [1] |
| Anand Bakshi ‡ | "Bholi Si Surat" | Dil To Pagal Hai | |||
| Anand Bakshi | "Dil To Pagal Hai" | ||||
| Anand Bakshi ‡ | "I Love My India" | Pardes | |||
| Sameer | "Sona Kitna Sona Hai" | Hero No. 1 | |||
| 1999
(2nd) |
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Sameer ‡ | "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | [2] |
2000s
| Year | Photos of winners | Lyricist | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000
(3rd) |
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Anand Bakshi † | "Ishq Bina" | Taal | [3] |
| Anand Bakshi ‡ | "Taal Se Taal" | Taal | |||
| Dev Kohli | "Biwi No.1" | Biwi No.1 | |||
| Israr Ansari ‡ | "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye" | Sarfarosh | |||
| Mehboob | "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | |||
| 2001
(4th) |
|
Javed Akhtar † | "Panchhi Nadiya" | Refugee | [4] |
| 2002
(5th) |
Javed Akhtar ‡ | "Radha Kaise Na Jale" | Lagaan | [5] | |
| 2003
(6th) |
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Gulzar † | "Saathiya" | Saathiya | [6] |
| 2004
(7th) |
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Amrita Pritam | "Charka Chalati Hai" | Pinjar | [7] |
| 2005
(8th) |
|
Javed Akhtar | "Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera" | Swades | [8] |
| 2006
(9th) |
|
Gulzar † | "Kajra Re" | Bunty Aur Babli | [9] |
| 2007
(10th) |
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Prasoon Joshi | "Masti Ki Paathshaala" | Rang De Basanti | [10] |
| Gulzar ‡ | "Beedi Jalaile" | Omkara | |||
| Javed Akhtar ‡ | "Mitwa" | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | |||
| Mir Ali Hussain | "Yeh Honsla" | Dor | |||
| Swanand Kirkire | "Bande Mein Tha Dum" | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | |||
| 2008
(11th) |
Prasoon Joshi † | "Maa" | Taare Zameen Par | [11] | |
| Gulzar ‡ | "Tere Bina" | Guru | |||
| Javed Akhtar ‡ | "Main Agar Kahoon" | Om Shanti Om | |||
| Sameer Anjaan ‡ | "Jab Se Tere Naina" | Saawariya | |||
| Sayeed Quadri | "In Dino" | Life in a... Metro | |||
| 2009
(12th) |
Not Awarded | ||||
2010s
| Year | Photos of winners | Lyricist | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010
(13th) |
Not Awarded | ||||
| 2011
(14th) |
Not Awarded | ||||
| 2012
(15th) |
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Irshad Kamil † | "Jo Bhi Main" | Rockstar | [12] |
| 2013
(16th) |
Not Awarded | ||||
| 2014
(17th) |
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Mithoon † | "Tum Hi Ho" | Aashiqui 2 | [13] |
| 2015
(18th) |
Not Awarded | ||||
| 2016
(18th) |
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Varun Grover † | "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | [14] |
| 2017
(19th) |
|
Irshad Kamil † | "Jag Ghoomeya" | Sultan | [15] |
| 2018
(20th) |
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Amitabh Bhattacharya † | "Zaalima" | Raees | [16] |
| 2019 | |
Gulzar ‡ | "Dilbaro" | Raazi | [17] |
| A. M. Turaz | "Ek Dil Ek Jaan" | Padmaavat | |||
| Amitabh Bhattacharya | "Dhadak" | Dhadak | |||
| Gulzar † | "Ae Watan" | Raazi | |||
| Irshad Kamil ‡ | "Mere Naam Tu" | Zero | |||
| Javed Akhtar | "Main Zinda Hoon" | Paltan | |||
2020s
| Year | Photos of winners | Lyricist | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020
(22nd) |
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Manoj Muntashir ‡ | "Teri Mitti" | Kesari | [18] |
| Divine & Ankur Tewari † | "Apna Time Aayega" | Gully Boy | |||
| Kumaar | "Ghungroo" | War | |||
| Manoj Muntashir ‡ | "Ve Maahi" | Kesari | |||
| Mithoon ‡ | "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" | Kabir Singh | |||
| 2021 | Not Awarded | ||||
| 2022 | Not Awarded | ||||
| 2023
(23rd) |
|
Amitabh Bhattacharya † | "Kesariya" | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | [19] |
| 2024
(24th) |
Kumaar † | "Chaleya" | Jawan | ||
| 2025
(25th) |
|
Irshad Kamil † | "Mainu Vida Karo" | Amar Singh Chamkila | |