BFJA award for Best Female Playback Singer was first awarded in 1965. Sandhya Mukherjee won that for Sandhyadeeper Shikha. Aarti Mukherjee is the most awarded artists with 4 wins. Arundhati Holme Chowdhury and Pratima Mukherjee have 3 wins each. Singers who have won this award two times are: Sandhya Mukherjee, Lata Mangeshkar, Indrani Sen and Shreya Ghoshal. Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, K S Chithra, Alka Yagnik, Jayita Pandey and Kavita Krishnamurthy are the only non-Bengali singers to win this award. Sabina Yasmin from Bangladesh is the only non-Indian singer to win it.

Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year Singer Film 2013 Lopamudra Mitra Hemlock Society 2009 Lopamudra Mitra Sedin Chaitra Mash 2007 Arundhati Holme Chowdhury Bhalobasar Anek Naam 2006 Shreya Ghoshal Subho Drishti 2005 Shreya Ghoshal Shudhu Tumi 2004 Jayita Pandey Chokher Bali 2003 Haimanti Sukla Gandharbi 2002 Srabani Sen Utsab 2001 Madhura Dasgupta Paromitar Ekdin 2000 1999 Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta 1998 1997 Kavita Krishnamurthy Joy Bijoy 1996 Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay Boumoni 1995 Indrani Sen Sandhya Tara 1994 K S Chithra Naga Panchami 1993 Indrani Sen Shwet Patharer Thala 1992 Sabina Yasmin Sajani Go Sajani 1991 1990 1989 Aarti Mukherjee Madhuban 1988 Lata Mangeshkar Amar Sangee 1987 Sujata Sarkar Pathbhola 1986 Arundhati Holme Chowdhury Bhalobasa Bhalobasa 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Aarti Mukherjee Chhutir Phande 1975 Arundhati Holme Chowdhury Je Jekhane Danriye 1974 Lata Mangeshkar Banpalashir Padabali 1973 Kanika Banerjee Bigalita Karuna Janhabi Jamuna 1972 Sandhya Mukherjee Joy Jayanti 1971 Asha Bhosle Megh Kalo 1970 Pratima Banerjee Parineeta 1969 Pratima Banerjee Chowrangee 1968 Pratima Banerjee Chhuti 1967 Aarti Mukherjee Golpo Holeo Satyi 1966 Aarti Mukherjee Ashru Diye Lekha 1965 Sandhya Mukherjee Sandhyadeeper Shikha 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942

See also

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Cinema of India

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