| 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 |
The Filmfare BestBackground Score is given by theFilmfare magazine as part of its annualFilmfare Awards forHindi films.
Although the awards started in 1954, the Best Background Score category was not introduced until 1998.
| Wins | Composer |
|---|---|
| 4 | A. R. Rahman |
| 3 | Amit Trivedi |
| 2 | Sandeep Chowta,Ranjit Barot,Pritam |
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 |
| Merit awards | |
|---|---|
| Critics' awards | |
| Technical awards | |
| Special awards | |
| Award ceremonies | |
