Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award winners

The list Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award winners includes Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Manna Dey, Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay and Mohammad Rafi. The list consists of 37 members.

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Sonu Nigam

Indian playback singer (born 1973)

Overview: Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films but has also sung in Bengali, Gujarati, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, M ...

Date of birth: 30 July 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Music Producer

Gender: Male

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Odia Playback Singers 9T

Indian pop-folk singers 42T

Singers from Haryana 12T
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Udit Narayan

Nepalese singer

Overview: Udit Narayan (born 1 December 1955) is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Bollywood movies of Hindi language. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu ...

Date of birth: 1 December 1955

Age: 68

Nationality: Nepalese

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Partner: Deepa Jha (Married)

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Odia Playback Singers 9T

Udit Narayan 1T

Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts 242T
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Rahul Deshpande

Indian classical singer

Overview: Rahul Deshpande (born 10 October 1979) is an Indian classical music singer from Pune, India. He is the grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande

Date of birth: 10 October 1979

Age: 44

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

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20th-century Khyal singers 82T

Singers from Pune 24T

Male musical theatre actors 11T
4.

Manna Dey

Playback singer

Overview: Prabodh Chandra Dey (1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed Indian playback singer, music director, musician and Indian classical vocalist. As ...

Date of birth: 1 May 1919

Date of death: 24 October 2013

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Nepali-language singers from India 52T

20th-century Indian male classical singers 231T

21st-century Indian male classical singers 88T
5.

Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay

Indian singer

Overview: Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, also known as Hemant Kumar, (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989) was an Indian Bengali singer and music director who sang in Bengali, Hindi and other Indian languages like Marathi ...

Date of birth: 16 June 1920

Date of death: 26 September 1989

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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People from Jaynagar Majilpur 13T

20th-century male singers 5,317T

Musicians from Varanasi 32T
6.

Mohammad Rafi

Indian singer

Overview: Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian film playback singer. He is considered as one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for ...

Date of birth: 24 December 1924

Date of death: 31 July 1980

Age: 55 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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Indian performers of Islamic music 5T

20th-century male singers 5,317T

Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 608T
7.

Hariharan

Indian singer

Overview: Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer from Trivandrum, whose songs have been featured mainly in Tamil and Hindi. Also he sang notable songs in Telugu, Malayalam ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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Film musicians from Kerala 144T

Indian male ghazal singers 25T

Singers from Thiruvananthapuram 24T
8.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Indian film director, producer and screenwriter

Overview: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker and music composer, who is known for his work in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards, including 7 National Film Awards ...

Date of birth: 24 February 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Indian Jain directors 6T

International Indian Film Academy Awards winners 146T

Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award 37T
9.

Arijit Singh

Indian playback singer and composer

Overview: Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer. He sings predominantly in Hindi and Bengali but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and ...

Date of birth: 25 April 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Partner: Koel Roy Singh (Married)

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Indian pop-folk singers 42T

Singers from West Bengal 32T

Indian male film singers 398T
10.

Gurdas Maan

Indian actor

Overview: Gurdas Maan (born 4 January 1957) is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da ...

Date of birth: 4 January 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners 50T

20th-century Punjabi male actors 8T

Singers from Punjab, India 61T
11.

Naresh Iyer

Indian singer

Overview: Naresh Iyer (born 3 January 1981) is an Indian playback singer. Born in a Tamil speaking family from Mumbai, Iyer is fluent in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Marathi. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in ...

Date of birth: 3 January 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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Singers from Mumbai 120T

Indian male film singers 398T

Musicians from Chennai 85T
12.

K.J. Yesudas

Indian singer

Overview: Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) also known as Jesudas is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. Yesudas has recorded more than 50,000 ...

Date of birth: 10 January 1940

Age: 84

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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K. J. Yesudas 3T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

21st-century male singers 6,386T
13.

Suresh Wadkar

Indian singer

Overview: Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (Marathi: सुरेश वाडकर; born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans ...

Date of birth: 1 August 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 608T

Indian male film singers 398T

Konkani-language singers 23T
14.

Sukhwinder Singh

Indian singer and Bollywood playback artist.

Overview: Sukhwinder Singh (born 18 July 1971) is an internationally acclaimed Indian playback singer who primarily sings Bollywood songs. He is famous internationally for singing "Jai Ho" from the film Slumdog ...

Date of birth: 18 July 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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21st-century male singers 6,386T

Indian male film singers 398T

21st-century Indian singers 513T
15.

Shankar Mahadevan

Shankar

Overview: Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composing trio team for Indian films.

Date of birth: 3 March 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Remember Shakti members 7T

Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 608T

Singers from Mumbai 120T
16.

Mahendra Kapoor

Indian singer

Overview: Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer.

Date of birth: 9 January 1934

Date of death: 27 September 2008

Age: 74 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male singers 293T

20th-century male singers 6,335T

Musicians from Amritsar 14T
17.

S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

SPB

Overview: Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as S. P. Balu, S. P. B., or Balu, was an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, dubbing artist ...

Date of birth: 4 June 1946

Date of death: 25 September 2020

Age: 74 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India 97T

2020 deaths 11,737T

Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2008 13T
18.

Bhimsen Joshi

Vocalist

Overview: Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ( ; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011) was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as ...

Date of birth: 4 February 1922

Date of death: 24 January 2011

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Khyal singers 82T

20th-century male singers 5,317T

State funerals in India 165T
19.

Sanjeev Abhyankar

Indian singer

Overview: Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 1969) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana. He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1999 for his song, Suno Re Bhaila, in the Hindi ...

Date of birth: 5 October 1969

Age: 54

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

21st-century male singers 6,386T

Singers from Pune 24T
20.

Mukesh

Indian singer

Overview: Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer. Mukesh is considered to be one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers ...

Date of birth: 23 July 1923

Date of death: 27 August 1976

Age: 53 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male singers 293T

20th-century male singers 6,335T

Singers from Delhi 44T