Mohammed Rafi Nominated and Won Awards
From the following list, you will notice Rafi Sahab had been nominated for 22 songs out of which he won 6. He was nominated for the first time for Chaudavin Ka Chand, which he won and last for Mere Dost Quissa. He was not in the list for the year 1959.
| Year | Song / Track | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Chaudavin Ka Chand | Chaudavin Ka Chand |
| 1961 | Husnwale Tera Jawaab | Gharana |
| 1961 | Teri Pyaari Pyaari Surat | Sasural |
| 1962 | Ay Gulbadan Ay Gulbadan | Professor |
| 1963 | Mere Meheboob Tujeh | Mere Meheboob |
| 1964 | Chahunga Mein Tujeh | Dosti |
| 1965 | Choolene Do Nazuk Hoton Ko | Kaajal |
| 1966 | Baharon Phool Barasavo | Suraj |
| 1968 | Main Gaoon Tum So Jao | Brahmachari |
| 1968 | Babul Ki Duayen Leti Ja (National Award) | Neel Kamal |
| 1968 | Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein | Brahmachari |
| 1969 | Aane Se Uske Aaye Bahar | Jeene Ki Raah |
| 1970 | Khilona Jaan Kar Tum Toh | Khilona |
| 1973 | Humko Toh Jaan Se Pyari | Naina |
| 1974 | Achha Hi Hua Dil Toot Gaya | Maa Behen Aur Biwi |
| 1977 | Parda Hai Parda Hai | Amar Akbar Anthony |
| 1977 | Kya Huva Tera Waada | Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin |
| 1978 | Aadmi Musafir Hai | Apnapan |
| 1979 | Chalore Doli Utavo | Jaani Dushman |
| 1980 | Dard-e-Dil Dard-e-Jigar | Karz |
| 1980 | Maine Poocha Chand Se | Abdullah |
| 1980 | Mere Dost Qissa Yeh Kya Hogaya | Dostana |
Based on this we had few viewpoints:
Sajjad Qadir: The number (22) would have been much higher if Filmfare had started giving awards for the best Male playback before 1959.
Naveen: One more thing about Filmfare awards. Till 1966 there was a single category called Best Playback Singer. It became Best Male and Best Female after 1966. So during the years from 1959 to 1966, apart from Mukesh’s and Mahendra Kapoor’s for all the other years when Mohammed Rafi did not win Filmfare it was Lata Mangeshkar who got it. So that probably is yet another reason for less count as competition was even tougher.
Harold Hussain: I agree with Sajjad Qadir. I’m convinced that he would have won more filmfare awards if they would have started earlier with this. Surely he would have won in 1953 with Baiju Bawra. On the first award night, Rafi Saab performed the award winning song Tu Ganga Ki Mauj Mein. Unfortunately there was no best playback singer award at that time, only the best music director award that was won by Naushad for this movie.