IIFA Award for Best Lyricist
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{{Infobox award
| name = IIFA Award for Best Music Director
| image =
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| awarded_for = Best Performance by a Lyricist
| presenter = International Indian Film Academy
| country = India
| year = Anand Bakshi for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam",
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (2000)
| holder = Prashant Pandey for "Sajni",
Laapataa Ladies (2025)
| website = http://www.iifa.com
}}
The IIFA Award for Best Lyricist is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony. The award is given in the current year but the winner is awarded for the previous year.
Superlatives
File:Javed Aktar 2010.jpg has the record for maximum wins.]]
Javed Akhtar has the most wins with 6 awards followed by Amitabh Bhattacharya(4) and Manoj Muntashir(3). Javed Akhtar also holds the record for most consecutive wins from 2001–02, 2004–05 and 2008–09 contributing to six awards.
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! style="width:200px;"|Superlative ! style="width:500px;"|Lyricist ! style="width:500px;"|Record |
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|Most awards in 2000s |6 |
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|Most awards in 2010s |3 |
List of Winners
The winners are listed below:
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! Year | Lyricist | Film |
| 2025
|Laapataa Ladies – "Sajni" | ||
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|2024 |Animal – "Satranga" | ||
| 2023 | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva – "Kesariya" |
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| 2022 | Kausar Munir | 83 – "Lehra Do" |
| scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2021 | colspan=4 rowspan= 1 style="background:#FFAA00; text-align:center" | AWARDS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC | ||
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| 2020 | Manoj Muntashir | Kesari – "Teri Mitti" |
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| 2019 | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Dhadak – "Dhadak" |
| 2018 | Manoj Muntashir | Baadshaho – "Mere Rashke Qamar" |
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| 2017 | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil – "Channa Mereya" |
| 2016 | Varun Grover | Dum Laga Ke Haisha – "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage"{{cite web|title=IIFA Awards 2016: The Complete List of Winners|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/iifa-awards-2016-the-complete-list-of-winners-1262131.html|website=News18|access-date=2 July 2016|date=26 June 2016}} |
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| 2015 | Manoj Muntashir | Ek Villain – "Galliyan" |
| 2014 | Mithoon | Aashiqui 2 – "Tum Hi Ho" |
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| 2013 | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Agneepath – "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" |
| 2012 | Irshad Kamil | Rockstar – "Nadaan Parindey" |
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| 2011 | Niranjan Iyengar | My Name Is Khan – "Sajda" |
| 2010 | Swanand Kirkire | 3 Idiots – "Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" |
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| 2009 | rowspan="2" | Javed Akhtar | Jodhaa Akbar – "Jashn-E-Bahara" |
| 2008 | Om Shanti Om – "Main Agar Kahoon" | |
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| 2007 | Prasoon Joshi | Rang De Basanti – "Rubaroo" |
| 2006 | Gulzar | Bunty Aur Babli – "Kajra Re" |
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|rowspan=2| 2005 | Javed Akhtar | Swades – "Pal Pal Hai Bhari" |
| bgcolor=#edf3fe | Sayeed Quadri | Murder – "Bheege Honth" |
| 2004 | Javed Akhtar | Kal Ho Naa Ho – "Kal Ho Naa Ho" |
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| 2003 | Nusrat Badr | Devdas – "Dola Re Dola" |
| 2002 | rowspan="2" | Javed Akhtar | Lagaan – "Radha Kaise Na Jale" |
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| 2001 | Refugee – "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke" | |
| 2000 | Anand Bakshi | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam – "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090822183347/http://www.iifa.com/web07/cntnt/iifa.htm Official site]
{{IIFA Awards}}