Kishore Kumar has won most Filmfare awards for best singer

Late singer, Kishore Kumar, who won eight Filmfare awards in the 'Best Male Playback Singer' category, holds the record for maximum number of best singer awards. He won his first award for 'Roop Tera Mastana' from the 1969 film 'Aradhana'. Kishore Kumar, who passed away on October 13, 1987, began his career in 1946 as a Bombay Talkies chorus singer.