Late music composer and singer RD Burman won 3 Filmfare Awards for Best Music Director in his career, although he received 15 nominations in the category. He bagged the awards for the films 'Sanam Teri Kasam' in 1983, 'Masoom' in 1984 and '1942: A Love Story' in 1995, among which the last award was given to him posthumously.