Filmfare Award for Best Choreography
Indian film award
The Filmfare Award For Best Choreography is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
Although the awards started in 1954, the best choreography category did not start until 1989.
Saroj Khan has a record 8 wins in this category, followed by Farah Khan with 7 wins. Saroj Khan was also the first recipient of this award in 1989.
Saroj Khan also holds the record of winning the award consecutively for 3 years making a hattrick at the Filmfare Awards in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Madhuri Dixit has performed to 6 winning songs including Ghar More Pardesiya from 2019 Kalank movie. Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan have performed to 4 winning songs each. Aishwarya Rai has performed to 3 winning songs. Katrina Kaif has performed to 2 winning songs.
Multiple wins
The following individuals have received two or more Best Choreography awards:
Awards
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
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