Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year

Superlative	Singer	Record
Most awards	Javed Akhtar	3
Most nominations	Amitabh Bhattacharya	11
Most nominations without ever winning	Niranjan Iyengar Neelesh Misra Anvita Dutt Guptan	2
Most nominations in a single year	Amitabh Bhattacharya	4 (2016)

2008 Javed Akhtar - "Jashn-e-Bahara from Jodha Akbar^[1]
- Prasoon Joshi - "Behka" from Ghajini
- Prasoon Joshi - "Guzarish" from 'Ghajini
- Anvita Dutt Guptan - "Khuda Jaane" from Bachna Ae Haseeno
- Prasoon Joshi - "Kaise Mujhe" from Ghajini
2009 Prasoon Joshi - "Masakali" from Delhi-6^[2]
2010 Gulzar - "Dil To Bachcha Hai" from Ishqiya^[3]
- Niranjan Iyengar - "Sajdaa" from My Name is Khan
- Faaiz Anwaar - "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" from Dabangg
- Niranjan Iyengar - "Tere Naina" from My Name is Khan
- Gulzar - "Surili Akhiyon Wale" from Veer
2011 Javed Akhtar - "Khwabon Ke Parindey" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara^[4]
- Rajat Aroraa - "Ishq Sufiyana" from The Dirty Picture
- Irshad Kamil - "Nadaan Parinde" from Rockstar
- Javed Akhtar - "Senorita" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
- Shabbir Ahmed & Neelesh Misra -"Teri Meri" from Bodyguard
2012 Javed Akhtar - "Jee Le Zara" from Talaash^[5]
- Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" from Agneepath
- Neelesh Misra - "Kyon" from Barfi!
- Sameer Anjaan - "Dagabaaz Re" Dabangg 2
- Gulzar - "Saans" from Jab Tak Hai Jaan
2013 Prasoon Joshi - "Maston Ka Jhund" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag^[6]
- Mithoon - "Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2
- Prasoon Joshi - "Zinda" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
- Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Sawar Loon" from Lootera
- Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Kabira" from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2014 Irshad Kamil - "Manwa Laage" from Happy New Year^[7]
- Kausar Munir - "Suno Na Sangemarmar" from Youngistaan
- Gulzar - "Bismil" from Haider
- Manoj Muntashir - "Galliyan" from Ek Villain
- Rashmi Singh - "Muskurane" from CityLights
2015 Varun Grover - "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from Dum Laga Ke Haisha^[8]
- Irshad Kamil - "Agar Tum Saath Ho" - Tamasha
- Javed Akhtar - "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" from Dil Dhadakne Do
- Siddharth-Garima, Nasir Faraaz & Ganesh Chandanshive - "Dewaani Mastani" from Bajirao Mastani
- Mayur Puri - "Chunar" from ABCD 2
2016 Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Channa Mereya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil^[9]
- Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
- Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Bulleya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
- Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Haanikaraak Bapu" from Dangal
- Irshad Kamil - "Jag Ghoomeya" from Sultan
2017 Irshad Kamil - "Hawayein" from Jab Harry Met Sejal^[10]
- Anvita Dutt - "Sahiba" from Phillauri
- Kumaar - "Pyar Ho" from Munna Michael
- Kausar Munir - "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" from Meri Pyaari Bindu
- Irshad Kamil - "Safar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal
- Arafat Mehmood & Tanishk Bagchi - "Baarish" from Half Girlfriend
2018 Gulzar - "Ae Watan (Male)" from Raazi^[11]
- Kumaar - "Tera Yaar Hoon Main" from Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
- A. M. Turaz - "Ek Dil Ek Jaan" from Padmaavat
- Gulzar - "Dilbaro" from Raazi
- Irshad Kamil - "Aahista" from Laila Majnu
2019 Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Kalank" from Kalank^[12]
- Irshad Kamil - "Bekhayali" from Kabir Singh
- Manoj Muntashir - "Teri Mitti" from Kesari
- Prasoon Joshi - "Bharat" from Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
- Raj Shekhar - "Beh Chala" from Uri: The Surgical Strike
2020 Amitabh Bhattacharya (Lyricist of the Decade) - "Channa Mereya" from "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil^[13]
2021 Tanishk Bagchi – "Raataan Lambiyan" from Shershaah^[14]
- Anvita Dutt – "Ranjha" from Shershaah
- Gulzar – "Chhapaak (Title Track)" from Chhapaak
- Irshad Kamil – "Chaka Chak" from Atrangi Re
- Jaani – "Mann Bharryaa 2.0" from Shershaah
2022 Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Tur Kalleyan" from Laal Singh Chaddha^[15]
- Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Kesariya" from Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
- Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Ghodey Pe Sawar" from Qala
- Kausar Munir – "Phero Na Najariya" from Qala
- A. M. Turaz – "Jab Saiyaan" from Gangubai Kathiawadi

Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year

Superlatives

List of winners

See also

References

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