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Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design
Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design is awarded to the costume designers who enhance the essence of storytelling in Hindi films with their appropriate designed costumes for the characters.

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Filmfare Award for Best Costume DesignThe Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design is given by Filmfare in its annual Filmfare Awards to the costume designer who conceives, designs and finalises the most appropriate costumes for the characters in a Hindi film of the preceding year, as per the background of the film and the characters in its plot.

This award was first given in 1996 to famous costume designer Manish Malhotra for the costume designs of the film "Rangeela" released in 1995. It was next given only in 2007 and has been subsequently presented since then.

Costume designer Dolly Ahluwalia has been awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design 3 times and the duo of Manoshi Nath and Rushi Sharma have been honoured twice.

Filmfare Award for Best Costume DesignFilmfare Award for Best Costume Design at 61st Filmfare Awards
In the 61st Filmfare Awards held in January 2016, critically and commercially successful film "Bajirao Mastani" was recognised with the Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design. The award was presented to Anju Modi and Maxima Basu for their appropriately and vividly designed costumes of the film"s characters.

List of Winners of Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design
The list of winners of Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design of the years in which it was presented and the respective films for which they were recognised are mentioned hereunder.

Year Winning Costume Designer Film
2016 Anju Modi & Maxima Basu Bajirao Mastani
2015 Dolly Ahluwalia Haider
2014 Dolly Ahluwalia Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013 Manoshi Nath & Rushi Sharma Shanghai
2012 Niharika Khan The Dirty Picture
2011 Varsha Shilpa Do Dooni Chaar
2010 Vaishali Menon Firaaq
2009 Manoshi Nath & Rushi Sharma Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
2008 Sujata Sharma Gandhi, My Father
2007 Dolly Ahluwalia Omkara
1995 Manish Malhotra Rangeela


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