Chetak Screen Awards 2026: Faheem Abdullah wins Best Playback Singer (Male) award for Saiyaara Title Track | Bollywood News

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2 min readMumbaiUpdated: Apr 5, 2026 09:43 PM Faheem Abdullah won the award for the Best Playback Singer (Male) at Chetak Screen Awards 2026. He took home the trophy for the title track of Saiyaara.
Others competing with Faheem in the category were Hanumankind, Sudhir Yaduvanshi, Shashwat Sachdev, and Mohd. Sadiq for Dhurandhar’s title track. Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev, and Armaan Khan for “Gehra Hua” in Dhurandhar, Arijit Singh for “Dhun” from Saiyaara, and Jubin Nautiyal for “Barbaad” from Saiyaara.
Director Mohit Suri collected the award on his behalf. Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, comedians Zakir Khan and Sunil Grover, and eminent journal Saurabh Dwivedi (Editor – Hindi, The Indian Express) served as hosts in the ceremony.
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About Chetak Screen Awards 2026
Instituted The Indian Express Group, the Chetak Screen Awards are regarded as one of India’s most trusted film honours, built on a foundation of merit, credibility, and peer-driven evaluation.
Award recipients are determined the independent Screen Academy, a not-for-profit collective of 53 respected filmmakers, artes, and cultural voices. After an initial round of nominations, entries undergo a systematic voting process.
The evaluation model, devised Priya Jaikumar of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, emphasises a comprehensive assessment of creativity, technical proficiency, innovation, and audience impact. Acting categories, in particular, are judged with a strong focus on authenticity.

The Academy brings together a dinguished group of members, including Shoojit Sircar, Deepa Mehta, Sriram Raghavan, Ram Madhvani, Guneet Monga Kapoor, John Abraham, Kabir Khan, Karan Johar, Mukesh Chhabra, Payal Kapadia, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rajkumar Hirani, Resul Pookutty, Rima Das, and Vidya Balan, among others—ensuring a broad and inclusive range of cinematic viewpoints.Story continues below this ad
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