The Indian cinema industry saw the birth of the Star Screen Awards in the year 1994. The distinctive feature of the Star Screen Awards is that, the awards are presented by the film fraternity to the film fraternity. A panel of eminent judges is appointed within the industry to select the winners for the year. The ‘Best Music Director’ award was introduced in 1995 and was first presented to R.D. Burman for the film ‘1942: A Love Story’.

The Winners For Screen-Videocon Best Music Director Award Were:

Year
Music Director
Film
1995
R.D. Burman
1942: A Love Story
1996
Rajesh Roshan
Karan Arjun
1997
Nadeem-Shravan
Raja Hindustani
1998
Nadeem-Shravan
Pardes
1999
JatinLalit
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
2000
A. R. Rahman
Taal
2001
Rajesh Roshan
Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
2002
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Dil Chahta Hai
2003
Ismail Darbar
Devdas
2004
Himesh Reshammiya
Tere Naam
2005
Anu Malik
Main Hoon Na
2006
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Bunty Aur Babli
2007
Vishal Bharadwaj
Omkara
2008
A.R.Rahman
Guru
2009
A.R.Rahman
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
2010
A.R.Rahman
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