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The DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD is India’s highest award in the field of cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals. It is presented first in 1969.
Awarded for –
“Outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema”
Rewards –
- Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
- Shawal
- Cash amount 1,000,000
LATEST 2024 AWARD –
The award will be presented to MITHUN CHAKRABORTY during the 70th National Film Awards ceremony on October 8, 2024. He is the 54th winner of the DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD.
Information related to MITHUN CHAKRABORTY –
He is already 3 times National Award winner.
National Film Award 1976 – MRIGAYAA
National Film Award 1992 – TAHADER KATHA
National Film Award 1998 – SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
IMPORTANT WINNERS –
- The first recipient of the award was actress DEVIKA RANI. who was honou1red at the 17th National Film Awards in 1970. She is also known as the First Lady of Indian Cinema.
- The recent winner of the award was WAHEEDA REHMAN. She is the 53rd winner of 69th National Film Award in 2021
- There are 2 posthumous recipients of awards was PRITHVIRAJ KAPOOR (1971) & Actor VINOD KHANNA (2017)
Prithviraj Kapoor Vinod Khanna
- There are only 8 women who has won this award since its inception.
1. 69th Waheeda Rahman 2021
2. 68th- Asha Parekh 2020
3. 48th- Asha Bhosale 2000
4. 37th- Lata Mangeshkar 1989
5. 31st- Durga Khote 1983
6. 24th- Kanan Devi 1976
7. 21st- Ruby Myers 1973
8. 17th- Devika Rani 1969
IMPORTANT INFORMATION –
This award was introduced by the Govenment of India to commemorate DADASAHEB PHALKE’s contribution to Indian cinema. Phalke is popularly known as “the father of Indian cinema”. He was an Indian filmmaker who directed India’s first full length feature film, RAJA HARISHCHANDRA (1913).
