Dadasaheb Phalke award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by
the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
The Award is given to a prominent personality from the Indian film industry, noted
and respected for significant contributions to Indian cinema. A committee consisting
eminent personalities from the Indian film industry is appointed to evaluate the
award. Introduced in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as
the father of Indian cinema,[1] award is given to recognise the contribution of film
personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema and for distinguished
contribution to the medium, its growth and promotion.
The award for a particular year is given during the end of the following year along
with the National Film Awards. Since 2006, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal
(Golden Lotus) medallion, a cash prize of 1 million and a shawl.
Award Ceremony
Year
Recipient
Awarded as
(59th)
2011
Soumitra Chatterjee
Actor
(58th)
2010
K. Balachander
Director
(57th)
2009
D. Ramanaidu
Producer, Director
(56th)
2008
V. K. Murthy
Cinematographer
(55th)
2007
Manna Dey
Playback singer
(54th)
2006
Tapan Sinha
Director
(53rd)
2005
Shyam Benegal
Director
(52nd)
2004
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Director
(51st)
2003
Mrinal Sen
Director
(50th)
2002
Dev Anand
Actor, Director,
Producer
(49th)
2001
Yash Chopra
Director, Producer
(48th)
2000
Asha Bhosle
Playback Singer
(47th)
1999
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Director
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(46th)
1998
B. R. Chopra
Director, Producer
(45th)
1997
Pradeep
Lyricist
(44th)
1996
Sivaji Ganesan
Actor
(43rd)
1995
Rajkumar
Actor, Singer
(42nd)
1994
Dilip Kumar
Actor
(41st)
1993
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Lyricist
(40th)
1992
Bhupen Hazarika
(39th)
1991
Bhalji Pendharkar
(38th)
1990
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Actor
(37th)
1989
Lata Mangeshkar
Playback singer
(36th)
1988
Ashok Kumar
Actor
(35th)
1987
Raj Kapoor
Actor, Director,
Producer
(34th)
1986
Bommireddy Nagi Reddy
Producer
(33rd)
1985
V. Shantaram
Actor, Director,
Producer
(32nd)
1984
Satyajit Ray
Director
(31st)
1983
Durga Khote
Actress
(30th)
1982
L. V. Prasad
Actor, Director,
Producer
(29th)
1981
Naushad
Music Director
(28th)
1980
Paidi Jairaj
Actor, Director
(27th)
1979
Sohrab Modi
Actor, Director,
Producer
(26th)
1978
Raichand Boral
Music Director, Director
(25th)
1977
Nitin Bose
Cinematographer,
Director, Screenwriter
(24th)
1976
Kanan Devi
Actress
(23rd)
1975
Dhirendranath Ganguly
Actor, Director
(22nd)
1974
Bommireddy Narasimha
Reddy
Director
(21st)
1973
Ruby Myers (Sulochana)
Actress
Musician, singer, poet,
filmmaker, lyricist
Director, Producer,
Screenwriter
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(20th)
1972
Pankaj Mullick
Music Director
(19th)
1971
Prithviraj Kapoor
Actor (Awarded
posthumously)
(18th)
1970
B. N. Sircar
Producer
(17th)
1969
Devika Rani Chaudhuri
Roerich
Actress
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award
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