ANR National Award
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The ANR National Award was instituted by the Akkineni International foundation in the honor of Akkineni Nageswara Rao. The award was given annually to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Indian film industry. [1][2] ANR National Award was first awarded to veteran bollywood actor Dev Anand in 2006.
[edit] Winners of the ANR Award
- 2010: Dr. K. Balachander, Writer, Director & Producer
- 2009: Vyjayanthimala, Tamil/Hindi cinema leading actress in the 1950s, honored doctorate
- 2009: Lata Mangeshkar, Hindi singer, music director, producer and Bharat Ratna holder
- 2008: Anjali Devi, Telugu/ Tamil actress and producer
- 2007: Shabana Azmi, Hindi actress and parliamentarian
- 2006: Dev Anand, Hindi actor
