Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Award Information
Category Indian Cinema
Description Lifetime Achievement award
Instituted 1969
First awarded 1969
Last awarded 2012
Total awarded 44
Awarded by Govt. of India
Cash award INR 1,000,000
Medal Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
First awardee(s) Devika Rani
Recent awardee(s) Pran

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. The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a cash prize of INR 1 million and a shawl.[2]

The amount of the cash prize has varied over the years, as illustrated by the following table:

Year Cash Prize
1969 – 1972 A plaque, a shawl and INR 11,000
1973 – 1976 A Gold medal, a shawl and INR 20,000
1977 – 1983 A Gold medal, a shawl and INR 40,000
1982 – 2002 Swarna Kamal, INR 100,000 and a Shawl
2003 – 2005 Swarna Kamal, INR 200,000 and a Shawl
2006 – Swarna Kamal, INR 1,000,000 and a Shawl

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Recipients [edit]

List of award recipients, showing the year and profession(s)
Year Image Recipient Awarded as
1969 Devika Rani 2.jpg Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich[3] Actress
1970 BNSircar.jpg B. N. Sircar[4] Producer
1971 Prithviraj Kapoor portrait 1929.jpg Prithviraj Kapoor[5] Actor
(Awarded posthumously)
1972 Pankaj Mullick.jpg Pankaj Mullick[6] Music Director
1973 Sulochana.jpg Ruby Myers (Sulochana)[7] Actress
1974  – Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy[8] Director
1975 Dhirendranath Ganguly.jpg Dhirendranath Ganguly[9] Actor, Director
1976 Kanan Devi.jpg Kanan Devi[5] Actress
1977  – Nitin Bose[10] Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter
1978 R.C Boral.jpg Raichand Boral[11] Music Director, Director
1979  – Sohrab Modi[5] Actor, Director, Producer
1980  – Paidi Jairaj[12] Actor, Director
1981 Naushadsaab1.jpg Naushad[13] Music Director
1982  – L. V. Prasad[14] Actor, Director, Producer
1983 Durga Khote Amar Jyoti.jpg Durga Khote[15] Actress
1984 SatyajitRay.jpg Satyajit Ray[16] Director
1985  – V. Shantaram[17] Actor, Director, Producer
1986  – Bommireddy Nagi Reddy[18] Producer
1987  – Raj Kapoor[19] Actor, Director, Producer
1988 Ashok Kumar in Kismet1.jpg Ashok Kumar[20] Actor
1989 Lata Mangeshkar - still 29065 crop.jpg Lata Mangeshkar[21] Playback singer
1990 Glass paint of Akkineni Nageswara Rao.jpg Akkineni Nageswara Rao[22] Actor
1991  – Bhalji Pendharkar[23] Director, Producer, Screenwriter
1992 Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, Assam, India.jpg Bhupen Hazarika[24] Musician, singer, poet, filmmaker, lyricist
1993  – Majrooh Sultanpuri[5] Lyricist
1994 Dilip Kumar 2006.jpg Dilip Kumar[5] Actor
1995 Rajkumar Kannada.jpg Rajkumar[5] Actor, Singer
1996  – Sivaji Ganesan[25] Actor
1997 Kavi Pradeep, (1915-1998), in late 1930s.jpg Pradeep[26] Lyricist
1998 B.R.Chopra.jpg B. R. Chopra[27] Director, Producer
1999  – Hrishikesh Mukherjee[28] Director
2000 Asha Bhosle - still 47160 crop.jpg Asha Bhosle[29] Playback Singer
2001 Yash Chopra cropped.jpg Yash Chopra[30] Director, Producer
2002 Dev Anand Namoona.jpg Dev Anand[31] Actor, Director, Producer
2003 Mrinal-sen.jpg Mrinal Sen[32] Director
2004 Adoorgopalakrishnan.JPG Adoor Gopalakrishnan[33] Director
2005 Shyam Benegal.jpg Shyam Benegal[34] Director
2006  – Tapan Sinha[35] Director
2007 Manna-Sapta.jpg Manna Dey[36] Playback singer
2008 V K Murthy.jpg V. K. Murthy[37] Cinematographer
2009  – D. Ramanaidu[38] Producer, Director
2010 K Balachander.jpg K. Balachander[39] Director
2011 Soumitra Chatterjee reciting a poem by Rabindranath Tagore at inauguration of a flower show .jpg Soumitra Chatterjee[40] Actor
2012 Pran (cropped).jpg Pran[41] Actor

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Vilanilam, J. V. (2005). Mass Communication in India: A Sociological Perspective. New Delhi: Sage Publications. p. 128. ISBN 81-7829-515-6. 
  2. ^ "Veteran Film Producer Dr. D.Ramanaidu to be Honoured With Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the Year 2009". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 9 September 2010. 
  3. ^ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "18th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Dadasaheb Phalke Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 May 2012. 
  6. ^ "20th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "21st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 
  8. ^ "22nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "25th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "26th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  12. ^ "28th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  13. ^ "29th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  14. ^ "30th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  15. ^ "31st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  16. ^ "32nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  17. ^ "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012. 
  18. ^ "34th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012. 
  19. ^ "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  20. ^ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  21. ^ "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 January 2012. 
  22. ^ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  23. ^ "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  24. ^ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 March 2012. 
  25. ^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  26. ^ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012. 
  27. ^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012. 
  28. ^ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012. 
  29. ^ "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012. 
  30. ^ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012. 
  31. ^ "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012. 
  32. ^ "51st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 15 March 2012. 
  33. ^ "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 January 2012. 
  34. ^ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 19 March 2012. 
  35. ^ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 24 March 2012. 
  36. ^ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 March 2012. 
  37. ^ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012. 
  38. ^ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2012. 
  39. ^ "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2012. 
  40. ^ "Soumitra Chatterjee to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2011 (DFF)". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 1 April 2012. 
  41. ^ "Pran to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013 (DFF)". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 April 2013. 

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