Dada Saheb Phalke Award Overview
To honour the Father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the National Film Awards named the most prestigious and coveted award of Indian Cinema after him. He is the man who made the first Indian Feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, he then went on to make 95 films and 26 short films in a span of 19 years. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was introduced in 1969 by the government to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema. The first recipient of this award was Devika Rani.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given to a film personality for his/her outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. The award comprises of a Swarna Kamal, a cash Prize of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs)certificate,silk scroll and a shawl.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Past Recipients
Amitabh Bachchan
2018
Vinod Khanna
2017
K Viswanath
2016
Manoj Kumar
2015
Shashi Kapoor
2014
Gulzar
2013
Pran
2012
Soumitra Chatterjee
2011
K Balachander
2010
D Ramanaidu
2009
V K Murthy
2008
Manna Dey
2007
Tapan Sinha
2006
Shyam Benegal
2005
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2004
Mrinal Sen
2003
Dev Anand
2002
Yash Chopra
2001
Asha Bhosle
2000
Hrishikesh Mukerjee
1999
B. R. Chopra
1998
Kavi Pradeep
1997
Shivaji Ganesan
1996
Dr. Rajkumar
1995
Dilip Kumar
1994
Majrooh Sultan Puri
1993
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
1992
B. G. Pendharkar
1991
A. Nageswar Rao
1990
Lata Mangeshkar
1989
Ashok Kumar
1988
Raj Kapoor
1987
B. Nagi Reddy
1986
V. Shantaram
1985
Satyajit Ray
1984
Durga Khote
1983
L. V. Prasad
1982
Naushad Ali
1981
P. Jairaj
1980
Sohrab Modi
1979
R. C. Boral
1978
Nitin Bose
1977
Kanan Devi
1976
Dhiren Ganguly
1975
B. N. Reddy
1974
Sulochana (Ruby Myers)
1973
Pankaj Mullick
1972
Prithviraj Kapoor
1971
B. N. Sircar
1970
Devika Rani Roerich
1969