DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD (1969-2013)

DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in Cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contributions to Indian cinema.

Award Information

Category                                                      Indian Cinema

Description                                                  Lifetime Achievement award

Instituted                                                     1969

First awarded                                              1969

Awarded by                                                Govt. of India

Cash award                                                 Rs.1,000,000

Medal                                                          Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)

First awardee(s)                                           Devika Rani

Recent awardee(s)                                       Gulzar

Dada Saheb Phalke Awards (1969-2013)

Year                            Awardees                                                       Discipline

1969                         Devika Rani                                 Actress (First to get this award)

1989                         Lata Mangeshkar                        Playback Singer

1990                         Akkineni Nageswara Rao            Actor

1991                         Bhalji Pendharkar                        Director, Producer, Screenwriter

1992                         Bhupen Hazarika                         Director

1993                         Majrooh Sultanpuri                      Lyricist

1994                            Dilip Kumar                             Actor

1995                        Rajkumar                                     Actor, Singer

1996                        Sivaji Ganesan                             Actor

1997                           Pradeep                                    Lyricist

1998                         B. R. Chopra                              Director, Producer

1999                        Hrishikesh Mukherjee                  Director

2000                         Asha Bhosle                               Playback Singer

2001                         Yash Chopra                              Director, Producer

2002                        Dev Anand                                  Actor, Director, Producer

2003                            Mrinal Sen                               Director

2004                          Adoor Gopalakrishnan               Director

2005                               Shyam Benegal                      Director

2006                              Tapan Sinha                           Director

2007                              Manna Dey                             Playback Singer

2008                               V. K. Murthy                        Cinematographer

2009                               D. Ramanaidu                        Producer

2010                               K. Balachander                     Director

2011                               Saumitra Chatterjee               Actor (Bengali Films)

2012                            Pran (Pran Krishna Sikand)      Character Actor

2013                         Gulzar                                        Poet, Lyricist and Film director

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2013

Following renowned and legendary personalities had been honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards for 2013 in 29th April 2013:

1.      Yash Chopra: For his services to the Indian film industry as the iconic filmmaker

2.      Rajesh Khanna: First Superstar of Indian cinema Award

3.      Asha Bhosale: Phalke Ratna Award

4.      Pamela, (wife of Yash Chopra) : Saraswatibai Phalke Award

5.      Akshay Kumar :  Best Actor award for ‘Rowdy Rathore’

6.      Dimple Kapadia : Phalke Ever Memorable actor award

7.      Manoj Bajapi : Phalke Excellent Performance award for the film ‘Gangs of Wasseyur’

8.      Irrfan Khan : Phalke Memorable Performance Award for ‘Paan Singh Tomar’

9.      Govinda : Phalke Versatile Actor award.

10.  Arjun Kapoor : Phalke Debut Actor Award

11.  Himesh Reshamiya : Phalke Best Supporting Actor Award for ‘Khiladi 786′

12.  Prem Chopra : Phalke Senior Actor (negative role) Award

13.  Mala Sinha : Phalke Icon Cine Artiste Award

14.  TV actors Disha Vakani and Dilip Joshi : Best TV actress and actor in small screen category, for their performances in the popular show ‘Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma’