The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is exhibited yearly at the National Film Awards function by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an association set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The beneficiary is regarded for their “exceptional commitment to the development and improvement of Indian silver screen” and is chosen by a board comprising of prominent identities from the Indian film industry.
Initially introduced in 1969, the award was introduced by the Government of India to recognize Dadasaheb Phalke’s commitment to Indian film. Phalke (1870–1944), who is popularly known as and often regarded as “the father of Indian cinema“, was an Indian film-maker who directed India’s first full-length feature film, “Raja Harishchandra” (1913). It is a silent movie.The real name of Dada saheb phalke is Dhundiraj Govind Phalke.
List of Dadasaheb Phalke award Winners (Important for competitive exam)
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Shashi Kapoor |
2015 |
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Gulzar |
2014 |
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Pran |
2013 |
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Soumitra Chatterjee |
2012 |
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K. Balachander |
2011 |
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V. K. Murthy |
2010 |
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D. Ramanaidu |
2010 |
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Manna Dey |
2009 |
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Tapan Sinha |
2008 |
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Shyam Benegal |
2007 |
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Mrinal Sen |
2005 |
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
2005 |
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Dev Anand |
2003 |
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Yash Chopra |
2003 |
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Asha Bhosle |
2001 |
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Baldev Raj Chopra |
2000 |
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
2000 |
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Kavi Pradeep |
1998 |
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Sivaji Ganesan |
1997 |
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Rajkumar |
1996 |
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Dilip Kumar |
1995 |
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Majrooh Sultanpuri |
1994 |
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Bhupen Hazarika |
1993 |
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Bhalji Pendharkar |
1992 |
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao |
1991 |
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Lata Mangeshkar |
1990 |
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Ashok Kumar |
1989 |
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Raj Kapoor |
1988 |
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B. Nagi Reddy |
1987 |
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V. Shantaram |
1986 |
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Satyajit Ray |
1985 |
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Durga Khote |
1984 |
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L. V. Prasad |
1983 |
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Naushad |
1982 |
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Paidi Jairaj |
1981 |
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Sohrab Modi |
1980 |
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Raichand Boral |
1979 |
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Nitin Bose |
1978 |
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Dhirendra Nath Ganguly |
1976 |
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Kanan Devi |
1976 |
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Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy |
1975 |
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Ruby Myers |
1974 |
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Pankaj Mullick |
1973 |
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Prithviraj Kapoor |
1972 |
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Birendranath Sircar |
1971 |
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Devika Rani |
1970 |
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