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, 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 1 million and a shawl.The amount of the cash prize has varied over the years.
Year / Winner / Occupation / State
Year / Winner / Occupation / State
- 1969 Devika Rani actress Andhra Pradesh
- 1970 B. N. Sircar producer West Bengal
- 1971 Prithviraj Kapoor actor (posthumous) Punjab
- 1972 Pankaj Mullick composer (music director) West Bengal
- 1973 Ruby Myers (Sulochana) actress Maharashtra
- 1974 Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy Director Andhra Pradesh
- 1975 Dhirendranath Ganguly actor, director West Bengal
- 1976 Kanan Devi actress West Bengal
- 1977 Nitin Bose cinematographer, director, writer, West Bengal, Maharashtra
- 1978 Rai Chand Boral composer, director West Bengal
- 1979 Sohrab Modi actor, director, producer Maharashtra
- 1980 Paidi Jairaj actor, director Andhra Pradesh
- 1981 Naushad Ali composer (music director) Uttar Pradesh
- 1982 L. V. Prasad actor, director, producer Andhra Pradesh
- 1983 Durga Khote actress Maharashtra
- 1984 Satyajit Ray director West Bengal
- 1985 V. Shantaram actor, director, producer Mtra
- 1986 B. Nagi Reddy producer Andhra Pradesh
- 1987 Raj Kapoor actor, director Punjab
- 1988 Ashok Kumar actor West Bengal, Maharashtra
- 1989 Lata Mangeshkar singer Maharashtra
- 1990 A. Nageswara Rao actor Andhra Pradesh
- 1991 Bhalji Pendharkar director, producer, writer Maharashtra
- 1992 Bhupen Hazarika composer (music director) Assam
- 1993 Majrooh Sultanpuri lyricist
- 1994 Dilip Kumar actor Peshawar, Pakistan
- 1995 Dr. Rajkumar actor Karnataka
- 1996 Sivaji Ganesan actor Tamil Nadu
- 1997 Pradeep lyricist
- 1998 B.R. Chopra director, producer Punjab
- 1999 Hrishikesh Mukherjee director West Bengal, Maharashtra
- 2000 Asha Bhosle singer Maharashtra
- 2001 Yash Chopra director, producer Punjab
- 2002 Dev Anand actor, director, producer Punjab
- 2003 Mrinal Sen director West Bengal
- 2004 Adoor Gopalakrishnan director Kerala
- 2005 Shyam Benegal director Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- 2006 Tapan Sinha Director West Bengal
- 2007 Manna Dey (Playback singer) Punjab
- 2008 V. K. Murthy (Cinematographer) Karnataka
- 2009 D. Ramanaidu (Producer, Director) Andhra Pradesh
- 2010 K. Balachander (Director) Tamil Nadu
- 2011 Soumitra Chatterjee (Actor) Tripura
- 2012 Pran (Actor) New Dheli
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