Dadasaheb Phalke award is the supreme award in the field of cinema. The award is named after the father of Indian Cinema i.e. Late Dadasaheb Phalke. Shri Dadasaheb Phalke made the first Indian feature film namely Raja Harishchandra in the year 1913. Therefore, in the honor of Dadasaheb Phalke, the Government of India started the prestigious cine award i.e. Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the year 1969.
It is a dream of every person who is part of Indian Cine Industry to get the Dadasaheb Phalke award. The award is given for ‘outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema’. The competent authority selects the eligible person for this award after analyzing his/her contribution to the Indian film industry.
This award is presented on annual basis to the Indian film personalities to recognize their contribution to the Indian cine world. The Directorate of Film Festival under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting presented the award to the nominated person at the National Film Awards ceremony.
Shri Amitabh Bachchan has been selected for the 66th Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the year 2018 while Shri Vinod Khanna was awarded for the year 2017. The award consists of a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of Rs.10/- lakh. Ms. Devika Rani was the first recipient of prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award during the 17th National Films Awards ceremony.
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee till 2018
Here you can check the complete list of all the recipients of Dadasaheb Phalke Award till 2018 with the year of award. Check the following table carefully:
| Name of the Recipient | Year of Award | Film Industry |
| Amitabh Bachachan | 2018 (66th) | Hindi |
| Vinod Khanna | 2017 (65th) | Hindi |
| Kasinathuni Viswanath | 2016 (64th) | Telugu |
| Manoj Kumar | 2015 (63rd) | Hindi |
| Shashi Kapoor | 2014 (62nd) | Hindi |
| Gulzar | 2013 (61st) | Hindi |
| Pran | 2012 (60th) | Hindi |
| Soumitra Chatterjee | 2011 (59th) | Bengali |
| K. Balachander | 2010 (58th) | Tamil, Telugu |
| D. Ramanaidu | 2009 (57th) | Telugu |
| V. K. Murthy | 2008 (56th) | Hindi |
| Manna Dey | 2007(55th) | Bengali, Hindi |
| Tapan Sinha | 2006 (54th) | Bengali, Hindi |
| Shyam Benegal | 2005 (53rd) | Hindi |
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | 2004 (52nd) | Malayalam |
| Mrinal Sen | 2003 (51st) | Bengali |
| Dev Anand | 2002 (50th) | Hindi |
| Yash Chopra | 2001 (49th) | Hindi |
| Asha Bhosle | 2000 (48th) | Hindi, Marathi |
| Hrishikesh Mukherjee | 1999 (47th) | Hindi |
| B. R. Chopra | 1998 (46th) | Hindi |
| Kavi Pradeep | 1997 (45th) | Hindi |
| Sivaji Ganesan | 1996 (44th) | Tamil |
| Rajkumar | 1995 (43rd) | Kannada |
| Dilip Kumar | 1994 (42nd) | Hindi |
| Majrooh Sultanpuri | 1993 (41st) | Hindi |
| Bhupen Hazarika | 1992 (40th) | Assamese |
| Bhalji Pendharkar | 1991 (39th) | Marathi |
| Akkineni Nageswara Rao | 1990 (38th) | Telugu |
| Lata Mangeshkar | 1989 (37th) | Hindi, Marathi |
| Ashok Kumar | 1988 (36th) | Hindi |
| Raj Kapoor | 1987 (35th) | Hindi |
| B. Nagi Reddy | 1986 (34th) | Telugu |
| V. Shantaram | 1985 (33rd) | Hindi, Marathi |
| Satyajit Ray | 1984 (32nd) | Bengali |
| Durga Khote | 1983 (31st) | Hindi, Marathi |
| L. V. Prasad | 1982 (30th) | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu |
| Naushad | 1981 (29th) | Hindi |
| Paidi Jairaj | 1980 (28th) | Hindi, Telugu |
| Sohrab Modi | 1979 (27th) | Hindi |
| Raichand Boral | 1978 (26th) | Bengali, Hindi |
| Nitin Bose | 1977 (25th) | Bengali, Hindi |
| Kanan Devi | 1976 (24th) | Bengali |
| Dhirendra Nath Ganguly | 1975 (23rd) | Bengali |
| Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy | 1974 (22nd) | Telugu |
| Ruby Myers (Sulochana) | 1973 (21st) | Hindi |
| Pankaj Mullick | 1972 (20th) | Bengali & Hindi |
| Prithviraj Kapoor | 1971 (19th) | Hindi |
| Birendranath Sircar | 1970 (18th) | Bengali |
| Devika Rani | 1969 (17th) | Hindi |
The complete list of Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee from 1969 to 2018 is given above. It is highest cine award or official recognition of the film personalities who have contributed in the Indian film industry. This information is very important for the candidates who are preparing for competitive exams.
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