Dada Saheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969,
the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema.
The award for a particular year is given during the end of the following year along with the National Film Awards.
The Bombay High Court had directed the Directorate of Film Festivals of India (DFFI) to consider uncensored films for the competition, a case which DFFI contested and won in the Supreme Court in late 2006. The case had delayed announcement of the award for 2006, which was announced in the middle of 2008. The 2007 award which had to be announced at the end of 2008 was announced in September 2009.
Renowned playback singer Manna Dey has been nominated for the prestigious
Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2007.
First Awardee was Devika Rani (1969).
|
Recipient |
Contribution AS |
Year |
|
Manna Dey |
Singer |
2007
|
|
Tapan Sinha |
Director |
2006
|
| Shyam Benegal |
Director |
2005 |
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
Director |
2004 |
| Mrinal Sen |
Director |
2003 |
| Dev Anand |
Actor, Director, Producer |
2002 |
| Yash Chopra |
Director, Producer |
2001 |
| Asha Bhosle |
Singer |
2000 |
| Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
Director |
1999 |
| B.R. Chopra |
Director, Producer |
1998 |
| Pradeep |
Lyricist, Poet |
1997 |
| Sivaji Ganesan |
Actor |
1996 |
| Dr. Raj Kumar |
Actor, Singer, Producer |
1995 |
| Dilip Kumar |
Actor |
1994 |
| Majrooh Sultanpuri |
Lyricist |
1993 |
| Bhupen Hazarika |
Composer, Singer, Producer |
1992 |
| Bhalji Pendharkar |
Producer, Director |
1991 |
| A. Nageshwar Rao |
Actor |
1990 |
| Lata Mangeshkar |
Singer, Producer |
1989 |
| Ashok Kumar |
Actor, Singer |
1988 |
| Raj Kapoor |
Actor, Director |
1987 |
| B. Nagi Reddi |
Producer |
1986 |
| V.Shantaram |
Director, producer, actor |
1985 |
| Satyajit Ray |
Director, Producer |
1984 |
| Durga Khote |
Actress |
1983 |
| L.V. Prasad |
Actor, Director, Producer |
1982 |
| Naushad |
Composer |
1981 |
| Jairaj |
Actor, Director, Producer |
1980 |
| Sohrab Modi |
Actor, Director, Producer |
1979 |
| R.C. Boral |
Composer |
1978 |
| Nitin Bose |
Cinematographer, Director, Producer |
1977 |
| Kanan Devi |
Actress, Singer, Producer |
1976 |
| Dhiren Ganguly |
Actor, Director, Producer |
1975 |
| B.N. Reddi |
Director, Producer |
1974 |
| Sulochana |
Actress |
1973 |
| Pankaj Mallick |
Singer, Actor, Composer |
1972 |
| Prithviarj Kapoor |
Actor, Director, Producer |
1971 |
| B.N. Sircar |
Producer |
1970 |
| Devika Rani |
Actress |
1969 |
