Here is a list of Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners from year 1969 2021: Here you will find general knowledge current affairs on phalke award winner who won this award annualy from starting year to latest. This yearwise list is very important for those students of job exam or school exam. The study material about phalke award you need for your general knowledge preparation is given through a table.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award : is given for the development of Indian cinema. It is the highest cinematic award in India. The awardee has to be a great contribution to Indian films. The award first introduced in the year 1969. This award is given in memory of Dadasaheb Phalke popularly known as Dhundiraj Govind Phalke(1870-1944) who was also known as Father of Indian Cinema for his great contributor to the Indian films. India’s first full length feature film ‘Raja Harishchandra’ was directed by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913. Since its inception in 1969 the award has been given 49 times from Devika Rani to the latest Vinod Khanna in 2018. Among the 49 receipients, Prithviraj Kapoor and Vinod Khanna are the only posthumous phalke winners. The Phalke award is given annually on the ceremony of National Film Awards presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. Of India. The awardee gets a prize money of 10 lakh rupees with a Swarna Kamal golden medal and shawl respectively.
Devika Rani : Devika Rani is one of the outstanding actress in Indian film industry debuted her first film Karma that released in 1933. She is well known as the first actress in Indian cinema. Devika Rani had a successful career and acted in Jeevan Prabhat, Prem Kahani, Nirmala, Sabitri like films. She was awarded first Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969’s 17th National Film Award ceremony for her huge contribution to Indian cinema.
Manoj Kumar : Hindi film actor Manoj Kumar who is popularly known as patriotic hero debuted in movie Fashion released in 1957. He worked as actor and director in Bollywood film industry. His famous films are Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Patthar Ke Sanam, Purab Aur Paschim, Neel Kamal, Woh Kon Thi etc. Manoj kumar received 2016 Dadasaheb Phalke Award given on ceremony of 63rd National Film Awards. Also he is winner of many awards such as Filmfare Awards, Padma Shri Awards, Kalakar Awards etc.
Shashi Kapoor: The 46th Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Shashi Kapoor was awarded 1986 National Film Award as Best Actor for New Delhi Times. He was a director, producer in Bollywood film industry and appeared in 160 plus hindi english films as actor.
Gulzar : Famous Indian poet, lyricist and film director Gulzar is the recipient of 2013’s Phalke Award. He started his career as a lyricist in 1963’s film Bandini. Aandhi, Mousam are the notable films of his direction.
Pran : Bollywood film artist Pran was honoured Phalke Award in 2012 at 60th National Film Awards ceremony. He appeared in over 350 films as actor. Pran’s notable films are Madhumati(1958), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai(1960), Upkar(1967), Shaheed(1965), Johny Mera Naan(1970), Zanjeer(1973) etc. Along with Phalke he was awarded Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1967, 1969, 1972 and was awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award 1997.
Soumitra Chatterjee: Famous Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee won 2011’s Phalke award. He is the 43rd winner and debuted as actor in 1959’s film Apur Sansar.
K. Balachandar : The 2010’s Phalke Award was received by famous Tamil and Telugu filmmaker K. Balachander. He was also awarded India’s fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1987.
D. Ramanaidu : Famous Telugu filmmaker D. Ramanaidu is the 2009’s Phalke award winner who produced over 130 films.
Note: Don’t be confused with Dadasaheb Phalke award with Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards(This award is based only on bollywood actors)
Recent highlights on phalke award -Update : Most recent Dadasaheb phalke award has been announced on 2019 and awarded to noted Hindi film actor Amitabh Bachhan on the ceremony of 66th National Film Awards
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners 1969-2020
This list contains all 50 awardees from 1969 to 2020. Bracket shows the number of National Film Award ceremony held.
Year Winners
1969(1st) Devika Rani
1970(2nd) Birendranath Sarkar
1971(3rd) Prithviraj Kapoor
1972(4th) Pankaj Mullick
1973(5th)Ruby Myers(Sulochana)
1974(6th) B.N.Reddy
1975(7th) Dhiren Ganguly
1976(8th) Kanan Debi
1977(9th) Nitin Bose
1978(10th) Raichand Badal
1979(11th) Sohrab Modi
1980(12th) Paidi Jairaj
1981(13th) Naushad Ali
1982(14th) L.V.Prasad
1983(15th) Durga Khote
1984(16th) Satyajit Roy
1985(17th) V.Santaram
1986(18th) B.Nagi.Reddy
1987(19th) Raj Kapoor
1988(20th) Ashok Kumar
1989(21st) Lata Mangeshkar
1990(22nd) A.Nageswar Rao
1991(23rd) Valji Pendharkar
1992(24th) Bhupen Hajarika
1993(25th) Majrooh Sultanpuri
1994(26th) Dilip Kumar
1995(27th) Raj Kumar
1996(28th) Shivaji Ganeshan
1997(29th) Kavi Pradeep
1998(30th) B.R.Chopra
1999(31st) Hrishikesh Mukherjee
2000(32nd) Asha Bhonsle
2001(33rd) Yash Chopra
2002(34th) Dev Anand
2003(35th) Mrinal Sen
2004(36th)Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2005(37th) Shyam Benegal
2006(38th) Tapan Sinha
2007(39th) Manna Dey
2008(40th) V.K.Moorthy
2009(41st) D.Ramanaidu
2010(42nd) K.Balachander
2011(43rd) Soumitra Chatterjee
2012 (44th) Pran
2013(45th) Gulzar
2014(46th) Shashi Kapoor
2015(47th) Manoj Kumar
2016(48th) Kasinathuni Viswanath
2017(49th) Vinod Khanna
2018(50th) Amitabh Bachhan
2019(51st) to be updated
2020(52nd) to be updated
2021(53rd) to be updated
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