The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is considered as a prestigious award in the world of cinema. The award is conferred to actors for their exceptional and outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. This year veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, our very own Disco Dancer will be honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke Award for his iconic performances and memorable films.
Devika Rani was the first actress to receive the award in 1969. In 2023, actress Waheeda Rehman was honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Here is the list of celebrities who were conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award so far.
- Waheeda Rehman: 2021
- Asha Parekh: 2020
- Rajinikanth: 2019
- Amitabh Bachchan: 2018
- Vinod Khanna: 2017
- Kasinathuni Viswanath: 2016
- Manoj Kumar: 2015
- Shashi Kapoor: 2014
- Gulzar: 2013
- Pran: 2012
- Soumitra Chatterjee: Bengali
- K Balachander: 2010
- D Ramanaidu: 2009
- VK Murthy: 2008
- Manna Dey: 2007
- Tapan Sinha: 2006
- Shyam Benegal: 2005
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan: 2004
- Mrinal Sen: 2003
- Dev Anand: 2002
- Yash Chopra: 2001
- Asha Bhosle: 2000
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee: 1999
- BR Chopra: 1998
- Kavi Pradeep: 1997
- Sivaji Ganesan: 1996
- Rajkumar: 1995
- Dilip Kumar: 1994
- Majrooh Sultanpuri: 1993
- Bhupen Hazarika: 1992
- Bhalji Pendharkar: 1991
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao: 1990
- Lata Mangeshkar: 1989
- Ashok Kumar: 1988
- Raj Kapoor: 1987
- B Nagi Reddy: 1986
- V Shantaram: 1985
- Satyajit Ray: 1984
- Durga Khote: 1983
- LV Prasad: 1982
- Naushad: 1981
- Paidi Jairaj: 1980
- Sohrab Modi: 1979
- Raichand Boral: 1978
- Nitin Bose: 1977
- Kanan Devi: 1976
- Dhirendra Nath Ganguly: 1975
- Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy: 1974
- Ruby Myers: 1973
- Pankaj Mullick: 1972
- Prithviraj Kapoor: 1971
- Birendranath Sircar: 1970
- Devika Rani: 1969
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