Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2015 & 47 Years Winners List
Latest Year Winner (2015): Manoj Kumarene
Actor Manoj Kumar (HINDI), has been chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the years 2015. The 78-year-old actor became the 47th recipient of the award, which consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a shawl.
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organization set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The recipient is honored for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema and is selected by a committee consisting of eminent personalities from the Indian film industry. As of 2014, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000 (US$15,000).
First presented in 1969, the award was introduced by the Government of India to commemorate Dadasaheb Phalke's contribution to Indian cinema. Phalke (1870–1944), who is popularly known as and often regarded as "the father of Indian cinema", was an Indian film-maker who directed India's first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913).
The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani, who was honoured at the 17th National Film Awards. As of 2014, there have been 46 awardees. Among those, actor Prithviraj Kapoor is the sole posthumous recipient.
List of Palke Award Winners from the latest:
Year
|
Recipients
|
Language
|
2015
|
Manoj Kumar
|
Hindi
|
2014
|
Sashi Kumar
|
Hindi
|
2013
|
Gulsar
|
Hindi
|
2012
|
Pran Krishan Sikand
|
Hindi
|
2011
|
Soumitra Chatterjee
|
Bengali
|
2010
|
K.Balachander
|
Tamil, Telugu
|
2009
|
D.Ramanaidu
|
Telugu
|
2008
|
V. K. Murthy
|
Hindi
|
2007
|
Manna Dey
|
Bengali, Hindi
|
2006
|
Tapan Sinha
|
Bengali, Hindi
|
2005
|
Shyam Benegal
|
Hindi
|
2004
|
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
|
Malayalam
|
2003
|
Mrinal Sen
|
Bengali
|
2002
|
Dev Anand
|
Hindi
|
2001
|
Yash Chopra
|
Hindi
|
2000
|
Asha Bhosle
|
Hindim Marathi
|
1999
|
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
|
Hindi
|
1998
|
Baldev Raj Chopra
|
Hindi
|
1997
|
Kavi Pradeep
|
Hindi
|
1996
|
Sivaji Ganesan
|
Tamil
|
1995
|
Rajkumar
|
Kannada
|
1994
|
Dilip Kumar
|
Hindi
|
1993
|
Majrooh Sultanpuri
|
Hindi
|
1992
|
Bhupen Hazarika
|
Assamese
|
1991
|
Bhalji Pendharkar
|
Marathi
|
1990
|
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
|
Telugu
|
1989
|
Lata Mangeshkar
|
Hindi, Marathi
|
1988
|
Ashok Kumar
|
Hindi
|
1987
|
Raj Kapoor
|
Hindi
|
1986
|
B. Nagi Reddy
|
Telugu
|
1985
|
V. Shantaram
|
Hindi, Marathi
|
1984
|
Satyajit Ray
|
Bengali
|
1983
|
Durga Khote
|
Hindi, Marathi
|
1982
|
L. V. Prasad
|
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
|
1981
|
Naushad Ali
|
Hindi
|
1980
|
Paidi Jairaj
|
Hindi, Telugu
|
1979
|
Sohrab Modi
|
Hindi
|
1978
|
Raichand Boral
|
Bengali, Hindi
|
1977
|
Nitin Bose
|
Bengali, Hindi
|
1976
|
Dhirendra Nath Ganguly
|
Bengali, Hindi
|
1975
|
Kanan Devi
|
Bengali
|
1974
|
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy
|
Telugu
|
1973
|
Ruby Myers
|
Hindi
|
1972
|
Pankaj Mullick
|
Bengali, Hindi
|
1971
|
Prithviraj Kapoor
|
Hindi
|
1970
|
Birendra Nath Sircar
|
Bengali
|
1969
|
Devika Rani Roerich
|
Hindi
|
