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Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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September 22, 2025

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced that Mohanlal, a Malayalam actor, conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023, will be presented at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony.

  • The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the Indian cinema’s highest honor.
  • The award is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Indian Government's Directorate of Film Festivals.
  • Purpose - It is awarded for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.
  • Instituted in –1969, by the Government of India to commemorate Dadasaheb Phalke's contribution to Indian cinema.
  • Announced by - Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
  • Citation - It consists of a ‘Swarna Kamal’ (Golden Lotus), a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a certificate, a silk roll, and a shawl.
  • Presented by - The President of India in the presence of Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and others.
  • First recipient - Devika Rani Roerich in 1969.
  • Previous winners - Mithun Chakraborty (2024), Waheeda Rehman (2023), and Asha Parekh (2022).

Quick Facts

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
  • Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (1870–1944), also known as Dadasaheb Phalke,  is a pioneering filmmaker in India.
  • He is often regarded as "the father of Indian cinema".
  • He was born in 1870 at Trimbak in Maharashtra.
  • Before venturing into films, Phalke worked as a photographer, and had even worked with the famed painter ‘Raja Ravi Varma’.
  • In 1913, Phalke wrote, produced, and directed India’s first feature film, the silent ‘Raja Harishchandra’.
  • Phalke’s fortunes dwindled with the arrival of sound in cinema, and he died in 1944 at Nashik after retiring from films.

Reference

Indian Express| Dadasaheb Phalke Award

 
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