The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest honor given in the Indian cinema industry, named after Indian cinema pioneer Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke. The award is given for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema. The award was first presented in 1969 and has been presented every year since then.
The award is presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Government of India, at the National Film Awards ceremony. The recipient of the award is selected by a committee constituted by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Government of India, consisting of eminent personalities from the Indian film industry including film critics, filmmakers and industry veterans. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is a prestigious award and is highly regarded by the Indian film industry.
Who was Dadasaheb Phalke?
Dadasaheb Phalke was a producer, director and screenwriter who directed India’s first feature-length film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913. During his 19-year career, he made 95 feature-length films and 27 short films. Here are some of his notable movies:
- Mohini Bhasmasur (1913)
- Satyavan Savitri (1914)
- Lanka Dahan (1917)
- Shri Krishna Janma (1918)
- Kaliya Mardan (1919)
Amount to be given in Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Under this award from the Government of India, the winner is given ten lakh rupees in cash, a Swarna Kamal medal and a shawl. In the 65th National Film Awards, Vinod Khanna, a famous actor of Hindi films, was selected for the most prestigious award of the Indian film world, ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’. Vinod Khanna was posthumously awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contribution to the film industry.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners List (1969-2022)
| Ceremonial Year | Recipient | Film Industry |
| 2023 (73rd) | Rekha | Hindi |
| 2022 (72nd) | Asha Parekh | Hindi |
| 2021 (71st) | Rajnikanth | Tamil |
| 2020 (70th) | Asha Parekh | Hindi |
| 2019 (67th) | Rajnikanth | Tamil |
| 2018 (66th) | Amitabh Bachchan | Hindi |
| 2017 (65th) | Vinod Khanna | Hindi |
| 2016 (64th) | Kasinathuni Viswanath | Telugu |
| 2015 (63rd) | Manoj Kumar | Hindi |
| 2014 (62nd) | Shashi Kapoor | Hindi |
| 2013 (61st) | Gulzar | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Pran | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Soumitra Chatterjee | Bengali |
| 2010 (58th) | K. Balachander | Tamil, Telugu |
| 2009 (57th) | D. Ramanaidu | Telugu |
| 2008 (56th) | V. K. Murthy | Hindi |
| 2007(55th) | Manna Dey | Bengali, Hindi |
| 2006 (54th) | Tapan Sinha | Bengali, Hindi |
| 2005 (53rd) | Shyam Benegal | Hindi |
| 2004 (52nd) | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Malayalam |
| 2003 (51st) | Mrinal Sen | Bengali |
| 2002 (50th) | Dev Anand | Hindi |
| 2001 (49th) | Yash Chopra | Hindi |
| 2000 (48th) | Asha Bhosle | Hindi, Marathi |
| 1999 (47th) | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Hindi |
| 1998 (46th) | B. R. Chopra | Hindi |
| 1997 (45th) | Kavi Pradeep | Hindi |
| 1996 (44th) | Sivaji Ganesan | Tamil |
| 1995 (43rd) | Rajkumar | Kannada |
| 1994 (42nd) | Dilip Kumar | Hindi |
| 1993 (41st) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Hindi |
| 1992 (40th) | Bhupen Hazarika | Assamese |
| 1991 (39th) | Bhalji Pendharkar | Marathi |
| 1990 (38th) | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Telugu |
| 1989 (37th) | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi, Marathi |
| 1988 (36th) | Ashok Kumar | Hindi |
| 1987 (35th) | Raj Kapoor | Hindi |
| 1986 (34th) | B. Nagi Reddy | Telugu |
| 1985 (33rd) | V. Shantaram | Hindi, Marathi |
| 1984 (32nd) | Satyajit Ray | Bengali |
| 1983 (31st) | Durga Khote | Hindi, Marathi |
| 1982 (30th) | L. V. Prasad | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu |
| 1981 (29th) | Naushad | Hindi |
| 1980 (28th) | Paidi Jairaj | Hindi, Telugu |
| 1979 (27th) | Sohrab Modi | Hindi |
| 1978 (26th) | Raichand Boral | Bengali, Hindi |
| 1977 (25th) | Nitin Bose | Bengali, Hindi |
| 1976 (24th) | Kanan Devi | Bengali |
| 1975 (23rd) | Dhirendra Nath Ganguly | Bengali |
| 1974 (22nd) | Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy | Telugu |
| 1973 (21st) | Ruby Myers (Sulochana) | Hindi |
| 1972 (20th) | Pankaj Mullick | Bengali & Hindi |
| 1971 (19th) | Prithviraj Kapoor | Hindi |
| 1970 (18th) | Birendranath Sircar | Bengali |
| 1969 (17th) | Devika Rani | Hindi |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners 2023 – Complete List
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards for the year 2023 were attended by prominent Bollywood and television personalities, who were honored at the event for their contribution to Indian cinema. And the award consists of a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000 (US$13,000).
| Category | Name |
| Best Film | Kashmir Files |
| Film Of The Year | RRR |
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt |
| Critics Best Actor | Varun Dhawan |
| Critics Best Actress | Vidya Balan |
| Best Actor in Negative Role | Salmaan Dulquer |
| Best Director | R. Balki |
| Best Cinematographer | PS Vinod |
| Most Promising Actor | Rishabh Shetty |
| Best Actor In A Supporting Role | Manish Paul |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Sachet Tandon |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Neeti Mohan |
| Best Web Series | Rudra: The Edge of Darkness (Hindi) |
| Most Versatile Actor | Anupam Kher |
| Television Series Of The Year | Anupamaa |
| Best Actor In A Television Series | Zain Imam For Fanaa |
| Best Actress In A Television Series | Tejasswi Prakash |
| Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 for Outstanding Contribution In The Film Industry | Rekha |
| Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 for Outstanding Contribution In The Music Industry | Hariharan |
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