The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced that the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2022 will be awarded to the actor and former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Mithun Chakraborty.
What is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
- The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is part of the National Film Awards, themselves a highly coveted collection of honours in the film industry.
- The Award is named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the pioneering filmmaker
- Presented annually by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the award is considered the highest honour in the Indian film fraternity.
- It is awarded for “outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema”.
- The award was instituted by the government in 1969, and consists of a ‘Swarna Kamal’, a cash prize of INR 10 lakh, a certificate, a silk roll, and a shawl.
- The award is presented by the President of India in the presence of the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, the Chairpersons of the juries, the representatives of the Film Federation of India, and the Confederation of All India Cine Employees amid senior officials
Dhundiraj Govind ‘Dadasaheb’ Phalke: The Pioneer of Indian Cinema
- Born in 1870 at Trimbak in Maharashtra, Phalke was drawn towards creative arts since childhood.
- He studied engineering and sculpture and developed an interest in motion pictures after watching the 1906 silent film The Life of Christ.
- Before venturing into films, Phalke worked as a photographer, owned a printing press, 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.
- A commercial success, it propelled Phalke to make 95 more films and 26 short films in the next 19 years.
- He is known as “Father of Indian Cinema”.
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners
Name | State | Year | Category |
Mithun Chakraborty | Maharashtra | 2024 | Actor |
Rekha | Maharashtra | 2023 | Actress |
Asha Parekh | Maharashtra | 2022 | Actress, Director, Producer |
Rajinikanth | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | Actor |
Asha Parekh | Maharashtra | 2020 | Actress, Director, Producer |
Rajinikanth | Tamil Nadu | 2019 | Actor |
Amitabh Bachchan | Uttar Pradesh | 2018 | Actor |
Vinod Khanna | Maharashtra | 2017 | Actor |
K. Viswanath | Andra Pradesh | 2016 | Director |
Manoj Kumar | Pakistan | 2015 | Actor |
Shashi Kapoor | West Bengal | 2014 | Actor |
Gulzar | Maharashtra | 2013 | Poet, Filmmaker |
Pran | Delhi | 2012 | Actor |
Soumitra Chatterjee | West Bengal | 2011 | Actor |
K. Balachander | Tamil Nadu | 2010 | Director |
D. Ramanaidu | Andra Pradesh | 2009 | Producer |
V. K. Murthy | Karnataka | 2008 | Cinematographer |
Manna Dey | West Bengal | 2007 | Playback Singer |
Tapan Sinha | Kolkata | 2006 | |
Shyam Benegal | Telangana | 2005 | Director |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Kerala | 2004 | Director |
Mrinal Sen | West Bengal | 2003 | Director |
Dev Anand | 2002 | Director, Producer, Actor | |
Yash Chopra | Maharashtra | 2001 | Director, Producer |
Asha Bhosle | Maharashtra | 2000 | Playback Singer |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Maharashtra | 1999 | Director |
B. R. Chopra | Maharashtra | 1998 | Director, Producer |
Kavi Pradeep | Maharashtra | 1997 | Lyricist |
Sivaji Ganesan | Tamil Nadu | 1996 | Actor |
Rajkumar | Karnataka | 1995 | Actor |
Dilip Kumar | Maharashtra | 1994 | Actor |
Majrooh Sultanpuri | Maharashtra | 1993 | Lyricist |
Bhupen Hazarika | Maharashtra | 1992 | Director |
Bhalji Pendharkar | Maharashtra | 1991 | Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Andra Pradesh | 1990 | Actor |
Lata Mangeshkar | Uttar Pradesh | 1989 | Playback Singer |
Ashok Kumar | 1988 | Actor | |
Raj Kapoor | 1987 | Actor, Director | |
B. Nagi Reddy | Andra Pradesh | 1986 | Producer |
V. Shantaram | Maharashtra | 1985 | Director, Producer, Actor |
Satyajit Ray | West Bengal | 1984 | Director |
Durga Khote | Maharashtra | 1983 | Actress |
L. V. Prasad | Andra Pradesh | 1982 | Actor, Director, Producer |
Naushad | Uttar Pradesh | 1981 | Music Director |
Paidi Jairaj | Telangana | 1980 | Actor, Director |
Sohrab Modi | Maharashtra | 1979 | Actor, Director, Producer |
Raichand Boral | West Bengal | 1978 | Music Director, Director |
Nitin Bose | West Bengal | 1977 | Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter |
Kanan Devi | West Bengal | 1976 | Actress |
Dhirendra Nath Ganguly | West Bengal | 1975 | Actor, Director |
B. N. Reddy | Andra Pradesh | 1974 | Director |
Ruby Myers (Sulochana) | Maharashtra | 1973 | Actress |
Pankaj Mullick | West Bengal | 1972 | Music Director |
Prithviraj Kapoor | Maharashtra | 1971 | Actor |
Birendranath Sircar | Bihar | 1970 | Producer |
Devika Rani | Andra Pradesh | 1969 | Actress |
Notable Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners 2024
Category | Winner Name | Work |
Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Jawan |
Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway |
Best Actress (Critics) | Kareena Kapoor Khan | Jaane Jaan |
Most Versatile Actress of the Year | Nayanthara | Jawan |
Best Actor in Supporting Role | Anil Kapoor | Animal |
Best Actress in Supporting Role | Dimple Kapadia | Pathaan |
Best Director | Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Animal |
Best Actor (Critics) | Vicky Kaushal | Sam Bahadur |
Best Actor in Comic Role | Ayushmann Khurrana | Dream Girl 2 |
Best Actress in Comic Role | Sanya Malhotra | Kathal |
Most Promising Actor | Vikrant Massey | 12th Fail |
Most Promising Actress | Adah Sharma | The Kerala Story |
Best Music Director | Anirudh Ravichander | Jawan |
Best Playback Singer (Male) | Varun Jain | Tere Vaste (Zara Hatke Zara Bachke) |
Best Actor in a Negative Role | Bobby Deol | Animal |
Best Actress in a Television Series | Rupali Ganguly | Anupamaa |
Best Actor in a Television Series | Neil Bhatt | Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin |
Television Series of the Year | Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin | – |
Best Actor in a Web Series | Shahid Kapoor | Farzi |
Best Actress in a Web Series | Sushmita Sen | Aarya Season 3 |
Outstanding Contribution to Film | Moushumi Chatterjee | – |
Outstanding Contribution to Music | KJ Yesudas | – |
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