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Full list of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners: From 1969 to 2019

Pratidin Bureau

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was created in 1969 by the Government of India to honor Dadasaheb Phalke, who directed India's first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra, in 1913. The first recipient of the award was Devika Rani. The recipients of this prestigious award are singled out for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema." The prize package includes a shawl, a medallion depicting the Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus), and 10 lakhs in cash. Through January 2019, there have been a total of 51 awardees. Here’s the full list:

Sl.NoNameStateYearCategoryFilm Industry
1Devika RaniAndra Pradesh1969ActressHindi
2Birendranath SircarBihar1970ProducerBengali
3Prithviraj KapoorMaharashtra1971ActorHindi
4Pankaj MullickWest Bengal1972Music DirectorBengali & Hindi
5Ruby Myers (Sulochana)Maharashtra1973ActressHindi
6B. N. ReddyAndra Pradesh1974DirectorTelugu
7Dhirendra Nath GangulyWest Bengal1975Actor, DirectorBengali
8Kanan DeviWest Bengal1976ActressBengali
9Nitin BoseWest Bengal1977Cinematographer, Director, ScreenwriterBengali & Hindi
10Raichand BoralWest Bengal1978Music Director, DirectorBengali & Hindi
11Sohrab ModiMaharashtra1979Actor, Director, ProducerHindi
12Paidi JairajTelangana1980Actor, DirectorHindi & Telugu
13NaushadUttar Pradesh1981Music DirectorHindi
14L. V. PrasadAndra Pradesh1982Actor, Director, ProducerTelugu, Tamil & Hindi
15Durga KhoteMaharashtra1983ActressHindi & Marathi
16Satyajit RayWest Bengal1984DirectorBengali
17V. ShantaramMaharashtra1985Director, Producer, ActorHindi & Marathi
18B. Nagi ReddyAndra Pradesh1986ProducerTelugu
19Raj Kapoor1987Actor, DirectorHindi
20Ashok Kumar1988ActorHindi
21Lata MangeshkarUttar Pradesh1989Playback SingerHindi & Marathi
22Akkineni Nageswara RaoAndra Pradesh1990ActorTelugu
23Bhalji PendharkarMaharashtra1991Director, Producer, ScreenwriterMarathi
24Bhupen HazarikaMaharashtra1992DirectorAssamese
25Majrooh SultanpuriMaharashtra1993LyricistHindi
26Dilip KumarMaharashtra1994ActorHindi
27RajkumarKarnataka1995ActorKannada
28Sivaji GanesanTamil Nadu1996ActorTamil
29Kavi PradeepMaharashtra1997LyricistHindi
30B. R. ChopraMaharashtra1998Director, ProducerHindi
31Hrishikesh MukherjeeMaharashtra1999DirectorHindi
32Asha BhosleMaharashtra2000Playback SingerHindi & Marathi
33Yash ChopraMaharashtra2001Director, ProducerHindi
34Dev Anand2002Director, Producer, ActorHindi
35Mrinal SenWest Bengal2003DirectorBengali & Hindi
36Adoor GopalakrishnanKerala2004DirectorMalayalam
37Shyam BenegalTelangana2005DirectorHindi
38Tapan SinhaKolkata2006Bengali & Hindi
39Manna DeyWest Bengal2007Playback SingerBengali & Hindi
40V. K. MurthyKarnataka2008CinematographerHindi
41D. RamanaiduAndra Pradesh2009ProducerTelugu
42K. BalachanderTamil Nadu2010DirectorTamil & Telugu
43Soumitra ChatterjeeWest Bengal2011ActorBengali
44PranDelhi2012ActorHindi
45GulzarMaharasthra2013Poet, FilmmakerHindi
46Shashi KapoorWest Bengal2014ActorHindi
47Manoj KumarPakistan2015ActorHindi
48K. ViswanathAndra Pradesh2016DirectorTelugu
49Vinod KhannaMaharasthra2017ActorHindi
50Amitabh BachchanUttar Pradesh2018ActorHindi
51RajinikanthTamil Nadu2019ActorTamil
Also read:Full list of Bharat Ratna Award Winners From 1954 to 2021
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