Awards and Prizes are one of the most integral parts of the General Awareness Section for any Government Job Exam. Teaching aspirants preparing for the Government Teaching Exams must prepare well to answer questions on Awards and Prizes. One such important Awards and Prizes in India is Dadasaheb Phalke Award. In the following article, we will discuss the List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners (1969-2023) in detail so that the candidates can prepare effectively for their Teaching Job Exams.
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest and greatest award in the field of Cinema. Dadasaheb Phalke Award was established in 1969. The awardees are honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is bestowed upon people for their immense contribution to the world of cinema.
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners
In the following table, you will find the complete List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners (1969-2023). Due to the Pandemic, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners were not given the Awards in the same year. Therefore, Rajnikanth (Winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2019) received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2021 and Asha Parekh (Winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020) received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2022.
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| Year (Ceremony) | Recipient | Film Industry |
| 1969 (17th NFA) | Devika Rani | Hindi |
| 1970 (18th NFA ) | Birendranath Sircar | Bengali |
| 1971 (19th NFA) | Prithviraj Kapoor | Hindi |
| 1972 (20th NFA) | Pankaj Mullick | • Bengali • Hindi |
| 1973 (21st NFA) | Ruby Myers (Sulochana) | Hindi |
| 1974 (22nd NFA) | B. N. Reddy | Telugu |
| 1975 (23rd NFA) | Dhirendra Nath Ganguly | Bengali |
| 1976 (24th NFA) | Kanan Devi | Bengali |
| 1977 (25th NFA) | Nitin Bose | • Bengali • Hindi |
| 1978 (26th NFA) | Raichand Boral | • Bengali • Hindi |
| 1979 (27th NFA) | Sohrab Modi | Hindi |
| 1980 (28th NFA) | Paidi Jairaj | Hindi |
| 1981 (29th NFA) | Naushad | Hindi |
| 1982 (30th NFA) | L. V. Prasad | • Telugu • Tamil • Hindi |
| 1983 (31st NFA) | Durga Khote | • Hindi • Marathi |
| 1984 (32nd NFA) | Satyajit Ray | Bengali |
| 1985 (33rd NFA) | V. Shantaram | • Hindi • Marathi |
| 1986 (34th NFA) | B. Nagi Reddy | Telugu |
| 1987 (35th NFA) | Raj Kapoor | Hindi |
| 1988 (36th NFA) | Ashok Kumar | Hindi |
| 1989 (37th NFA) | Lata Mangeshkar | • Hindi • Marathi |
| 1990 (38th NFA) | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Telugu |
| 1991 (39th NFA) | Bhalji Pendharkar | Marathi |
| 1992 (40th NFA) | Bhupen Hazarika | Assamese |
| 1993 (41st NFA) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Hindi |
| 1994 (42nd NFA) | Dilip Kumar | Hindi |
| 1995 (43rd NFA) | Rajkumar | Kannada |
| 1996 (44th NFA) | Sivaji Ganesan | Tamil |
| 1997 (45th NFA) | Kavi Pradeep | Hindi |
| 1998 (46th NFA) | B. R. Chopra | Hindi |
| 1999 (47th NFA) | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Hindi |
| 2000 (48th NFA) | Asha Bhosle | • Hindi • Marathi |
| 2001 (49th NFA) | Yash Chopra | Hindi |
| 2002 (50th NFA) | Dev Anand | Hindi |
| 2003 (51st NFA) | Mrinal Sen | • Bengali • Hindi |
| 2004 (52nd NFA) | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Malayalam |
| 2005 (53rd NFA) | Shyam Benegal | Hindi |
| 2006 (54th NFA) | Tapan Sinha | • Bengali • Hindi |
| 2007 (55th NFA) | Manna Dey | • Bengali • Hindi |
| 2008 (56th NFA) | V. K. Murthy | Hindi |
| 2009 (57th NFA) | D. Ramanaidu | Telugu |
| 2010 (58th NFA) | K. Balachander | Tamil |
| 2011 (59th NFA) | Soumitra Chatterjee | Bengali |
| 2012 (60th NFA) | Pran | Hindi |
| 2013 (61st NFA) | Gulzar | Hindi |
| 2014 (62nd NFA) | Shashi Kapoor | Hindi |
| 2015 (63rd NFA) | Manoj Kumar | Hindi |
| 2016 (64th NFA) | K. Vishwanath | Telugu |
| 2017 (65th NFA) | Vinod Khanna | Hindi |
| 2018 (66th NFA) | Amitabh Bachchan | Hindi |
| 2019 (67th NFA) | Rajinikanth (Announced) | Tamil |
| 2020 (68th NFA) | Asha Parekh (Announced) | Hindi |
| 2021 | Rajinikanth & Asha Parekh (Recieved) | Tamil & Hindi Respectively |
| 2022 | Rekha | Hindi |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest honor in Indian cinema, presented annually by the Government of India. It is named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, who is considered the father of Indian cinema. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the growth and development of Indian cinema.
