The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The recipient is honoured for their “outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema” and is selected by a committee consisting of eminent personalities from the Indian film industry. As of 2014, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of 
1,000,000 (US$16,000).
|
Year |
Winner |
Occupation |
|
1969 |
Devika Rani |
actress |
|
1970 |
B. N. Sircar |
producer |
|
1971 |
Prithviraj Kapoor |
actor (posthumous) |
|
1972 |
Pankaj Mullick |
composer (music director) |
|
1973 |
Ruby Myers (Sulochana) |
actress |
|
1974 |
Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy |
Director |
|
1975 |
Dhirendranath Ganguly |
actor, director |
|
1976 |
Kanan Devi |
actress |
|
1977 |
Nitin Bose |
cinematographer, director, writer, |
|
1978 |
Rai Chand Boral |
composer, director |
|
1979 |
Sohrab Modi |
actor, director, producer |
|
1980 |
Paidi Jairaj |
actor, director |
|
1981 |
Naushad Ali |
composer (music director) |
|
1982 |
L. V. Prasad |
actor, director, producer |
|
1983 |
Durga Khote |
actress |
|
1984 |
Satyajit Ray |
director |
|
1985 |
V. Shantaram |
actor, director, producer |
|
1986 |
Bommireddy Nagi Reddy |
producer |
|
1987 |
Raj Kapoor |
actor, director |
|
1988 |
Ashok Kumar |
actor |
|
1989 |
Lata Mangeshkar |
singer |
|
1990 |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao |
actor |
|
1991 |
Bhalji Pendharkar |
director, producer, writer |
|
1992 |
Bhupen Hazarika |
composer (music director) |
|
1993 |
Majrooh Sultanpuri |
lyricist |
|
1994 |
Dilip Kumar |
actor |
|
1995 |
Rajkumar |
actor |
|
1996 |
Sivaji Ganesan |
actor |
|
1997 |
Pradeep |
lyricist |
|
1998 |
B.R. Chopra |
director, producer |
|
1999 |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
director |
|
2000 |
Asha Bhosle |
singer |
|
2001 |
Yash Chopra |
director, producer |
|
2002 |
Dev Anand |
actor, director, producer |
|
2003 |
Mrinal Sen |
director |
|
2004 |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
director |
|
2005 |
Shyam Benegal |
director |
|
2006 |
Tapan Sinha |
director |
|
2007 |
Manna Dey |
singer |
|
2008 |
V. K. Murthy |
Cinematographer |
|
2009 |
D. Ramanaidu |
Producer |
|
2010 |
K. Balachander |
Director |
|
2011 |
Soumitra Chatterjee |
Actor |
|
2012 |
Pran |
Actor |
