Mohanlal began by greeting the dignitaries and audience at Vigyan Bhawan, expressing pride and gratitude for receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He dedicated the honor to Malayalam cinema, calling it a collective achievement beyond personal recognition.
Malayalam legend Mohanlal received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 71st National Film Awards in New Delhi, presented by President Droupadi Murmu, with the ceremony streamed live on PIB India’s YouTube.
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023, recognising his iconic contribution to Indian cinema. The award will be presented at the 71st National Film Awards on 23rd September 2025.
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Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, a towering figure in Indian cinema, is set to receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The award is the highest honor in Indian cinema and is bestowed upon artists for their outstanding contribution to the industry. Mithun, known for his diverse filmography and charismatic screen presence, expressed his surprise and gratitude for the recognition, stating that he never imagined a boy from the bylanes of Kolkata could achieve such an honor.
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty is set to receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Indian cinema. The award will be presented to Mithun Chakraborty at the 70th National Film Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on October 8, 2024.
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award crowns a career that guided post-Independence India to artistic heights we may have never witnessed again.
As the news came in about Waheeda Rehman being the 2023 recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, on Dev Anand's birth centenary day, the whole of India danced with glee, unanimously agreed on the right decision the award jury has taken, after years. Here are some of the cinematic gems from the formative first three decades of Rehman's nearly seven-decade career.
The Kashmir Files won the award for Best Film. Bollywood couple Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor swept the awards for best actress for 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' and best actor for 'Brahmastra', respectively. The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards took place in Mumbai on February 20. Here is the complete list of the winners.
As filmmakers gave up the weightier themes of 1950s Hindi cinema to escape into the open countryside in the 1960s, Asha Parekh’s bubbly charm was the perfect fit for the breezier storylines of the period.
Veteran actor Asha Parekh will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award – India’s highest award in the field of cinema – for 2020.
Rajinikanth dedicated the award to his Guru, mentor K Balachander and his long-time friend Rajbahadur.
The Dadasaheb Phalke award for Soumitra Chattopadhyay comes late in his life. Is it because his formidable talent is best regarded in retrospect?