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Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award , National Film Award:

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke pronunciation (30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944) was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the father of Indian cinema.Starting with his debut film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913, now known as India's first full-length feature, he made 95 movies and 26 short films in his career spanning 19 years, till 1937, including his most noted works: Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918) and Kaliya Mardan (1919).
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given by the government of India. This award is annually given to acknowledge the lifetime contribution of an Indian cinema personality towards Indian cinema. Back in the year 1969, during the birth centenary of the legendary Indian cinema personality, Dada Saheb Phalke, this award was instituted for the very first time, to commemorate the contribution and to honor the distinguished contribution to the growth and promotion of the Indian film medium.

The first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was actress Devika Rani Roerich. That was just the beginning and since then, the award has been bestowed on some of the legendary personalities of the Indian film industry. Dadasaheb Phalke award for one particular year is offered during the end of the following year coupled with the National Film Award.

Following is a list of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners:

National Awards Year Winner Occupation

17th 1969 Devika Rani Actress

18th 1970 B. N. Sircar Producer

19th 1971 Prithviraj Kapoor Actor (posthumous)

20th 1972 Pankaj Mullick Composer (music director)

21st 1973 Ruby Myers (Sulochana) Actress

22nd 1974 Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy Director

23rd 1975 Dhirendranath Ganguly Actor, director

24th 1976 Kanan Devi Actress

25th 1977 Nitin Bose Cinematographer, director, writer,

26th 1978 Rai Chand Boral Composer, director

27th 1979 Sohrab Modi actor, Director, producer

28th 1980 Paidi Jairaj Actor, director