Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. Widely considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he has starred in over 200 films. Bachchan has been called as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Sadi ke Mahanayak, Bollywood's Star of the Millennium, or simply Big B. His dominance in the Indian film industry during the 1970s–80s led the French director François Truffaut to describe it as a "one-man industry". He is a recipient of several accolades including seven National Film Awards and seventeen Filmfare Awards & one South Filmfare award.

Indian actor (1920–2013)

Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody" and "Voice of the Millennium".

Indian film actor, producer and director

Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, the highest

Asha Bhosle was an Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history.

Indian actor and politician (1922-2021)

Indian film actor

Indian film actor and producer (1938–2017)

Indian actor, producer, director

Indian actress

Indian film director, script writer and film producer (1932–2012)

Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as an important Urdu poet of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirda

Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. Recognised as a style and fashion icon, he was often referred to as the "Sexy Sanyasi" in the media, as well a sex symbol. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest stars in Indian cinema history. In 2018, Khanna was posthumously honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest cinematic award, at the 65th National Film Awards. Beyond his film career, Khanna was also a spiritual seeker

Indian actress (1908-1994)

Indian film director (1923–2018)

Indian actress

Indian actor and director (1937-2025)

Indian actor (1906-1972)

Indian actor (1911–2001)

Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024)

Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013)

Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor and filmmaker (1926–2011)

Indian Kannada film actor, singer (1929–2006)

Indian film actor and producer (1923–2014)

Indian actor (1935–2020)

Indian film director (born 1941)

Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001)

Indian film director (1922–2006)

Indian actress (1916–1992)

Indian actress (1905–1991)

Indian film director and actor (1901–1990)

Indian actress (1907–1983)

Indian director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian (1930–2014)

Indian film director (1914–2008)

Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian composer for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is respectfully remembered as "Moseeqar-e-azam" ( The great musician) in the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the use of classical music in films.

Indian film director (1924–2009)

Indian film actor, director, producer (1897-1984)

Indian cinematographer (1923–2014)

Indian director, screenwriter and actor

Indian Urdu poet and Hindi language lyricist (1919-2000)

Indian actor (1893-1978)

Indian film producer, Prince Noble II of Hatkhola royal family

Bengali Indian music composer, playback singer and actor (1905–1978)

multilingual Indian film producer

Indian film director

Indian film director (1912–2004)

Indian singer (1915-1998)

Indian composer (1903-1981)

Indian actor, director, producer

Indian film director

Indian actor, director and producer (1909-2000)

Indian film director