The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which is the highest award given to those personalities who made the significant contributions towards the development of Indian cinema. The award was established in 1969, and it recognizes Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, commonly referred to as Dadasaheb Phalke, who is considered to be the Father of Indian Cinema.
Veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag has been named as the recipient of the Prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024, he has been awarded for his contribution to the Indian cinema. This award will be presented to him at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony in Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat, on September 22nd, 2026.
Anant Nag: Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024
Kannada veteran Anant Nag is selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2024 for his contribution to Indian films.
The award winner, Anant Nag, is a man of many talents, who has spent more than 50 years of his career in the film industry and acted in films in several Indian languages.
The presentation of this prestigious award will take place during the 72nd National Film Awards on September 22, 2026, in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners List: 1969-2026
| Award Year | National Film Awards Ceremony | Recipient |
| 2024 | 72nd NFA (2026) | Anant Nag |
| 2023 | 71st NFA (2025) | Mohanlal |
| 2022 | 70th NFA (2024) | Mithun Chakraborty |
| 2021 | 69th NFA (2023) | Waheeda Rehman |
| 2020 | 68th NFA (2022) | Asha Parekh |
| 2019 | 67th NFA (2021) | Rajinikanth |
| 2018 | 66th NFA (2019) | Amitabh Bachchan |
| 2017 | 65th NFA (2018) | Vinod Khanna |
| 2016 | 64th NFA (2017) | K. Viswanath |
| 2015 | 63rd NFA (2016) | Manoj Kumar |
| 2013 | 61st NFA (2014) | Gulzar |
| 2012 | 60th NFA (2013) | Pran |
| 2011 | 59th NFA (2012) | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| 2010 | 58th NFA (2011) | K. Balachander |
| 2009 | 57th NFA (2010) | D. Ramanaidu |
| 2008 | 56th NFA (2009) | V. K. Murthy |
| 2007 | 55th NFA (2008) | Manna Dey |
| 2006 | 54th NFA (2007) | Tapan Sinha |
| 2005 | 53rd NFA (2006) | Shyam Benegal |
| 2004 | 52nd NFA (2005) | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| 2003 | 51st NFA (2004) | Mrinal Sen |
| 2002 | 50th NFA (2003) | Dev Anand |
| 2001 | 49th NFA (2002) | Yash Chopra |
| 2000 | 48th NFA (2001) | Asha Bhosle |
| 1999 | 47th NFA (2000) | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| 1998 | 46th NFA (1999) | B. R. Chopra |
| 1997 | 45th NFA (1998) | Kavi Pradeep |
| 1996 | 44th NFA (1997) | Sivaji Ganesan |
| 1995 | 43rd NFA (1996) | Rajkumar |
| 1994 | 42nd NFA (1995) | Dilip Kumar |
| 1993 | 41st NFA (1994) | Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| 1992 | 40th NFA (1993) | Bhupen Hazarika |
| 1991 | 39th NFA (1992) | Bhalji Pendharkar |
| 1990 | 38th NFA (1991) | Akkineni Nageswara Rao |
| 1989 | 37th NFA (1990) | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 1988 | 36th NFA (1989) | Ashok Kumar |
| 1987 | 35th NFA (1988) | Raj Kapoor |
| 1986 | 34th NFA (1987) | B. Nagi Reddy |
| 1985 | 33rd NFA (1986) | V. Shantaram |
| 1984 | 32nd NFA (1985) | Satyajit Ray |
| 1983 | 31st NFA (1984) | Durga Khote |
| 1982 | 30th NFA (1983) | L. V. Prasad |
| 1981 | 29th NFA (1982) | Naushad |
| 1980 | 28th NFA (1981) | Paidi Jairaj |
| 1979 | 27th NFA (1980) | Sohrab Modi |
| 1978 | 26th NFA (1979) | Raichand Boral |
| 1977 | 25th NFA (1978) | Nitin Bose |
| 1976 | 24th NFA (1977) | Kanan Devi |
| 1975 | 23rd NFA (1976) | Dhirendra Nath Ganguly |
| 1974 | 22nd NFA (1975) | B. N. Reddy |
| 1973 | 21st NFA (1974) | Ruby Myers (Sulochana) |
| 1972 | 20th NFA (1973) | Pankaj Mullick |
| 1971 | 19th NFA (1972) | Prithviraj Kapoor |
| 1970 | 18th NFA (1971) | Birendranath Sircar |
| 1969 | 17th NFA (1970) | Devika Rani |
Who Is Dadasaheb Phalke?
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke is also famous by the name of Dadasaheb Phalke, and he is considered to be the father of Indian cinema. He was the director of the first Indian film Raja Harishchandra that was made in the year 1913.
The Government of India established the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema in 1969.
The first awardee of this award was Devika Rani in the year 1969.
What is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
This award is given to those who have made a remarkable contribution towards the development of the Indian film industry.
The awardee is chosen by a committee consisting of prominent personalities from the Indian film industry. The award typically comprises of a Swarna Kamal medal, a shawl, and money.
This award is given in connection with the National Film Awards, thus making it different from other private film awards.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards
Despite similarities in the names, the two awards are distinct from each other.
| Feature | Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards |
| Awarding body | Government of India | Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival |
| Year started | 1969 | Separate private film-festival award |
| Type | National cinema award | Film and entertainment awards |
| Primary distinction | Lifetime achievement in Indian cinema | Several categories |
| Awarded along with | National Film Awards | Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival |
Hence, a winner list of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards cannot be included with that of the official Government of India’s Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner list.
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