Dadasaheb Phalke Award to Mithun Chakraborty | 05 Oct 2024
Recently, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced that the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2022 will be awarded to the actor and former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Mithun Chakraborty.
- It will be presented during the 70th National Film Awards ceremony, for his significant contribution to Indian cinema.
- He will be the 54th recipient of the DadaSaheb Phalke Award.
- About Dadasaheb Phalke Award:
- It is the country’s highest film honour introduced in 1969, conferred for “Outstanding contribution for the growth and development of Indian cinema”.
- It was awarded for the first time to Devika Rani, “the first lady of Indian cinema”.
- This award includes a 'Swarna Kamal,' a cash prize of INR 10 lakh, a certificate, a silk roll, and a shawl.
- It is presented by the President of India.
- About Dhundiraj Govind Phalke:
- He was an Indian producer, director, and screenwriter, who directed India's first feature film Raja Harischandra (1913).
- He is known as the “Father of Indian Cinema”.
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