Dadasaheb Phalke  

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest film honor, carries a prize of Rs 15 lakh. The Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) awards a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, while Rajat Kamal winners receive Rs 2 lakh across all categories.

Mithun Chakraborty is poised to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions and remarkable career in cinema.

Harshita Rewadia, an opera singer from Rajasthan, has been recognized with several awards including Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Award, Paris Underground Music Festival Award and many more.

Harshita Rewadia, an opera singer from Rajasthan, has been recognized with several awards including Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Award, Paris Underground Music Festival Award and many more.

Rani Chatterjee is an Indian actress. She primarily works in Bhojpuri films. In the year 2003, she started her acting career with the film ‘Sasura Bada Paisawala.’ She won the Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation Award for Best Actress in 2017.

Surbhi Chandna is an Indian television actress. She gained recognition for her role ‘Anika’ in the TV show ‘Ishqbaaz’. She won several awards for her performance. Surbhi has worked in Ekta Kapoor’s show ‘Naagin’ as a lead actress.

Sunidhi Chauhan is a popular playback singer. Her first Bollywood song was ‘Ladki Deewani Ladka Deewana’. She has worked with various international artists including Enrique Iglesias. She also judges singing reality TV shows like Indian Idol and The Voice.

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Abhishek Bachchan shared a picture on Instagram saying, "My inspiration. My hero. Congratulations Pa on the Dadasaheb Phalke award. We are all so, so proud of you. Love you." 
 

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Considered the highest honour for an artiste in Indian cinema, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000.

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan to be awarded the prestigious 50th Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema's biggest honour in his 50th year in the Indian film industry. But the actor on Sunday announced his regret in attending the awards due to his health restrictions.
 

The award comes in a year when 76-year-old Bachchan completes 50 years as an actor. The award is named after the father of Indian cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, and is considered the highest honour for an artiste in Indian cinema.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday announced that Amitabh Bachchan has been selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

The Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, Soumitra Chatterjee was admitted to a private hospital on August 14 with respiratory tract infection along with age-related health issues and was discharged on August 21.