DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD

About:

• Dadasaheb Phalke award, India's highest award in cinema, is presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals (an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting).
  
  
• The award prize consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of ₹10 lakh and a shawl.
  
  
• The award is given to people for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema".
  
  
• It was first presented in 1969. The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani, “the first lady of Indian cinema.”