:Dadasaheb Phalke Award

|+ List of award recipients by year

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! scope="row" | Devika Rani

| Hindi

| Widely acknowledged as "the first lady of Indian cinema",{{cite web|title=Shiraz, 1928: Silent Film Festival|url=http://www.silentfilm.org/archive/shiraz-1928|access-date=13 June 2014|publisher=San Francisco Silent Film Festival|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710032659/http://www.silentfilm.org/archive/shiraz-1928|archive-date=10 July 2014}} the actress debuted in Karma (1933), which was the first Indian English-language film and the first Indian film to feature an on-screen kiss.{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/491175/Devika-Rani|title=Devika Rani|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=23 January 2025|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023117/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/491175/Devika-Rani|archive-date=24 May 2014|df=dmy-all}} She also founded the first Indian public limited film company, Bombay Talkies, in 1934.{{cite news|last=Sen|first=Mamta|title=Bombay Talkies of Devika Rani fame set to be revived|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/bombay-talkies-of-devika-rani-fame-set-to-be-revived|access-date=8 June 2014|newspaper=The Sunday Guardian|date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710033306/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/bombay-talkies-of-devika-rani-fame-set-to-be-revived|archive-date=10 July 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Birendranath Sircar

| Bengali

| The founder of two production companies, International Filmcraft and New Theatres, Sircar is considered to be one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. He also built two cinema theatres in Calcutta, one for screening Bengali films and one for Hindi films.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=632}}

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! scope="row" | Prithviraj Kapoor{{efn|name=posthumousPK|Prithviraj Kapoor died on 29 May 1972, at the age of 65.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rishi-Kapoor-remembers-grandfather-Prithviraj-Kapoor-on-his-birth-anniversary/articleshow/55222119.cms|title=Rishi Kapoor remembers grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor on his birth anniversary|newspaper=The Times of India|date=29 January 2017|access-date=9 April 2018|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707093128/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rishi-Kapoor-remembers-grandfather-Prithviraj-Kapoor-on-his-birth-anniversary/articleshow/55222119.cms|url-status=live}} He was posthumously awarded for the year 1971.}}

| Hindi

| Kapoor began his acting career in theatres and starred in India's first sound film, Alam Ara (1931). He founded Prithvi Theatre, a travelling theatre company in 1944 "to promote Hindi stage productions".

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! scope="row" | Pankaj Mullick

| {{•}}Bengali
{{•}}Hindi

| A composer, singer and actor, Mullick began his career providing background music by conducting live orchestras during the screening of silent films.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=593}} He is best known for Mahishasuramardini, a radio musical composed in 1931.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/tagore-songs-set-to-tune-by-pankaj-mullick-now-published/|title=Tagore songs set to tune by Pankaj Mullick, now published|date=13 June 2014|access-date=16 June 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express|agency=Press Trust of India|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614003606/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/tagore-songs-set-to-tune-by-pankaj-mullick-now-published/|archive-date=14 June 2014 }}

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! scope="row" | Ruby Myers (Sulochana)

| Hindi

| One of the highest-paid actresses of her time, Sulochana made her debut with Veer Bala (1925) and is considered to be "the first sex symbol of Indian cinema".{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=36, 41, 231}}

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! scope="row" | B. N. Reddy

| Telugu

| The director of fifteen feature films in Telugu, Reddy was the first Indian film personality to be honoured with a Doctor of Letters and also the first to receive the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India.{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/9th_IFFI_1978.pdf|title=9th International Film Festival of India|access-date=22 May 2014|pages=132–143|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002044027/http://dff.nic.in/2011/9th_IFFI_1978.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}

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! scope="row" | Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

| Bengali

| Considered one of the founders of Bengali film industry, Ganguly debuted as an actor in Bilat Ferat (1921). He established three production companies – Indo British Film Company (1918), Lotus Film Company (1922) and British Dominion Films Studio (1929) – to direct several Bengali films.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=552}}

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! scope="row" | Kanan Devi

| Bengali

| Acknowledged as "the first lady of Bengali cinema", Kanan Devi made her acting debut in silent films in the 1920s. She also sang songs written by Rabindranath Tagore and was a producer with her film company, Shrimati Pictures.{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Kuldip|title=Obituary: Kanan Devi|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-kanan-devi-1534655.html|access-date=22 May 2014|newspaper=The Independent|date=22 July 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524004341/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-kanan-devi-1534655.html|archive-date=24 May 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Nitin Bose

| {{•}}Bengali
{{•}}Hindi

| A cinematographer, director and screenwriter, Bose is noted for introducing playback singing to Indian cinema in 1935 through his Bengali film Bhagya Chakra and its Hindi remake Dhoop Chhaon.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=262–264}}{{cite web|title=India: Culture|url=http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/south_asia/india/Films.htm|access-date=8 June 2014|publisher=Michigan State University Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107214524/http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/south_asia/india/Films.htm|archive-date=7 November 2013 }}

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! scope="row" | Raichand Boral

| {{•}}Bengali
{{•}}Hindi

| Considered one of the pioneers of Indian film music, Boral was a music director who, in collaboration with director Nitin Bose, introduced the system of playback singing in Indian cinema.{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114857/http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}

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! scope="row" | Sohrab Modi

| Hindi

| An actor and filmmaker, Modi is credited with bringing Shakespearean classics to Indian cinema and was noted for his delivery of Urdu dialogue.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=590}}

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! scope="row" | Paidi Jairaj

| Hindi

| Initially having worked as a body double, actor-director Jairaj is known for his portrayal of Indian historical characters and was involved in instituting the Filmfare Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/24jai1.htm|title=Impeccable lineage, towering presence|work=Rediff.com|date=24 July 2000|access-date=22 May 2014|author=Khubchandani, Lata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230355/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/24jai1.htm|archive-date=23 May 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Naushad

| Hindi

| Music director Naushad debuted with Prem Nagar (1940),{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060514/spectrum/main7.htm|title=Tribute: Naushad Ali, the Greatest|newspaper=The Tribune|date=14 May 2006|access-date=13 June 2014|author=Dhawan, M.L.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209025659/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060514/spectrum/main7.htm|archive-date=9 February 2007 }} and is credited with introducing the technique of sound mixing to Indian cinema.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=501, 502}}

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! scope="row" | L. V. Prasad

| {{•}}Telugu
{{•}}Tamil
{{•}}Hindi

| Actor-director-producer L. V. Prasad has the distinction of acting in the first talkie films produced in three languages: the Hindi Alam Ara, Tamil Kalidas and Telugu Bhakta Prahlada, all released in 1931.{{cite news|url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/09/08/stories/2006090802530100.htm|title=A leader and a visionary|date=8 September 2006|access-date=22 May 2014|author=Narasimham, M. L.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415091050/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/09/08/stories/2006090802530100.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=15 April 2014}} He founded Prasad Studios in 1965 and the Colour Film Laboratory in 1976.{{cite web|url=http://www.lvprasad.org/award.htm|title=Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 1982|publisher=lvprasad.org|access-date=8 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221142810/http://lvprasad.org/award.htm|archive-date=21 February 2015}} Prasad Studios has produced over 150 films in various Indian languages.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-expressed/1/286678.html|title=Chennai Expressed|publisher=India Today Group|date=3 July 2013|access-date=13 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105164629/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-expressed/1/286678.html|archive-date=5 January 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Durga Khote

| {{•}}Hindi
{{•}}Marathi

| Having acted in the first Marathi-language talkie Ayodhyecha Raja (1932), Khote is considered a pioneer among women in Indian cinema.{{cite web|url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/durgamad.html|title=Durga Khote and Madhubala|work=India Today Group|author=Dharker, Anil|access-date=13 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108024046/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/durgamad.html|archive-date=8 January 2009}} She set up two production companies, Fact Films and Durga Khote Productions, which produced short films and documentaries.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/A-Durga-Khote-Production/articleshow/1438265.cms |title=A Durga Khote Production |work=The Times of India |author=Rajadhyaksha, Mukta |date=5 March 2006 |access-date=8 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022004828/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/A-Durga-Khote-Production/articleshow/1438265.cms |archive-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=live }}

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! scope="row" | Satyajit Ray

| Bengali

| Having debuted as a director with Pather Panchali (1955),{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=612}} the filmmaker Ray is credited with bringing world recognition to Indian cinema.{{cite web|title=Sight and Sound Poll 1992: Critics|publisher=California Institute of Technology|url=http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~ejohnson/sight/1992_1.html|access-date=3 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016212355/http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~ejohnson/sight/1992_1.html|archive-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy}}

• {{cite web|title=A Slanted Canon|author=Kevin Lee|publisher=Asian American Film Commentary|date=5 September 2002|url=http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/archives/000026.html|access-date=3 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/684ysTg3l?url=http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/archives/000026.html|archive-date=31 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}
• {{cite web|title=Greatest Film Directors and Their Best Films|publisher=Filmsite.org|url=http://www.filmsite.org/directors5.html|access-date=3 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331180201/http://www.filmsite.org/directors5.html|archive-date=31 March 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy}}
• {{cite web|title=The Greatest Directors Ever by Total Film Magazine|publisher=Filmsite.org|url=http://www.filmsite.org/greatdirectors-totalfilm2.html|access-date=3 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215114/http://www.filmsite.org/greatdirectors-totalfilm2.html|archive-date=26 April 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy}}

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! scope="row" | V. Shantaram

| {{•}}Hindi
{{•}}Marathi

| Actor and filmmaker V. Shantaram produced and directed India's first colour film, Sairandhri (1931).{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=253}} He also produced and directed the first Marathi-language talkie, Ayodhyecha Raja (1932), and was associated with nearly 100 films over 50 years.{{cite news|url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/30/stories/2001113000910400.htm|title=Well ahead of his times|date=30 November 2001|access-date=22 May 2014|author=Gangadhar, V.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522234526/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/30/stories/2001113000910400.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=22 May 2014}}

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! scope="row" | B. Nagi Reddy

|Telugu

| Reddy produced more than 50 films, beginning in the 1950s. He established Vijaya Vauhini Studios which was at that time the biggest film studio in Asia.

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! scope="row" | Raj Kapoor

| Hindi

| Often revered as "The Show Man",{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030615/spectrum/book3.htm|title=A larger-than-life filmmaker|newspaper=The Tribune|date=15 June 2003|access-date=22 May 2014|author=Kaur, Devinder Bir|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224538/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030615/spectrum/book3.htm|archive-date=17 December 2013}} actor and filmmaker Kapoor's performance in the Hindi film Awara (1951) was ranked as one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by Time magazine in 2010.{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/raj-kapoor-awara/|title=Great Performances: Raj Kapoor, Awara|magazine=Time|author=Corliss, Richard|author-link=Richard Corliss|date=19 January 2010|access-date=9 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415204034/http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/raj-kapoor-awara/|archive-date=15 April 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Ashok Kumar

| Hindi

| Popularly known as "Dadamoni" (the grand old man), Kumar is noted for his roles in Achhut Kannya (1936), Bandhan (1940) and Kismet (1943), the first blockbuster in Indian cinema.{{cite news|title=Veteran actor Ashok Kumar passes away|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2001-12-10/news/27470778_1_ashok-kumar-film-industry-actor|access-date=9 June 2014|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=10 December 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231222421/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2001-12-10/news/27470778_1_ashok-kumar-film-industry-actor|archive-date=31 December 2013}}

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! scope="row" | Lata Mangeshkar

| {{•}}Hindi
{{•}}Marathi

| Widely credited as the "Nightingale of India",{{cite news|title=India's Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar turns 82 today|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/lata-mangeshkar-who-touched-many-hearts-is-82-94473.html|access-date=9 June 2014|work=Firstpost|date=28 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130132359/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/lata-mangeshkar-who-touched-many-hearts-is-82-94473.html|archive-date=30 January 2012}} playback singer Mangeshkar started her career in the 1942 and has sung songs in over 36 languages.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=486, 487}}

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! scope="row" | Akkineni Nageswara Rao

| Telugu

| Having debuted in Dharma Patni (1941), Akkineni Nageswara Rao acted in more than 250 films, mostly in the Telugu language.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/legendary-telugu-actor-akkineni-nageswara-rao-no-more/20140122.htm|title=Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao no more|work=Rediff.com|date=22 January 2014|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203094015/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/legendary-telugu-actor-akkineni-nageswara-rao-no-more/20140122.htm|archive-date=3 February 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Bhalji Pendharkar

| Marathi

| filmmaker Pendharkar started his career in the 1920s and produced more than 60 Marathi films and eight Hindi films. He has been widely recognised for the historical and social narratives depicted in these films.{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in:80/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215070453/http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2017|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=9}}

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! scope="row" | Bhupen Hazarika

| Assamese

| Popularly referred to as "the Bard of Brahmaputra", musician Hazarika is best known for his folk songs and ballads sung in the Assamese language.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15606150|title=Celebrated Indian singer Bhupen Hazarika dies|publisher=BBC News Asia|date=5 November 2011|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230231018/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15606150|archive-date=30 December 2011|newspaper=BBC News}}

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! scope="row" | Majrooh Sultanpuri

| Hindi

| Lyricist Sultanpuri penned his first Hindi song for Shahjehan (1946) and wrote around 8000 songs for over 350 Hindi films.{{cite web|url=http://www.rrtd.nic.in/WHO'S%20WHO-%20MAJROOH%20%20SULTANPURI.html |title=Who's Who: Majrooh Sultanpuri |publisher=Research, Reference and Training Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |access-date=9 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101000433/http://www.rrtd.nic.in/WHO%27S%20WHO-%20MAJROOH%20%20SULTANPURI.html |archive-date= 1 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}

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! scope="row" | Dilip Kumar

| Hindi

| Debuting in Jwar Bhata (1944), the "Tragedy King" Dilip Kumar acted in more than 60 Hindi films in a career that spanned over six decades.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=269, 470, 548}}

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! scope="row" | Rajkumar

| Kannada

| In a career spanning over 45 years, Rajkumar acted in more than 200 Kannada-language films and also won a National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1992.{{cite news|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Apr122006/update103482006412.asp|title=Nata Saarvabhouma Dr Rajkumar no more|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=12 April 2006|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017012701/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Apr122006/update103482006412.asp|archive-date=17 October 2013}}

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! scope="row" | Sivaji Ganesan

| Tamil

| Ganesan debuted as an actor in Parasakthi (1952) and went on to appear in more than 300 films. Known for his "expressive and resonant voice",{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/760851/Sivaji-Ganesan|title=Profile: Sivaji Ganesan|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=21 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930082822/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/760851/Sivaji-Ganesan|archive-date=30 September 2013}} Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Upon his death, The Los Angeles Times described him as "the Marlon Brando of south India's film industry".{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-23-me-25747-story.html |title=Marlon Brando Sivaji Ganesan | Sivaji Ganesan; the Brando of South India – Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=23 July 2001 |access-date=5 May 2011 |archive-date=6 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606173419/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jul/23/local/me-25747 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/column/index-ss-4.html |title=Did Sivaji Ganesan overact? – Behindwoods.com – Andha Naal negative role |website=Behindwoods |access-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203182534/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/column/index-ss-4.html |archive-date=3 February 2016 }}

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! scope="row" | Kavi Pradeep

| Hindi

| Best known for the patriotic song "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo", lyricist Pradeep wrote around 1700 songs, hymns and fiery nationalistic poems, including the lyrics for more than 80 Hindi films.{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Kuldip|title=Obituary: Kavi Pradeep|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-kavi-pradeep-1191518.html|access-date=22 May 2014|newspaper=The Independent|date=15 December 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226214345/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-kavi-pradeep-1191518.html|archive-date=26 February 2014}}

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! scope="row" | B. R. Chopra

| Hindi

| Filmmaker B. R. Chopra established his own production house, B. R. Films, in 1956,{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Films-transformed-Chopras-destiny-and-vice-versa/articleshow/3678768.cms|title=Films transformed Chopra's destiny and vice-versa|date=6 November 2008|access-date=14 June 2014|author=Dubey, Bharati|location=Mumbai|newspaper=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710045611/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Films-transformed-Chopras-destiny-and-vice-versa/articleshow/3678768.cms|archive-date=10 July 2014}} and is best known for the films such as Naya Daur (1957) and Hamraaz (1967), as well as the TV series Mahabharat based on the similarly titled epic of Hindu literature.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811060323.htm|title=B.R.Chopra made socially relevant films|date=6 November 2008|access-date=14 June 2014|location=Mumbai|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203043548/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811060323.htm|archive-date=3 December 2013}}

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! scope="row" | Hrishikesh Mukherjee

| Hindi

| Having directed 45 Hindi films, filmmaker Mukherjee is credited with popularising "middle-of-the-road cinema" through films like Anuradha (1960), Anand (1971) and Gol Maal (1979).{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=492, 494, 592}}

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! scope="row" | Asha Bhosle

| {{•}}Hindi
{{•}}Marathi

| A playback singer of "extraordinary range and versatility",{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=532}} Bhosle began her singing career in 1943.

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! scope="row" | Yash Chopra

| Hindi

| The founder of Yash Raj Films, Chopra debuted as a director with Dhool Ka Phool (1959). He directed 22 Hindi films.{{cite web|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/the-man-who-sparked-bollywoods-love-of-exotic-locales/|title=The Man Who Sparked Bollywood's Love of Foreign Locales|work=The New York Times|date=23 October 2012|access-date=22 May 2014|author=Shah Rangachari, Gayatri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204084420/http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/the-man-who-sparked-bollywoods-love-of-exotic-locales/|archive-date=4 December 2013}}

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! scope="row" | Dev Anand

| Hindi

| Widely revered as "evergreen star of Hindi cinema",{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/10-films-that-made-dev-anand-bollywoods-evergreen-star/424864-8-66.html|title=10 films that made Dev Anand Bollywood's evergreen star|date=27 September 2013|access-date=14 June 2014|location=Mumbai|publisher=CNN-IBN|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930154943/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/10-films-that-made-dev-anand-bollywoods-evergreen-star/424864-8-66.html|archive-date=30 September 2013}} actor and filmmaker Anand co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 and produced 35 films.{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news/30477546_1_dev-anand-anand-brothers-navketan-films|title=With Navketan Films, Anand brothers among Bollywood's first families|date=5 December 2011|access-date=14 June 2014|publisher=The Economic Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924043909/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news/30477546_1_dev-anand-anand-brothers-navketan-films|archive-date=24 September 2013}}

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! scope="row" | Mrinal Sen

| {{•}}Bengali
{{•}}Hindi

| Regarded as one of "India's most important filmmakers",{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/762851/Mrinal-Sen|title=Profile: Mrinal Sen|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=9 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020025109/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/762851/Mrinal-Sen|archive-date=20 October 2014|df=dmy-all}} Sen debuted as a director with Raat Bhore (1955) and made 27 films in 50 years.{{cite web|url=http://mrinalsen.org/feature_films.htm|title=Feature films @mrinalsen.org|publisher=mrinalsen.org|access-date=14 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230165420/http://www.mrinalsen.org/feature_films.htm|archive-date=30 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}

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! scope="row" | Adoor Gopalakrishnan

| Malayalam

| Credited with pioneering the new wave cinema movement in Malayalam cinema, director Gopalakrishnan won the National Film Award for Best Direction for his debut film, Swayamvaram (1972). He has been acclaimed for his "ability to portray complex problems in a simplistic way".{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/06/stories/2005090606830700.htm|title=Adoor selected for Phalke award|date=6 September 2005|access-date=22 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505174552/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/06/stories/2005090606830700.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=5 May 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Shyam Benegal

| Hindi

| Benegal started his career by making advertising films. He directed his first feature film, Ankur, in 1973. His films have focused on women and their rights.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/jul/28shy.htm|title=When I make a film, I have no silly delusion|work=Rediff.com|date=28 July 1999|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016232914/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/jul/28shy.htm|archive-date=16 October 2012}}

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! scope="row" | Tapan Sinha

| {{•}}Bengali
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| filmmaker Sinha debuted as a director in 1954 and made more than 40 feature films in the Bengali, Hindi and Oriya languages. Most of the films addressed problems faced by ordinary people.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/may/12/tapan-sinha-obituary-indian-filmmaker|title=Tapan Sinha: Award-winning Indian film-maker influenced by Capra and Wilder|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 May 2009|access-date=22 May 2014|author=Joshi, Lalit Mohan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230649/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/may/12/tapan-sinha-obituary-indian-filmmaker|archive-date=23 May 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Manna Dey

| {{•}}Bengali
{{•}}Hindi

| In a career spanning over five decades, playback singer Dey sang over 3500 songs in various Indian languages. He is also credited with "pioneering a new genre by infusing Indian classical music in a pop framework".{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/the-life-of-legendary-singer-manna-dey-golden-voice-of-indian-cinema/article1-1139282.aspx|title=The life of legendary singer Manna Dey, golden voice of Indian cinema|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=24 October 2013|access-date=22 May 2014|location=Bangalore|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221135253/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/the-life-of-legendary-singer-manna-dey-golden-voice-of-indian-cinema/article1-1139282.aspx|archive-date=21 December 2013}}

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! scope="row" | V. K. Murthy

| Hindi

| Best known for his collaboration with director Guru Dutt, cinematographer Murthy shot India's first cinemascope film, Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959).{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=495–500}} He is best remembered for his lighting techniques in Pyaasa (1957) and the "beam shot" in Kaagaz Ke Phool is considered a classic in celluloid history.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/20/stories/2010012056181800.htm|title=Murthy first cinematographer to win Phalke award|date=20 January 2010|access-date=22 May 2014|author=Khajane, Muralidhara|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306124911/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/20/stories/2010012056181800.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=6 March 2014}}

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! scope="row" | D. Ramanaidu

| Telugu

| In a career spanning over 50 years, D. Ramanaidu produced more than 130 films in various Indian languages but mostly Telugu.{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=65641|title=Veteran Film Producer Dr. D.Ramanaidu to be Honoured With Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the Year 2009|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=9 September 2010|access-date=22 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811162457/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=65641|archive-date=11 August 2014|df=dmy-all}} He features in The Guinness Book of World Records for having produced films in nine languages.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/d-rama-naidu-enters-guinness-book/article1-267196.aspx|title=D Rama Naidu enters Guinness book|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=4 January 2008|access-date=22 June 2014|location=Mumbai|author=Burman, Jivraj|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710051654/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/d-rama-naidu-enters-guinness-book/article1-267196.aspx|archive-date=10 July 2014}}

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! scope="row" | K. Balachander

| Tamil

| Filmmaker K. Balachander debuted as a director with Neerkumizhi (1965). In a career that spanned over forty years, he directed and produced (through his production house, Kavithalayaa Productions, established in 1981) over 100 films in various Indian languages.{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm58NFAAward.aspx|title=58th National Film Awards|publisher=International Film Festival of India|access-date=14 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414003922/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm58NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=14 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}

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! scope="row" | Soumitra Chatterjee

| Bengali

| Best known for his frequent collaboration with director Satyajit Ray, Chatterjee debuted as an actor in Apur Sansar (1959) and worked with other directors, such as Mrinal Sen and Tapan Sinha, in a career spanning over 60 years.{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx|title=59th National Film Awards: The Official Catalogue|publisher=International Film Festival of India|access-date=14 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160038/http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}} In 1999, he became the first Indian film personality to be conferred with Commandeur at the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France's highest award for artists.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/Soumitra-Chatterjee-on-his-master-Satyajit-Ray/articleshow/34684501.cms |title=Soumitra Chatterjee on his master Satyajit Ray |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=22 May 2014 |author=Mitra, Ipshita |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608235005/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/Soumitra-Chatterjee-on-his-master-Satyajit-Ray/articleshow/34684501.cms |archive-date= 8 June 2014 |url-status=live }}

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! scope="row" | Pran

| Hindi

| Known for his "compelling and highly stylized performances", actor Pran mainly played villainous characters in Hindi films during a career spanning over 50 years.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|pp=505–509}}

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! scope="row" | Gulzar

| Hindi

| Gulzar began his career as a lyricist for Bandini (1963) and debuted as a director with Mere Apne (1971). Known for his successful collaboration with music directors like R. D. Burman and A. R. Rahman, Gulzar won several awards for his lyrics in a career spanning over 50 years.{{sfn|Gulzar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=xvi}}{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gulzar-to-get-dadasaheb-phalke-award/1/355422.html|title=Dadasaheb Phalke award has come at a right time, says Gulzar|date=12 April 2014|access-date=14 June 2014|publisher=India Today Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503214231/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gulzar-to-get-dadasaheb-phalke-award/1/355422.html|archive-date=3 May 2014}}

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! scope="row" | Shashi Kapoor

| Hindi

| Winner of two National Film Awards including Best Actor for New Delhi Times in 1985, Kapoor debuted as a child actor at the age of four in the plays directed by his father Prithviraj Kapoor and later as a leading man in the 1961 film Dharmputra. In 1978, Kapoor set up his production house Film "Valas" and played a major role in reviving the Prithvi Theatre group, set up by his father.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoor-to-get-dada-saheb-phalke-award/|title=Shashi Kapoor to get Dada Saheb Phalke award|date=23 March 2015|access-date=23 March 2015|newspaper=The Indian Express|agency=Press Trust of India|location=New Delhi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324024843/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoor-to-get-dada-saheb-phalke-award/|archive-date=24 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}

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! scope="row" | Manoj Kumar

| Hindi

| Known for his image as the patriotic hero, Kumar debuted as an actor with 1957 Hindi film Fashion. The actor and director of patriotic theme based movies, Kumar is fondly called "Bharat Kumar".{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/manoj-kumar-to-be-awarded-with-dada-saheb-phalke-award/|title=Dadasaheb Phalke award for Manoj Kumar|date=5 March 2016|access-date=5 March 2016|newspaper=The Indian Express|location=New Delhi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000120/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/manoj-kumar-to-be-awarded-with-dada-saheb-phalke-award/|archive-date=5 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}

• {{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/manoj-kumar-to-be-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award/article8314310.ece|title=Manoj Kumar to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 March 2016|access-date=5 March 2016|agency=Press Trust of India|location=New Delhi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203084623/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/manoj-kumar-to-be-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award/article8314310.ece|archive-date=3 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}

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! scope="row" |K. Viswanath

| Telugu

| Viswanath started his career as a sound recordist. In a film career spanning sixty years, Vishwanath has directed fifty-three feature films in a variety of genres, including films based on performing arts, visual arts, and aesthetics. Viswanath has garnered five National Film Awards and has received international recognition for his works.{{cite press release|title=Kasinathuni Viswanath to be conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2016|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161251|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|date=24 April 2017|access-date=25 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426055846/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161251|archive-date=26 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/NFA2016/NFA_Catalogue_2016.pdf|title=64th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=15 May 2017|page=183|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606094229/http://dff.nic.in/NFA2016/NFA_Catalogue_2016.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}

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! scope="row" |Vinod Khanna{{efn|name=posthumousVK|Vinod Khanna died on 27 April 2017, at the age of 70.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/65th-national-film-awards-late-veteran-actor-vinod-khanna-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-posthumously/articleshow/63744890.cms|title=65th National Film Awards: Late veteran actor Vinod Khanna honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award posthumously|newspaper=The Times of India|date=13 April 2018|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629021312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/65th-national-film-awards-late-veteran-actor-vinod-khanna-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-posthumously/articleshow/63744890.cms|url-status=live}} He was posthumously awarded for the year 2017.}}

| Hindi

| Debuted in Man Ka Meet (1968), Khanna was primarily known for his work as an actor in Hindi films during the 1970s.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vinod-khanna-dadasaheb-phalke-national-film-award-5135900/|title=Vinod Khanna honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=13 April 2018|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004531/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vinod-khanna-dadasaheb-phalke-national-film-award-5135900/|url-status=live}} He took a brief break from films (1982–1987) and entered politics in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/vinod-khanna-birthday-osho-rajneesh-bollywood-osho-ashram-akshaye-khanna-bjp-mp-gurdaspur-lok-sabha-elections|title=Vinod Khanna: The Actor Who Became a Monk and Sold His Mercedes|publisher=The Quint|author=Somaaya, Bhawana|date=5 October 2016|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=15 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415124717/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/vinod-khanna-birthday-osho-rajneesh-bollywood-osho-ashram-akshaye-khanna-bjp-mp-gurdaspur-lok-sabha-elections|url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | Amitabh Bachchan

| Hindi

| Debuted in Saat Hindustani, Bachchan is often primarily known for his unique baritone voice and for his excellency in the field of acting. Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, he has appeared in over 200 Indian films in a career spanning more than five decades. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema as well as world cinema, to an extent that the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry".{{cite web |last= |date=1 November 2017 |title=Amitabh Bachchan: The Man and The Legend |url=https://diplomacybeyond.com/amitabh-bachchan-man-legend/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=Diplomacy & Beyond |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024164542/https://diplomacybeyond.com/amitabh-bachchan-man-legend/ |archive-date=24 October 2021}}

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! scope="row" | Rajinikanth

| Tamil

| Debuted in Apoorva Raagangal (1975), Rajinikanth is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema where he is fondly referred to as superstar. In addition to acting, he has also worked as a producer and screenwriter. He was also honored with the Padma Bhushan (2000) and the Padma Vibhushan (2016) by the Government of India. He was awarded for the year 2019, in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|date=2021-04-01|title=Rajinikanth to be bestowed with Dada Saheb Phalke award|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-to-be-bestowed-with-dada-saheb-phalke-award/article34212162.ece|access-date=2021-04-01|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411142046/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-to-be-bestowed-with-dada-saheb-phalke-award/article34212162.ece|url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | Asha Parekh

| Hindi

| Debuted in Maa (1952) as a child artist, Asha Parekh is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema where she is fondly called Jubilee Girl. In addition to acting, she has also directed various television series in the early ages of satellite television in India. She was also honoured with the Padma Shri (1992) by the Government of India. She was awarded for the year 2020, in 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|date=2022-09-27|title=Veteran star Asha Parekh to be conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke award|language=en-IN|work=The Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/veteran-star-asha-parekh-to-be-conferred-with-dada-saheb-phalke-award/articleshow/94474108.cms|access-date=2022-09-27|archive-date=8 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008013120/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/veteran-star-asha-parekh-to-be-conferred-with-dada-saheb-phalke-award/articleshow/94474108.cms|url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | Waheeda Rehman

| Hindi

| Waheeda Rehman made her acting debut with the Telugu film Rojulu Marayi (1955). She has featured in the films CID (1956), Pyaasa (1957), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Guide (1965), Khamoshi (1969), Reshma Aur Shera (1971), Phagun (1973), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), Rang De Basanti (2006), and Delhi 6 (2009). Waheeda Rehman was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1972 and Padma Bhushan in 2011 by the Government of India. Waheeda Rehman was last seen in Skater Girl (2021).{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |date=26 September 2023 |title=Waheeda Rehman honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for contributions to Indian cinema, exemplifying 'strength of Bharatiya Nari' |language=en |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-for-contributions-to-indian-cinema-expemplifying-strength-of-bharatiya-nari-8956704/ |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926093107/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-for-contributions-to-indian-cinema-expemplifying-strength-of-bharatiya-nari-8956704/ |archive-date=26 September 2023}}

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! scope="row" | Mithun Chakraborty

| {{•}}Bengali
{{•}}Hindi

| Coming from humble beginnings, Chakraborty started his film career in 1976 with Mrigayaa which won him the National Award for Best Actor. His popularity sky-rocketed with the release of Disco Dancer which became the first film to gross a whopping {{INR}}100 crore worldwide.{{cite news|last=Cain|first=Rob|title=For Indian Movies, 1,000 Crore Rupees Is The New 100|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/02/for-indian-movies-the-%E2%82%B91000-crore-club-is-the-new-100/|work=Forbes|date=2 October 2017|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113224652/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/02/for-indian-movies-the-%E2%82%B91000-crore-club-is-the-new-100/|url-status=live}} The 1990s saw him winning two National awards and Filmfare Awards each, followed by another two Filmfare Awards well in the 2020s. With several career fluctuations, Mithun Chakraborty has reinvented himself by successfully dabbling not only between cinema of different languages but also Hindi and Bengali television. He was last seen in the film Shastri which coincidentally released on the day he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |date=8 October 2024 |title=President confers 70th National Film Awards; Mithun Chakraborty receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award |language=en |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/70th-national-film-awards-rishab-shetty-a-r-rahman-mithun-chakraborty-felicitated/article68732471.ece/amp/ |access-date=9 October 2024}}