President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on December 29, 2019 presented Amitabh Bachchan with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2018, Indian cinema’s highest honour, in a special ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on December 29, 2019. Amitabh Bachchan made his debut in Hindi film industry with “Saat Hindustani” .
About Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- The award, named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke who is revered as the Father of Indian cinema, was instituted in 1969. To honour the Father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the National Film Awards named the most prestigious and coveted award of Indian Cinema after him. He is the man who made the first Indian Feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913.
- Popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, he then went on to make 95 films and 26 short films in a span of 19 years.
- The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was introduced in 1969 by the government to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema.
- The first recipient of this award was Devika Rani.
- .The Dadasaheb Phalke Award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹10,00,000.
