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Eminent actor Soumitra Chatterjee had been selected for the Dadasahaeb Phalke Award.
Mr. Chatterjee, the Bengali iconic actor, made his debut in 1959 acting with Satyajit Ray in Apur Sansar. Later he went on to become a central actor in Ray's team, in classic movies like "Sonar Kella", "Charulata", and "Ghare Baire".. He has also worked with several other well-known directors. Some of his other famous movies are "Jhinder Bandi", "Koni", "Kaapurush", "Akash Kusum", "Aranyer Din Ratri", "Joy Baba Felunath", "Teen Bhubaner Pare", "Ganashatru" and "Sakah Prashakha
He said the award, whose recipients have been “deserving persons,” “vindicates the faith that my countrymen have placed in me.”
PHALKE Award Winners
Shyam Benegal - Director 2006
Adoor Gopalakrishnan - Director 2005
Mrinal Sen - Director 2004
Dev Anand- Actor, Director, Producer 2003
Yash Chopra - Director, Producer 2002
Asha Bhosle - Singer 2001
Hrishikesh Mukherjee - Director 2000
B.R. Chopra - Director, Producer 1999
Pradeep - Lyricist, Poet 1998
Sivaji Ganesan - Actor 1997
Dr. Raj Kumar - Actor, Singer, Producer 1996
Dilip Kumar - Actor 1995
Majrooh Sultanpuri - Lyricist 1994
Bhupen Hazarika - Composer, Singer, Producer 1993
Bhalji Pendharkar - Producer, Director 1992
A. Nageshwar Rao- Actor 1991
Lata Mangeshkar - Singer, Producer 1990
Ashok Kumar - Actor, Singer 1989
Raj Kapoor - Actor, Director 1988
B. Nagi Reddi - Producer 1987
V.Shantaram - Director, producer, actor 1986
Satyajit Ray - Director, Producer 1985
Durga Khote - Actress 1984
L.V. Prasad - Actor, Director, Producer 1983
Naushad- Composer 1982
Jairaj - Actor, Director, Producer 1981
Sohrab Modi - Actor, Director, Producer 1980
R.C. Boral - Composer 1979
Nitin Bose - Cinematographer, Director, Producer 1978
Kanan Devi - Actress, Singer, Producer 1977
Dhiren Ganguly - Actor, Director, Producer 1976
B.N. Reddi - Director, Producer 1975
Sulochana- Actress 1974
Pankaj Mallick - Singer, Actor, Composer 1973
Prithviarj Kapoor - Actor, Director, Producer 1972
B.N. Sircar - Producer 1971
Devika Rani - Actress 1970