Question: Who has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2018?
(a) Rajesh Khanna
(b) Dev Anand
(c) Amitabh Bachchan
(d) Rishi Kapoor
Answer: ( c )
Related facts:
(a) Rajesh Khanna
(b) Dev Anand
(c) Amitabh Bachchan
(d) Rishi Kapoor
Answer: ( c )
Related facts:
- Country’s highest film honour, Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2018 will be presented to Amitabh Bachchan.
- The announcement was made by Information and Broadcasting Minister Shri Prakash Javdekar.
- Amitabh Bachchan made his debut in 1969 in the film Saat Hindustani which is about seven Indians attempting to liberate Goa from Portuguese colonial rule.
- The same year he also did the voice over for Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome, one of the earliest films of the Indian parallel cinema.
- Mr. Bachchan has been honoured with four National Film Awards, for the films Agneepath, Black, Paa, and Piku.
- He has done films like Anand, Mili, Chupke Chupke, Parwana, Bombay to Goa, and Kabhie Kabhie and he was liked most as a host on TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
- Mr. Bachchan has been honoured with Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award:
- Dada Saheb Phalke award is India’s highest film honour conferred for “Outstanding contribution for the growth and development of Indian cinema”.
- The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus), a shawl and a cash prize of Rs. 10 lacs.
- It is presented every year at the National Film Awards ceremony.
- This award was introduced by government in the year 1969. The first recipient of the award was Devika Rani.
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