Shashi Kapoor has been chosen as Dadasaheb Falke Award 2014.
Some Facts about the Dadasaheb Falke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema which is presented annually. The recipient is honoured for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema" and is selected by a committee consisting of eminent personalities from the Indian film industry.
As of 2014, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of INR1,000,000 (US$16,000)
Recipients of the Award
1969 Devika Rani
1970 Birendranath Sircar
1971 Prithviraj Kapoor
1972 Pankaj Mullick
1973 Ruby Myers
1974 Narasimha Reddy
1975 Dhirendra Nath Ganguly
1976 Kanan Devi
1977 Nitin Bose
1978 Raichand Boral
1979 Sohrab Modi
1980 Paidi Jairaj
1981 Naushad
1982 L. V. Prasad
1983 Durga Khote
1984 Satyajit Ray
1985 V. Shantaram
1986 B. Nagi Reddy
1987 Raj Kapoor
1988 Ashok Kumar
1989 Lata Mangeshkar
1990 Akkineni Nageswara Rao
1991 Bhalji Pendharkar
1992 Bhupen Hazarika
1993 Majrooh Sultanpuri
1994 Dilip Kumar
1995 Rajkumar
1996 Sivaji Ganesan
1997 Kavi Pradeep
1998 B. R. Chopra
1999 Hrishikesh Mukherjee
2000 Asha Bhosle
2001 Yash Chopra
2002 Dev Anand
2003 Mrinal Sen
2004 Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2005 Shyam Benegal
2006 Tapan Sinha
2007 Manna Dey
2008 V. K. Murthy
2009 D. Ramanaidu
2010 K. Balachander
2011 Soumitra Chatterjee
2012 Pran
2013 Gulzar
2014 Shashi Kapoor
