• Legendary actress Ms Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2021.
• The award will be presented during the 69th National Film awards ceremony.
• The following members were part of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Selection Committee: Ms Asha Parekh, Mr Chiranjeevi, Mr Paresh Rawal, Mr Prosenjit Chatterjee and Mr Shekhar Kapur.

The Father of Indian Cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke, made the first Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra in the year 1913.

ABOUT THE AWARD

• The Government of India introduced the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969.
• It is India’s highest award in the field of cinema presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals.
• It is presented by the President of India.
• Actress Devika Rani was the first recipient.
• The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹10,00,000.

ABOUT THE ACTRESS

• Waheeda Rehman has worked in more than 90 films, in a career spanning over five decades and has received significant critical acclaim.
• She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her roles in Guide (1965) and Neel Kamal (1968).
• She won National Film Award for her role as a clanswoman in the film Reshma and Shera.
• She was honoured with the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1972, later receiving the Padma Bhushan in 2011.