53rd Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award

• 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.

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.