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The 30 pages that link to Dadasaheb Phalke Award, each with the reason it gives.

• Lata MangeshkarRelated: She received the award in 1989 for her influence on Indian film music.

• National Film AwardsBroader topic: This lifetime honor is the awards’ most distinguished individual recognition.

• National Film Award for Best ActressCompared with: Unlike this performance prize, it recognizes a career-long contribution to Indian cinema.

• Asha BhosleRelated: Bhosle received the award in 2000 for her contribution to Indian cinema.

• National Film Award for Best ActorRelated: It provides a lifetime-achievement counterpart to the Best Actor award’s recognition of a performance.

• Yash ChopraRelated: Chopra received it in 2001, recognizing his long influence on Indian filmmaking.

• Raj KapoorRelated: Kapoor received it in 1987, recognizing his influence across acting, directing, and production.

• Dadasaheb PhalkeRelated: The award preserves Phalke’s name as a national symbol of achievement in Indian film.

• Dev AnandBroader topic: Anand received it in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema.

• GulzarRelated: Gulzar received the award in 2013 for his contribution to Indian cinema.

• Adoor GopalakrishnanRelated: He received the award in 2004, recognizing his contribution to Indian filmmaking.

• Shyam BenegalRelated: Benegal received this national recognition for his contribution to Indian cinema.

• Ashok KumarRelated: Kumar received it in 1988 in recognition of his long film career.

• NaushadRelated: Naushad received it in 1982, recognizing his lasting contribution to Indian film music.

• KajolCompared with: It is a national lifetime honor distinct from Kajol’s acting awards.

• Zoya AkhtarRelated: Akhtar received the award for Best Director for Gully Boy at the 2020 ceremony.

• Devika RaniRelated: Rani received its first award in 1969, recognizing her contribution to Indian film.

• Mrinal SenRelated: Sen received it in 2000 for his contribution to Indian filmmaking.

• Sivaji GanesanRelated: Ganesan received it in 1997 for his contribution to Indian cinema.

• Waheeda RehmanRelated: Rehman received the award in 2021 for her contributions to Indian cinema.

• Soumitra ChatterjeeRelated: Chatterjee received the award in 2012 for his contribution to Indian cinema.

• K. ViswanathRelated: Viswanath received it in 2016 for his contribution to Indian filmmaking.

• Kamini KaushalRelated: Kaushal received this honor in 2015 for her contribution to Indian cinema.

• Majrooh SultanpuriRelated: Majrooh received the award in 1993, the first lyricist to receive it.

• Asha ParekhRelated: Parekh received it in 2020, recognizing her long career in Indian film.

• D. RamanaiduRelated: Ramanaidu received the award in 2009 for his contribution to Indian film production.

• Dr. RajkumarRelated: He received it in 1995 for his contribution to Indian cinema.

• K. S. SethumadhavanRelated: Sethumadhavan received it in 2010 for his contribution to Indian cinema.

• Sanjeev KumarRelated: Kumar received it posthumously in 2013, decades after his death.

• Sunil DuttCompared with: Unlike Dutt’s Padma Shri, this cinema-specific lifetime award was not among his honors.