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Who is the first Indian to win Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
1. Devika Rani
2. Madhubala
3. Nargis
4. Durga Khote

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Devika Rani

The correct answer is Devika Rani.

  • Devika Rani was the first winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award which she won in the year 1969.
  • Devika Rani was an Indian film actress hailing from the city of Vishakhapatnam.
  • She had won one of the highest civilian award Padma Shri and was the first recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke award for Lifetime Achievement.
  • She is also known as the 'First Lady of Indian Cinema'.

  • Dadasaheb Phalke award is given in remembrance of the man who made the first Indian Feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. 
  • The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was introduced in 1969 by the government to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema.
  • The award comprises a Swarna Kamal, a Cash Prize of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs) certificate, silk scroll and a shawl.
  • The most recent awardee of the Dadasaheb Phalke award is Amitabh Bachchan who won the award in 2018.
  • Durga Khote was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award in the year 1983.

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