Soumitra Chatterjee
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Soumitra Chatterjee was an Indian actor, director and writer who worked in Bengali cinema and theatre. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema
Chatterjee reciting a poem by Tagore at an event
Chatterjee in 2011.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in the field of cinema, given by the Government of India and presented annually at the National Film Awards. The recipient is honoured for their "ou
Soumitra Chatterjee
…Honour) (2017). He received three National Film Awards as an actor and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his work in theatre. In 2012, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema given by the government of India for lifetime achievement. In 2013, IBN Live named him as one of "The men who changed…
Mohanlal (far right) is the most recent winner
A commemorative postage stamp on Dadasaheb Phalke 1870-1944
Dadasaheb Phalke, often credited as "The Father of Indian Cinema", made India's first full-length feature, Raja Harishchandra (1913).
Devika Rani 2011 stamp of India