Dadasaheb Phalke Award, 2020

  • Renowned film actress, director and producer and an accomplished Indian classical dancer Ms Asha Parekh was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020.
  • Starting her career as a child actor she made her debut as lead heroine in ‘Dil Deke Dekho’ and has gone on to act in over 95 movies.
  • Ms Asha Parekh was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992. She has also served as the head of Central Board for Film Certification from 1998-2001.
  • The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani (1969).
  • In 2019 it was awarded to ....
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