Explained: Who was Dadasaheb Phalke, after whom Indian cinema’s highest honour is named? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Who was Dadasaheb Phalke, after whom Indian cinema’s highest honour is named? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Published: September 27, 2019 1:29:51 pm

Explained: Who was Dadasaheb Phalke, after whom Indian cinema’s highest honour is named?

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is part of the National Film Awards, themselves a highly coveted collection of honours in the film industry.

Dada Saheb Phalke died in 1944 at Nashik after retiring from films. (Express Archive Photo)

On Tuesday, it was announced that superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s highest honour. The announcement was made by the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Twitter.