IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award

IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award
Awarded for	"Outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Bharatiya cinema"
Sponsored by	International Film Festival of India
First award	2013;12 years ago (2013)
Final award	2024
Most recent winner(s)	Vikrant Massey (Film personality) and Nandamuri Balakrishna (Special recognition)
Highlights
Total awarded	14
First winner	Waheeda Rahman

The IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year and Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award is a National honour instituted by the International Film Festival of India. ^{[1] [2]} The recipient is honoured for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Cinema of India. The award was first instituted in the year 2013 from the 44th IFFI. ^{[3] [4]}

Indian Film Personality of the Year (2013–Present)

Since 2013, on the occasion of 100 years of Cinema of India, the Award for the "Indian Film Personality of the Year" was instituted. The annual award is presented to an Indian film personality for their outstanding contribution to the Indian Film Industry through their craft. This Award consists of a Silver Peacock Medal, a certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,00,000. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Edition	Image	Awardee	Craft
44th		Waheeda Rahman	Actress
45th		Rajinikanth	Actor
46th		Ilaiyaraaja	Composer
47th		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Playback singer and composer
48th		Amitabh Bachchan	Actor
49th		Salim Khan	Screenwriter
51st		Biswajit Chatterjee	Actor
52nd		Hema Malini	Film personality
		Prasoon Joshi	Lyricist
53rd		Chiranjeevi	Actor
55th		Vikrant Massey	Actor

IFFI Golden Jubilee ICON Award

On the occasion of Golden Jubilee year of IFFI, veteran actor Rajinikanth was conferred with the "Golden Jubilee ICON Award" in the year 2019. ^[8]

Edition	Image	Awardee	Craft
50th		Rajinikanth	Actor

IFFI Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award

At the 54th IFFI 2023 "Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award" was instituted. ^[9]

Edition	Image	Awardee	Craft
54th		Madhuri Dixit	Actress
55th		Allu Arjun	Actor
56th		Nandamuri Balakrishna	Actor

References

1. "'Beatriz's War' wins Golden Peacock at 44th International film festival of India – Times of India". The Times of India. December 2013.
2. "IFFI 2013 Winners – The Golden Peacock award goes to BEATRIZ's WAR." iffigoablog.blogspot.in. 30 November 2013.
3. "44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)" (PDF). employmentnews.gov.in.
4. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/feacontent.aspx?relid=100683 ^{[ dead link ]}
5. "Who will be the Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI 2017?". 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
6. "Waheeda receives Indian Film Personality of the Year award at IFFI". 20 November 2013.
7. Tanushree Ghosh (28 November 2024). "IFFI 2024 Winners: Golden Peacock for Toxic; Vikrant Massey, Phillip Noyce, Marathi film, Clément Favreau, Vesta Matulyte & Ieva Rupeikaite win honours". Money Control. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
8. "Rajinikanth, Isabelle Huppert to Be Honoured at IFFI 2019". 2 November 2019.
9. "IFFI 2023: Madhuri Dixit honoured with special recognition award". India Today. 20 November 2023.

External links

• Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India