IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award

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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 award2013;12 years ago (2013)
Final award2024
Most recent winner(s) Vikrant Massey (Film personality) and Nandamuri Balakrishna (Special recognition)
Highlights
Total awarded14
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]

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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]

EditionImageAwardeeCraft
44th Waheeda Rehman (cropped).jpg Waheeda Rahman Actress
45th Rajinikanth during audio release of robot.jpg Rajinikanth Actor
46th Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg Ilaiyaraaja Composer
47th S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in 2013.JPG S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Playback singer and composer
48th Amitabh.Bachchan.jpg Amitabh Bachchan Actor
49th SalimKhan.jpg Salim Khan Screenwriter
51st Biswajit Deb Chatterjee - Kolkata 2014-02-09 8717.JPG Biswajit Chatterjee Actor
52nd Hema malini bhungama1.jpg Hema Malini Film personality
Prasoon Joshi (Cropped).png Prasoon Joshi Lyricist
53rd The Senior Vice-Minister of Tourism, Japan, Mr. Hiroshi Kajiyama calls on the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Dr. K. Chiranjeevi, in New Delhi on February 12, 2013 (cropped).jpg Chiranjeevi Actor
55th Vikrant Massey at the premiere of film Chhapaak in 2020 (cropped).jpg 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]

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50th Rajinikanth Felicitates Writer Kalaignanam.jpg 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]

EditionImageAwardeeCraft
54th Madhuri Dixit in November 2022.jpg Madhuri Dixit Actress
55th Allu Arjun at 69th NFA.jpg Allu Arjun Actor
56th The Chief Guest, Actor Shri Nandamuri Balkrishna addressing at the closing ceremony of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 30, 2012.jpg 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.