Raj Kapoor Award

Not to be confused with Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award.

Raj Kapoor Award
The 2024 recipient: Anupam Kher
Awarded for	Lifetime achievement
Location	Maharashtra
Country	India
Presented by	Government of Maharashtra
First award	1998
Final award	2023
Recent winner	Anupam Kher
Highlights
Total awarded	21
First winner	Ramanand Sagar

The Raj Kapoor Award is the highest lifetime achievement award in Hindi cinema, established by the Government of Maharashtra, India. It is presented annually by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra. Award instituted in 1998 to recognises individual for their "Lifetime Achievement to Hindi cinema". The recipient is recognized for their exceptional contribution to the Indian cinema and is chosen by a panel of distinguished figures within the Indian film sector. The accolade includes a certificate, a shawl, and a monetary award of ₹5,00,000. ^[1]

The Government of Maharashtra created the award to commemorate the contribution of Indian actor & filmmaker Raj Kapoor. Kapoor (1924–1988), who is popularly known as greatest and most influential actor and filmmaker of Indian cinema. ^[2]

The first recipient of the award was filmmaker Ramanand Sagar, who was honoured at the Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1998. As of 2023, there have been 20 awardees.

Recipients

List of award recipients

Year	Image	Recipient	Field of work	Ref.
1998		Ramanand Sagar	Director	[3]
1999		Kidar Sharma	Director, screenwriter	[4]
2000		Bhagwan Dada	Actor, director	[5]
2001		Sandhya Shantaram	Actress	[6]
2002		Naushad	Music composer	[7]
2003		Rajesh Khanna	Actor	[8]
2004		Pran	Actor	[9]
2005		Shammi Kapoor	Actor	[10]
2006		Rajinikanth	Actor	[11]
2007		Yash Chopra	Director	[12]
2008		Gulzar	Lyricist	[13]
2009		Rekha	Actress	[14]
2010		Manoj Kumar	Actor	[15]
2011		Govind Nihalani	Director	[16]
2012		Shyam Benegal	Director, screenwriter	[17]
2013		Basu Chatterjee	Director
2014		Tanuja	Actress	[18]
2015		Shashikala	Actress	[19]
2016		Jeetendra	Actor	[20]
2017		Saira Banu	Actress	[21]
2018		Waman Bhonsle	Editor	[22]
2020		Aruna Irani	Actress
2021		Mithun Chakraborty	Actor
2022		Helen	Actress
2023		Asha Parekh	Actress
2024		Anupam Kher	Actor

See also

• V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award

References

1. "सांस्कृतिक कार्य संचालनालय". 14 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018.
2. "Raj Kapoor, the 'greatest showman' of Indian cinema". ThePrint. 14 December 2018.
3. "Chandrakant Mandare". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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5. "'हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर!'". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi).
6. "Showbuzz! Raj Kapoor Award for Sandhya". m.rediff.com.
7. Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian Film-makers and Films. Flicks Books. ISBN   978-0-948911-40-8.
8. "Shinde presents the Raj Kapoor award to Rajesh Khanna". m.rediff.com.
9. "Pran felicitated with Raj Kapoor Award". Tribune India.
10. Indian Films. B. V. Dharap. 1977.
11. "State to fete Rajnikant, Ashok Saraf". www.dnaindia.com.
12. "Yash Chopra receives Raj Kapoor Award | Businessofcinema.com". 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012.
13. "Ti Peedhi Vegli Hoti - Annasaheb Deulgaonkar". Loksatta (in Marathi). 11 October 2020.
14. "Rekha not old enough for lifetime achievement award - Bollywood News - ApunKaChoice.Com". 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
15. "Manoj Kumar gets Raj Kapoor Award". India Today. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
16. "Maha Govt Confers Raj Kapoor Awards On Nihalani, Shabana". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
17. "Madhuri Dixit, Shyam Benegal bag Raj Kapoor awards". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
18. "Tanuja honoured with Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award". India Today.
19. "Maharashtra government announces annual film awards". The Hindu. 27 April 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 February 2024.
20. "Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor get Maha Govt's Raj Kapoor awards". The Indian Express. 17 April 2016.
21. "Saira Banu: Saira Banu, Jackie Shroff get Raj Kapoor awards - Bangalore Mirror". bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com.
22. "56 व्या राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कार सोहळ्यात Carol Littleton चा मराठमोळा अंदाज ठरला लक्ष्यवेधी; 'भोंगा' ठरला सर्वोत्कृष्ट चित्रपट | 🎥 LatestLY मराठी". LatestLY मराठी (in Marathi). 27 May 2019.

External links

• Maharashtra State Film Awards at IMDb