Raj Kapoor Award

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Raj Kapoor Award
Anupam Kher.jpg
The 2024 recipient: Anupam Kher
Awarded for Lifetime achievement
Location Maharashtra
CountryIndia
Presented by Government of Maharashtra
First award1998
Final award2023
Recent winner Anupam Kher
Highlights
Total awarded21
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]

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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
YearImageRecipientField of workRef.
1998 Ramanand Sagar.jpg Ramanand Sagar Director [3]
1999 Kidar Sharma Director, screenwriter [4]
2000 BhagwaanDada 1949.jpg Bhagwan Dada Actor, director [5]
2001 Sandhya in 1957.jpg Sandhya Shantaram Actress [6]
2002 Naushadsaab1.jpg Naushad Music composer [7]
2003 Rajesh Khanna 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Rajesh Khanna Actor [8]
2004 Pran Actor.JPG Pran Actor [9]
2005 Shammi Kapoor still19.jpg Shammi Kapoor Actor [10]
2006 Rajinikanth at the Inauguration of MGR Statue.jpg Rajinikanth Actor [11]
2007 Yash Chopra 2012.jpg Yash Chopra Director [12]
2008 Gulzar 2008 - still 38227.jpg Gulzar Lyricist [13]
2009 Rekha in 2019.jpg Rekha Actress [14]
2010 Manoj Kumar at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 10.jpg Manoj Kumar Actor [15]
2011 Govind Nihalani.jpg Govind Nihalani Director [16]
2012 Shyam Benegal.jpg Shyam Benegal Director, screenwriter [17]
2013 Basu Chatterjee image.jpg Basu Chatterjee Director
2014 Tanuja attending Durga puja in 2021.jpg Tanuja Actress [18]
2015 Shashikala.jpg Shashikala Actress [19]
2016 Jeetendra colors indian telly awards (cropped).jpg Jeetendra Actor [20]
2017 Saira Banu grace the Kresha Bajaj's store launch (7).jpg Saira Banu Actress [21]
2018 Waman bhonsle.jpg Waman Bhonsle Editor [22]
2020 Bollywood Actor Aruna Irani clicked by Lens Naayak Photographer Camaal Mustafa Sikander 2.jpg Aruna Irani Actress
2021 Mithun Chakraborty cropped.jpg Mithun Chakraborty Actor
2022 Helen in 2019.jpg Helen Actress
2023 Asha Parekh.jpg Asha Parekh Actress
2024 Anupam Kher.jpg Anupam Kher Actor

See also

References

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  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.
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  9. "Pran felicitated with Raj Kapoor Award". Tribune India.
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  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.