Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award

Not to be confused with Raj Kapoor Award.

Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award
Awarded for	Special Contribution in Indian cinema
Location	Maharashtra
Country	India
Presented by	Government of Maharashtra
First award	2009
Recent winner	Kajol
Highlights
Total awarded	10
First winner	Aamir Khan

The Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award is the highest contribution award in Hindi cinema, established by the Government of Maharashtra, India. It is presented annually by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra in Maharashtra State Film Awards. Award instituted in 2009 to recognises individual for their "Special Contribution 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 ₹3,00,000. ^[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 Aamir Khan, who was honoured at the Maharashtra State Film Awards in 2009. As of 2023, there have been 09 awardees.

Recipients

List of award recipients

Year	Image	Recipient	Field of work	Ref.
2009		Aamir Khan	Actor	[3]
2010		Ashutosh Gowariker	Director	[4]
2011		Shabana Azmi	Actress	[5]
2012		Madhuri Dixit	Actress	[6]
2013		Nana Patekar	Actor
2014		Madhur Bhandarkar	Director, writer	[7]
2015		Vidya Balan	Actress	[8]
2016		Anil Kapoor	Actor	[9]
2017		Jackie Shroff	Actor	[10]
2018		Rajkumar Hirani	Director	[11]
2019		Paresh Rawal	Actor	[12]
2020		J. P. Dutta	Director
2021		Sonu Nigam	Singer
2022		Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Director, producer
2023	–	N. Chandra	Director, producer, writer
2024		Kajol	Actress

See also

• Dadasaheb Phalke Award
• Raj Kapoor Award
• V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
• V. Shantaram Special Contribution 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. "Rekha not old enough for lifetime achievement award - Bollywood News - ApunKaChoice.Com". 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
4. "Manoj Kumar gets Raj Kapoor Award". India Today. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
5. "Maha Govt Confers Raj Kapoor Awards On Nihalani, Shabana". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
6. "Madhuri Dixit, Shyam Benegal bag Raj Kapoor awards". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
7. "Tanuja honoured with Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award". India Today.
8. "Maharashtra government announces annual film awards". The Hindu. 27 April 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 February 2024.
9. "Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor get Maha Govt's Raj Kapoor awards". The Indian Express. 17 April 2016.
10. "Saira Banu: Saira Banu, Jackie Shroff get Raj Kapoor awards - Bangalore Mirror". bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com.
11. "55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Awards Distribution Celebrated - Latest Photos | दिमाखात पार पडला ५५ वा महाराष्ट्र मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कार सोहळा - Watch Galleryimages Photos at Loksatta.com". Loksatta (in Marathi). 10 September 2021.
12. "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