Indian film star Mithun Chakraborty was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at a ceremony yesterday, October 8, in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, during the 70th National Awards function. The actor was announced the recipient of the award by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw last month.

President Droupadi Murmu gave away the award to the 74-year-old actor who is renowned for his work in films like Mrigayaa, Agneepath and Disco Dancer. This award is the government’s highest recognition in the field of cinema.

Apart from Chakraborty, film personalities like Neena Gupta, Ayan Mukerji, Rishab Shetty and Manoj Bajpai were also felicitated by the President.  

Other Awardees:

Rishab Shetty received the Best Actor trophy for his role in the Kannada action thriller Kantara.

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva, directed by Ayan and backed by Karan Johar, won the Best Film award in the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics) category. Composer Pritam bagged the award for Best Music Director for the film, while Arijit Singh won the Best Singer award for the track Kesariya.

Neena Gupta won the Best Actress in a supporting role award for her portrayal of Shabina Siddiqui in Sooraj Barjatya’s 2022 adventure drama film Uunchai, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa and Parineeti Chopra. .

Actor Manoj Bajpayee got a special mention for his performance in the Disney+ Hotstar film Gulmohar, which also bagged the Best Hindi Feature Film award.

Composer A.R. Rahman won the Best Background Music award for Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1, which also bagged the Best Tamil Feature Film award.