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Maharashtra's highest lifetime achievement award Not to be confused with Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award.

Raj Kapoor Award
The 2023 recipient: Asha Parekh
Awarded forLifetime achievement
LocationMaharashtra
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Maharashtra
First awarded1998
Last awarded2023
Recent winnerAsha Parekh
Highlights
Total awarded21
First winnerRamanand 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.

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.

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
1999 Kidar Sharma Director, screenwriter
2000 Bhagwan Dada Actor, director
2001 Sandhya Shantaram Actress
2002 Naushad Music composer
2003 Rajesh Khanna Actor
2004 Pran Actor
2005 Shammi Kapoor Actor
2006 Rajinikanth Actor
2007 Yash Chopra Director
2008 Gulzar Lyricist
2009 Rekha Actress
2010 Manoj Kumar Actor
2011 Govind Nihalani Director
2012 Shyam Benegal Director, screenwriter
2013 Basu Chatterjee Director
2014 Tanuja Actress
2015 Shashikala Actress
2016 Jeetendra Actor
2017 Saira Banu Actress
2018 Waman Bhonsle Editor
2020 Aruna Irani Actress
2021 Mithun Chakraborty Actor
2022 Helen Actress
2023 Asha Parekh Actress

See also

References

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