Pariksha SaathiAnant Nag selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024
Veteran actor Anant Nag, best known for his work in Kannada cinema, has been chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 on the recommendation of the award's selection committee. India's highest honour in cinema, the award recognises outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema and carries a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl and a cash prize of ₹10 lakh; it was to be presented at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony at Kevadia, Gujarat, on 22 September 2026. Born in Karnataka in 1948, Nag made his debut in the Kannada film Sankalp and his Hindi debut in Ankur, and across more than five decades has acted in over 300 films in six languages, besides works such as Malgudi Days. He has won five Filmfare Awards, received the Padma Bhushan in 2025, and served in Karnataka's Legislative Council and Assembly, including as Minister of State for Bangalore City Development. The award honours Dadasaheb Phalke, who directed India's first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913).
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Learning context
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted by the Government of India in 1969, and its first recipient was actor Devika Rani. Each award is tied to a National Film Awards year and is usually presented later: Mithun Chakraborty’s award for 2022 was presented at the 70th National Film Awards in October 2024, and Mohanlal’s award for 2023 at the 71st National Film Awards in September 2025.
Reference: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, which announces the award
Check yourself: Anant Nag’s award is ‘for 2024’ but is presented in 2026. Is that a mistake?
No. The award year and the ceremony year differ: the 2024 award goes with the 72nd National Film Awards, just as Mohanlal’s 2023 award was presented at the 71st National Film Awards in 2025.
Revision task: write down the award year (2024), the ceremony (72nd National Film Awards, 22 September 2026) and the first recipient (Devika Rani, 1969) as three separate facts.
Test yourself
Which veteran actor, best known for Kannada cinema, was chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024?
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Answer: Anant Nag
Anant Nag was chosen for India's highest cinema honour, which carries a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl and ₹10 lakh; the award honours Dadasaheb Phalke, who directed India's first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913).
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