Q172
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeAwards & Honours
Who is the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2015?
- a.Manoj Kumar
- b.Dilip Kumar
- c.Amitabh Bachchan
- d.Vinod Khanna
Answer: (A) Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar, the actor-director known as 'Bharat Kumar' for patriotic films such as 'Upkar' and 'Purab Aur Paschim', received the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award (for 2015). The award was instituted in 1969 and Devika Rani was its first recipient. For comparison: Dilip Kumar won it for 1994, Shashi Kapoor for 2014, K. Viswanath for 2016, Vinod Khanna (posthumously) for 2017 and Amitabh Bachchan for 2018.