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Veteran actor Anant Nag has been named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024, on the recommendation of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Selection Committee.
It will be presented at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony on 22 September 2026 at Kevadia, Gujarat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him for a mark left on Indian cinema and particularly on Kannada cinema over several decades.
General Awareness > Awards and Honours
In 2002, who became the youngest percussionist to be honoured with the Padma Bhushan?
Answer: Zakir Hussain
India's highest award in cinema, instituted in 1969 for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema; carries a Swarna Kamal, a shawl and Rs 10 lakh.
India's first full-length feature film, directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, after whom the award is named.