Raj Kapoor Award Explained

Raj Kapoor Award
Awarded For:	Lifetime achievement
Location:	Maharashtra
Country:	India
Presenter:	Government of Maharashtra
Year:	1998
Year2:	2022
Holder Label:	Recent winner
Holder:	Helen
Award1 Type:	Total awarded
Award1 Winner:	20
Award2 Type:	First winner
Award2 Winner:	Ramanand 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

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Image	Recipient	Field of work
1998		Ramanand Sagar	Director	^[3]
1999		Kidar Sharma	Director, screenwriter	^[4]
2000		Bhagwan Dada	Actor, director	^[5]
2001		Sandhya Shantaram	Actress	^[6]
2002		Naushad	Music composer	^[7]
2003		Rajesh Khanna	Actor	^[8]
2004		Pran	Actor	^[9]
2005		Shammi Kapoor	Actor	^[10]
2006		Rajinikanth	Actor	^[11]
2007		Yash Chopra	Director	^[12]
2008		Gulzar	Lyricist	^[13]
2009		Rekha	Actress	^[14]
2010		Manoj Kumar	Actor	^[15]
2011		Govind Nihalani	Director	^[16]
2012		Shyam Benegal	Director, screenwriter	^[17]
2013		Basu Chatterjee	Director
2014		Tanuja	Actress	^[18]
2015		Shashikala	Actress	^[19]
2016		Jeetendra	Actor	^[20]
2017		Saira Banu	Actress	^[21]
2018		Waman Bhonsle	Editor	^[22]
2020		Aruna Irani	Actress
2021		Mithun Chakraborty	Actor
2022		Helen	Actress

See also

• V. Shantaram Award
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-07-14 . सांस्कृतिक कार्य संचालनालय . https://web.archive.org/web/20180714083807/http://mahasanskruti.org:80/film-puraskar.php . 14 July 2018 .
2. Web site: 2018-12-14 . Raj Kapoor, the 'greatest showman' of Indian cinema . ThePrint . en-US.
3. Web site: Chandrakant Mandare . dead . 18 February 2024 . 1 October 2013 . https://archive.today/20131001032019/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-18/others/39353477_1_kolhapur-students-art-competition-50-students .
4. Web site: Rediff On The NeT: Lalitha, an actress and a gentlewoman . m.rediff.com.
5. Web site: 'हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर!' . Maharashtra Times . mr.
6. Web site: Showbuzz! Raj Kapoor Award for Sandhya . m.rediff.com.
7. Book: Narwekar, Sanjit . Directory of Indian Film-makers and Films . 1994 . Flicks Books . 978-0-948911-40-8 . en.
8. Web site: Shinde presents the Raj Kapoor award to Rajesh Khanna . m.rediff.com.
9. Web site: Pran felicitated with Raj Kapoor Award . Tribune India.
10. Book: Indian Films . 1977 . B. V. Dharap . en.
11. Web site: State to fete Rajnikant, Ashok Saraf . www.dnaindia.com.
12. Web site: 2012-11-29 . Yash Chopra receives Raj Kapoor Award Businessofcinema.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20121129102519/http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/yash-chopra-receives-raj-kapoor-award/18381 . 29 November 2012 .
13. Web site: 2020-10-11 . Ti Peedhi Vegli Hoti - Annasaheb Deulgaonkar . Loksatta . mr.
14. Web site: 2011-11-21 . Rekha not old enough for lifetime achievement award - Bollywood News - ApunKaChoice.Com . https://web.archive.org/web/20111121071541/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/rekha-not-old-enough-for-lifetime-achievement-award.html . 21 November 2011 .
15. Web site: Manoj Kumar gets Raj Kapoor Award . 2024-02-16 . India Today . en.
16. Web site: Maha Govt Confers Raj Kapoor Awards On Nihalani, Shabana . 2024-02-16 . NDTV.com.
17. Web site: Madhuri Dixit, Shyam Benegal bag Raj Kapoor awards . 2024-02-16 . NDTV.com.
18. Web site: Tanuja honoured with Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award . India Today . en.
19. News: 2015-04-27 . Maharashtra government announces annual film awards . 2024-02-12 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
20. Web site: 2016-04-17 . Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor get Maha Govt's Raj Kapoor awards . The Indian Express . en.
21. Web site: Saira Banu: Saira Banu, Jackie Shroff get Raj Kapoor awards - Bangalore Mirror . bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com.
22. Web site: 2019-05-27 . 56 व्या राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कार सोहळ्यात Carol Littleton चा मराठमोळा अंदाज ठरला लक्ष्यवेधी; 'भोंगा' ठरला सर्वोत्कृष्ट चित्रपट LatestLY मराठी . LatestLY मराठी . mr-IN.