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Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

  1. Devika Rani

  2. V. Shantaram

  3. Prithviraj Kapoor

  4. Pankaj Mallick
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Devika Rani, a pioneering Indian actress and founder of Bombay Talkies, was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969. This award is India's highest honor in cinema, named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the father of Indian cinema. The other options were all legendary filmmakers but received the award later.

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