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  1. Who was (is) the first lady recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
    1. Nargis Dutt
    2. Uma Devi
    3. Devika Rani
    4. Sulochana
Correct Option: C

Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich was an early Indian movie star who won the first Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969. Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in 1969. In 1958, the President of India honoured Devika Rani with a Padma Shri.
Note : 2016 Dadasaheb phalke award recipient of the award is filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath who will be honoured at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony.



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