IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award

IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year

Awarded for| "Outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Bharatiya cinema"
Sponsored by| International Film Festival of India
First awarded| 2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Last awarded| 2023
Most recent winner| Madhuri Dixit
Highlights
First winner| Waheeda Rahman

The IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year is a National honour instituted by the International Film Festival of India.[1][2] The recipient is honoured for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Bharatiya cinema". The award was first instituted in the year 2013 from the 44th IFFI.[3][4]

## Indian Film Personality of the Year (2013–Present)

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Since 2013, on the occasion of 100 years of Cinema of India, the Award for the "Indian Film Personality of the Year" was instituted. The annual award is presented to an Indian film personality for their outstanding contribution to the Indian Film Industry through their craft. This Award consists of a Silver Peacock Medal, a certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 10,00,000.[5][6]

Edition  | Image  | Awardee  | Craft

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44th |  | Waheeda Rahman | Actress
45th |  | Rajinikanth | Actor
46th |  | Ilaiyaraaja | Composer
47th |  | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Playback singer and composer
48th |  | Amitabh Bachchan | Actor
49th |  | Salim Khan | Screenwriter
51st |  | Biswajit Chatterjee | Actor
52nd |  | Hema Malini | Film personality
| Prasoon Joshi | Lyricist
53rd |  | Chiranjeevi | Actor

## IFFI Golden Jubilee ICON Award

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On the occasion of Golden Jubilee year of IFFI, veteran actor Rajinikanth was conferred with the Golden Jubilee ICON Award in the year 2019.[7]

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50th |  | Rajinikanth | Actor

## IFFI Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award

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At the 54th IFFI 2023 veteran actress Madhuri Dixit was conferred with the Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award.[8]

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54th |  | Madhuri Dixit | Actor

## References

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1. ^ "'Beatriz's War' wins Golden Peacock at 44th International film festival of India – Times of India". The Times of India. December 2013.
2. ^ "IFFI 2013 Winners – The Golden Peacock award goes to BEATRIZ's WAR." iffigoablog.blogspot.in. 30 November 2013.
3. ^ "44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)" (PDF). employmentnews.gov.in.
4. ^ http://pib.nic.in/newsite/feacontent.aspx?relid=100683 [dead link]
5. ^ "Who will be the Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI 2017?". 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
6. ^ "Waheeda receives Indian Film Personality of the Year award at IFFI". 20 November 2013.
7. ^ "Rajinikanth, Isabelle Huppert to Be Honoured at IFFI 2019". 2 November 2019.
8. ^ "IFFI 2023: Madhuri Dixit honoured with special recognition award". India Today. 20 November 2023.

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* Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India

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