IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award

IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year
Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award

Awarded for| "Outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Bharatiya cinema"
Sponsored by| International Film Festival of India
First award| 2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Final award| 2024
Most recent winner(s)| Vikrant Massey (Film personality) and Allu Arjun (Special recognition)
Highlights
Total awarded| 14
First winner| Waheeda Rahman

The IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year and Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award 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 Cinema of India. 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][7]

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
55th |  | Vikrant Massey | 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.[8]

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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 "Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award" was instituted.[9]

Edition  | Image  | Awardee  | Craft

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54th |  | Madhuri Dixit | Actor
55th |  | Allu Arjun | 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. ^ Tanushree Ghosh (28 November 2024). "IFFI 2024 Winners: Golden Peacock for Toxic; Vikrant Massey, Phillip Noyce, Marathi film, Clément Favreau, Vesta Matulyte & Ieva Rupeikaite win honours". Money Control. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
8. ^ "Rajinikanth, Isabelle Huppert to Be Honoured at IFFI 2019". 2 November 2019.
9. ^ "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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2013–present (Film personality)|

* Waheeda Rahman (2013)
* Rajinikanth (2014)
* Ilaiyaraaja (2015)
* S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2016)
* Amitabh Bachchan (2017)
* Salim Khan (2018)
* Biswajit Chatterjee (2021)
* Hema Malini (2021)
* Prasoon Joshi (2021)
* Chiranjeevi (2022)
* Vikrant Massey (2024)

2023–present (Special recognition in Bharatiya cinema)|

* Madhuri Dixit (2023)
* Allu Arjun (2024)

2019 (Golden Jubilee ICON)|

* Rajinikanth (2019)

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