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Indian Film Company chairman Shyam Benegal has received this year's Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India's highest honour for cinema.
Indian President Pratibha Patil will present the award, along with a cash prize, to Benegal later this year.
Benegal is the director of classics including Ankur, Nishant, Kalyug and Bhumika. He currently is the chairman of the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune.
The award was founded in 1969 and is given annually for lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema.
Indian President Pratibha Patil will present the award, along with a cash prize, to Benegal later this year.
Benegal is the director of classics including Ankur, Nishant, Kalyug and Bhumika. He currently is the chairman of the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune.
The award was founded in 1969 and is given annually for lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema.
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