13th Dec 2002
16.32 IST
By ApunKaChoice Bureau
The prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2001 has been given to eminent director-producer Yash Chopra.
Among Yash’s most memorable films are Dhool ka Phool, Waqt, Ittefaq, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhi, Trishul, Silsila, Chandni, Lamhe and Dil to Paagal Hai.
He has won five National Awards apart from various other awards.
The award was set up in 1969 to commemorate the outstanding contributions made by the late Dada Saheb Phalke to the film industry.
It carries a cash prize of Rs two lakh, a shawl and a ‘swarna kamal’.
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