1) The first recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award was Devika Rani, who was honored with this prestigious award in 1969.
2) Dada Saheb Phalke (1870-1944) is known as the "Father of Indian Cinema."
3) The first Hindi language feature film, "Raja Harishchandra," was directed by the late Dada Sahab Phalke.
4) Recipients of the Swarna Kamal are also honored with a shawl and a cash prize of Rs. 10,00,000.
5) Most recently, in the 66th National Film Awards, Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the Dada Sahab Phalke Award.
6) A total of 50 Dada Saheb Phalke Awards have been bestowed upon various legends of Indian cinema.
7) Other cinematic events organize similar awards and honors with names akin to the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
8) Vinod Khanna and Prithviraj Kapoor were posthumously honored with this award.
9) Birendranath Sircar, the founder of two theaters in Calcutta, was the second recipient of this prestigious award.
10) Bomireddy Narsimha Reddy was the first person from the South Indian film industry to be awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.