The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is presented by Filmfare every year in its
Filmfare Awards, honouring eminent
film personalities and their paramount contribution to the
Hindi film industry throughout their career.
Initially named the Raj Kapoor Award for Lifetime Achievement, after the legendary film personality
Raj Kapoor, it was first presented in the year 1991, to the legendary megastar
Amitabh Bachchan, who with his work had earned nationwide phenomenal popularity and acclaim, after contributing to Hindi films for a span of over two decades by then.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at 61st Filmfare Awards
In the 61st edition of Filmfare Awards held in January, 2016, actress
Moushumi Chatterjee was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Her illustrious career in films spans nearly 50 years, having acted in Bollywood as well as in
Bengali films, both as lead heroine and supporting actress. Her on-screen pairings with the likes of
Rajesh Khanna,
Shashi Kapoor,
Jeetendra,
Sanjeev Kumar and
Vinod Mehra were popular and she was the third highest paid
Hindi film actress in 1973-1978. She was last seen in the 2015 comedy drama film ‘Piku’, alongside Amitabh Bachchan,
Deepika Padukone and
Irrfan Khan, as Chhobi Mashi, the maternal aunt of Deepika Padukone’s character Piku. The film was directed by Shoojit Sircar, who also presented her the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
List of Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award recipients
The recipients of the esteemed Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award since its first presentation in 1991 are enlisted hereunder.
