Who among the following won the Best Actor (Male) award at the 11th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival 2021?

Who among the following won the Best Actor (Male) award at the 11th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival 2021? Correct Answer Akshay Kumar

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Key Points

  • Best Actor (Male) award at the 11th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival 2021 was given to Akshay Kumar for the movie - Laxmi
  • Other winners for different categories: 
    • Best Actor ( Female): Deepika Padukone, chhapaak
    • Critic's Best Actress: Kiara Advani, Guilty(movie)
    • Critic's Best Actor(posthumously): Sushant Singh Rajput
    • Best Film- Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
    • Best International Feature Film: Parasite
    • Outstanding Contribution to Film Industry: Dharmendra
    • Outstanding Contribution to Literature in Indian Cinema: Chetan Bhagat
    • Best director: Anurag Basu, Ludo
    • Best web series: Scam 1992

Important Points

  • Dadasaheb Phalke Award:
    • It is given by the Directorate of Film Festivals for extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema.
    • It was introduced in the year 1969 in remembrance of Dada Saheb Phalke.
    • He is also called as ‘father of Indian cinema' and he was the first one to direct India's full-length feature film called ‘Raja Harishchandra’.
    • The first winner of this award was Devika Rani. 

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