| D. Ramanaidu - actor,producer |
2009 |
| VK Murthy - cinematographer |
2008 |
| Manna Dey - Singer |
2007 |
Tapan Sinha - Director |
2006 |
Shyam Benegal - Director |
2005 |
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan - Director |
2004 |
| Mrinal Sen - Director |
2003 |
| Dev Anand- Actor, Director,
Producer |
2002 |
| Yash Chopra - Director, Producer |
2001 |
| Asha
Bhosle - Singer |
2000 |
| Hrishikesh Mukherjee - Director |
1999 |
| B.R. Chopra - Director, Producer |
1998 |
| Pradeep - Lyricist, Poet |
1997 |
| Sivaji Ganesan - Actor |
1996 |
| Dr. Raj Kumar - Actor, Singer,
Producer |
1995 |
| Dilip
Kumar - Actor |
1994 |
| Majrooh Sultanpuri - Lyricist |
1993 |
| Bhupen Hazarika - Composer,
Singer, Producer |
1992 |
| Bhalji Pendharkar - Producer,
Director |
1991 |
| A. Nageshwar Rao- Actor |
1990 |
| Lata
Mangeshkar - Singer, Producer |
1989 |
| Ashok Kumar - Actor, Singer |
1988 |
| Raj
Kapoor - Actor, Director |
1987 |
| B. Nagi Reddi - Producer |
1986 |
| V.Shantaram - Director, producer,
actor |
1985 |
| Satyajit
Ray - Director, Producer |
1984 |
| Durga Khote - Actress |
1983 |
| L.V. Prasad - Actor, Director,
Producer |
1982 |
| Naushad- Composer |
1981 |
| Jairaj - Actor, Director,
Producer |
1980 |
| Sohrab Modi - Actor, Director,
Producer |
1979 |
| R.C. Boral - Composer |
1978 |
| Nitin Bose - Cinematographer,
Director, Producer |
1977 |
| Kanan Devi - Actress, Singer,
Producer |
1976 |
| Dhiren Ganguly - Actor, Director,
Producer |
1975 |
| B.N. Reddi - Director, Producer |
1974 |
| Sulochana- Actress |
1973 |
| Pankaj Mallick - Singer,
Actor, Composer |
1972 |
| Prithviarj Kapoor - Actor,
Director, Producer |
1971 |
| B.N. Sircar - Producer |
1970 |
| Devika Rani - Actress |
1969 |
