Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi was conferred with the Indian Film Personality of the Year award yesterday at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa for his outstanding contribution to the film industry
The film star was presented with a Silver Peacock medal, a certificate, and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh
Founded In 1952, the IFFI is one of the prominent film festivals in India. The Indian Film Personality of the Year award was instituted on the occasion of 100 years of Indian cinema in 2013
While Chiranjeevi became the 10th Indian film personality to receive the honour, actress Waheeda Rahman was the first film personality to receive the honour in 2013 at the 44th International Film Festival of India
Waheeda Rahman (Actress) – 44th Edition – 2013 Rajinikanth (Actor) – 45th Edition – 2014
Ilaiyaraaja (Music composer and Singer) – 46th Edition – 2015 SP Balasubrahmanyam (Singer) – 47th – 2016
Amitabh Bachchan (Actor) – 48th Edition – 2017 Salim Khan (Screenwriter) – 49th Edition – 2018
Biswajit Chatterjee (Actor) – 51st Edition – 2021 Hema Malini (Actress, Director, and Producer) & Prasoon Joshi (Lyricist) – 52nd Edition – 2021