Who was the first cinematographer to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and in which year?
- Nitin Bose — 1977 (also a cinematographer)
- V.K. Murthy — 2008
- Raichand Boral — 1978
- Tapan Sinha — 2006
Answer: V.K. Murthy — 2008 (56th National Film Awards)
V.K. Murthy — Varahalu Venkateshwara Murthy — received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2008 at the 56th National Film Awards. He was the first cinematographer to receive the award in its forty-year history. He is best known for his collaboration with director Guru Dutt, particularly the visual style of Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962).