Gulzar holds a unique distinction involving the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and another major Indian award. What is it?
- Only person to receive the Phalke Award and the Bharat Ratna in the same year
- First lyricist to win the Phalke Award and the Academy Award in the same year
- Only person to receive both the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2013) and Jnanpith Award (2023)
- First writer-director to receive the Phalke Award while still actively directing
Answer: Gulzar is the only person to have received both the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2013) and the Jnanpith Award (2023) — India's highest film honour and India's highest literary honour
Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013 at the 61st National Film Awards and the Jnanpith Award in 2023 (jointly with Jagadguru Rambhadracharya). The Jnanpith is India's highest literary honour given by Bharatiya Jnanpith. No other person has received both India's highest cinema honour and India's highest literary honour.