Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2023, and what distinction does the win carry?
- Waheeda Rehman — oldest recipient in the award's history
- Mithun Chakraborty — first Bengali actor to win the award
- Mohanlal — youngest recipient (age 65); second Malayalam cinema winner
- Asha Parekh — first woman to win after a twenty-year gap
Answer: Mohanlal — youngest recipient in the award's history (age 65 at presentation); second person primarily associated with Malayalam cinema to win
Mohanlal was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023, presented at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony on 23 September 2025. At 65 years of age at the time of presentation, he is the youngest person to have received the award. He is the second recipient primarily associated with Malayalam cinema, after Adoor Gopalakrishnan (2004).