100 years of Indian Film industry legends.

2. Dadasaheb Phalke
the father of Indian cinema

3. The first Indian Film Raja Harischandra
1913 directed by Dadasaheb Phalke

4. Alam Ara
was the first Indian sound film.

5. Zubeida Begum Dhanrajgir
Technically the first Actress in Indian Movie.

7. N.T. Rama Rao
popularly known as
NTR, played several
mythological
characters in his
movies. Even today
people recall him as
the Lord Rama or
Krishna onscreen.

8. DILIP KUMAR
Popularly known as the
‘Tragedy King’ of Indian
Cinema, he was the first actor
to receive the Filmfare Best
Actor Award. His genre was
more towards drama and this
is depicted well in some of his
popular movies such as
Devdas, Mughal-e- Azam,
Ganga Jamuna etc. He has
won the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award and he was nominated
as a Rajya Sabha Member as
well.

9. Saudagar

11. AMITABH BACHCHAN
Indian Cinema today is
personified with the ‘Angry
Young Man’, globally. The
popular actor of the 70’s had
all the elements of a
successful actor with the
vigorous roles he performed
in movies like Sholay, Zanjeer,
Deewar and Agneepath, his
romcom’s such as Amar Akbar
Anthony, Silsila and Kabhi
Kabhie.

14. KAMAL HAASAN
This man is a living legend
that we have amongst us
today. His genre of acting lies
in his versatility. Originally a
Tamil actor, he has acted in
most of the South Indian
languages. His multiple talent
also adds to it; being a actor,
producer, director,
screenwriter, choreographer
to name amongst the few. He
has received the honorable
Padmashri and we can say
that, an industry lies in him
for the versatility present in
him.

17. RAJNIKANTH
Known for his simplicity and
humble nature, Rajnikanth’s
movies are usually larger than
life. His versatility is seen in
acting, producing and
screenwriting. One of his all
time favorite movies is
Approorva Raagangal, which
was his debut movie. He
received the Padma Bhushan
Award in 2000 for his
excellent contribution to the
Tamil Industry.

18. Mohammed Rafi was an
Indian recording artist who is
considered by many to be one
of the greatest Indian
playback singers of the Hindi
film industry. In his lifetime,
he was awarded the National
Film Award, Best National
Singer Award and six Filmfare
Awards. In 1967, he was
honoured with the Padma
Shri award by the
Government of India

19. Lata Mangeshkar (born
28 September 1929) is an
Indian singer, and
occasional musiccomposer. She is one of
the best-known and most
respected playback
singers in India. She is the
second vocalist to have ever
been awarded the Bharat
Ratna, India's highest civilian
honour.

20. UTPAL DUTT
This Bengali actor has over 100
Bengali and Hindi movies in his
40 years of acting career. His
famous movies were Gol Mal,
Rang Birangi and Naram
Garam. Amongst his Bengali
flicks some of Satyajit Ray’s
unforgettable movies are
Agantuk, Jana Aranya and Hirak
Rajar Deshe.Because of his
theatre background, he could
carry out excellent plays such as
based on socio- political views
such as Kallol, Manusher Adhikar
etc.

21. Lt.Col.Dr.Padmasree Bharat Mohanlal
Mohanlal started his journey as
an actor with a role of a villain,
which actors in the present day
fear to experiment with. Some of
his notable contributions to the
Malyalam Film Industry is Manjil
Virinja Pookkal, Thiranottam.and
Iruvar. His roles have crossed
from various genres such
romance, tragedy, drama and
comic. He has won three awards
for the Best Actor Category along
with a special jury award.

22. Adv.Dr. Padmasree Bharath MAMMOOTTY
Malyalam Matinee idol
has more than 360 films
in his experience kitty.
One of his hit films till
date is Athirathram and
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu. He
has worked in
Tamil, Hindi, Telugu,
and Kannada films and
has also appeared in most
number of movies in dual
roles.

23. Allah-Rakha Rahman
Know as The Mozart of Indian Cinema. Rahman is
currently one of the highest paid composers of
the motion picture industry. He has also become
a notable humanitarian and philanthropist,
donating and raising money for beneficial causes
and supporting charities.

26. Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman is an Indian
actress who has appeared in
mainly Hindi films, as well as
Telugu and Tamil language films.
She is noted for her contributions
to different genres of films from
the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.
She has received a Centenary
Award for Indian Film Personality, a
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement
Award, a National Film Award for
Best Actress and two Filmfare
Awards for Best Actress,
throughout her career.

27. Madhubala
Popularly hailed as the Venus of the Indian
screen, she was active between 1949 and 1960
until illness shortened her career. With her
contemporaries Nargis and Meena Kumari, she
is regarded as an influential Hindi movie actress.

28. Nutan Samarth Behl
Known as Nutan, was an Indian actress. She appeared in
more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four
decades. Regarded as one of the finest female actors in the
history of Hindi cinema,Nutan was noted for playing
unconventional parts, and her performances often received
praise and accolades.

29. DREAM GILR
Hema Malini
Is an Indian film actress who
primarily works in Bollywood
films. Apart from being an
actress, she has also worked as
a director, producer, dancerchoreographer, and politician.
Appeared in numerous films
throughout the 1970s and 80s.
Her performances in both
commercial and arthouse
productions won a lot of
accolades. During her career,
Malini has been nominated 11
times for the Filmfare Award
for Best Actress

30. Sheela
Is an Indian film actress best
known for her work in
Malayalam cinema. She, along
with Prem Nazir, holds the
world record for acting in the
largest number of films (107)
together as heroine and hero.
In 2005 she won the National
Film Award for Best
Supporting Actress for her
role in the Malayalam film
Akale.