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{{Short description|Indian film festival award}}
{{Infobox award
| name =IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year <br>Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award
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| awarded_for = "Outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Bharatiya cinema"
| sponsor = [[International Film Festival of India]]
| firstawarded = {{Start date and age|2013||}}
| lastawarded = 2024
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| holder_label = Most recent winner(s)
| holder = [[Vikrant Massey]] (Film personality) and [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] (Special recognition)
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 14
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner =[[Waheeda Rahman]]
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The '''IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year''' and '''Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award''' is a National honour instituted by the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Beatrizs-War-wins-Golden-Peacock-at-44th-International-film-festival-of-India/articleshow/26656548.cms|title='Beatriz's War' wins Golden Peacock at 44th International film festival of India – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=December 2013 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffigoablog.blogspot.in/2013/11/iffi-2013-winners-golden-peacock-award.html|title=IFFI 2013 Winners – The Golden Peacock award goes to BEATRIZ's WAR..|website=iffigoablog.blogspot.in|date=30 November 2013 }}</ref> The recipient is honoured for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of [[Cinema of India]]. The award was first instituted in the year 2013 from the [[44th International Film Festival of India|44th IFFI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://employmentnews.gov.in/IFFI.pdf |title=44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) |website=employmentnews.gov.in}}</ref><ref>http://pib.nic.in/newsite/feacontent.aspx?relid=100683 {{dead link|date=October 2021}}</ref>

==Indian Film Personality of the Year (2013–Present)==
Since 2013, on the occasion of 100 years of [[Cinema of India]], the Award for the "Indian Film Personality of the Year" was instituted. The annual award is presented to an Indian film personality for their outstanding contribution to the Indian Film Industry through their craft. This Award consists of a Silver Peacock Medal, a certificate and a cash prize of [[Indian rupee|₹]] 10,00,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iffigoa.org/indian-film-personality-iffi2017/|title=Who will be the Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI 2017?|date=8 November 2017|access-date=19 September 2022|archive-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129234420/http://www.iffigoa.org/indian-film-personality-iffi2017/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/waheeda-receives-indian-film-personality-of-the-year-award-at-iffi-1240803.html|title=Waheeda receives Indian Film Personality of the Year award at IFFI|date=20 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="iffiaw:mc">{{Cite news|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/iffi-2024-winners-golden-peacock-for-toxic-vikrant-massey-phillip-noyce-marathi-film-clement-favreau-vesta-matulyte-ieva-rupeikaite-win-honours-article-12879235.html |title= IFFI 2024 Winners: Golden Peacock for Toxic; Vikrant Massey, Phillip Noyce, Marathi film, Clément Favreau, Vesta Matulyte & Ieva Rupeikaite win honours |author= Tanushree Ghosh |work= Money Control |date= 28 November 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Craft
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[44th International Film Festival of India|44th]]
| [[File:Waheeda Rehman (cropped).jpg|100px]]
! [[Waheeda Rahman]]
|Actress
|-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[45th International Film Festival of India|45th]]
| [[File:Rajinikanth during audio release of robot.jpg|100px]]
! [[Rajinikanth]]
|Actor
|-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[46th International Film Festival of India|46th]]
| [[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|100px]]
! [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|Composer
|-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[47th International Film Festival of India|47th]]
| [[File:S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in 2013.JPG|100px]]
! [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|Playback singer and composer
|-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[48th International Film Festival of India|48th]]
| [[File:Amitabh.Bachchan.jpg|100px]]
! [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|Actor
|-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[49th International Film Festival of India|49th]]
| [[File:SalimKhan.jpg|100px]]
! [[Salim Khan]]
|Screenwriter
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[51st International Film Festival of India|51st]]
| [[File:Biswajit Deb Chatterjee - Kolkata 2014-02-09 8717.JPG|100px]]
! [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]
|Actor
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan=2|[[52nd International Film Festival of India|52nd]]
| [[File:Hema malini bhungama1.jpg|100px]]
! [[Hema Malini]]
| Film personality
|-style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
| [[File:Prasoon Joshi (Cropped).png|100px]]
! [[Prasoon Joshi]]
| Lyricist
|-
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[53rd International Film Festival of India|53rd]]
| [[File:The_Senior_Vice-Minister_of_Tourism,_Japan,_Mr._Hiroshi_Kajiyama_calls_on_the_Minister_of_State_(Independent_Charge)_for_Tourism,_Dr._K._Chiranjeevi,_in_New_Delhi_on_February_12,_2013_(cropped).jpg|100px]]
! [[Chiranjeevi]]
|Actor
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[55th International Film Festival of India|55th]]
| [[File:Vikrant Massey at the premiere of film Chhapaak in 2020 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
! [[Vikrant Massey]]
| Actor
|-
|}

==IFFI Golden Jubilee ICON Award==
On the occasion of '''Golden Jubilee year of IFFI''', veteran actor [[Rajinikanth]] was conferred with the "Golden Jubilee ICON Award" in the year 2019.<ref name="special">{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/indian-cinema/rajinikanth-isabelle-huppert-iffi-2019|title=Rajinikanth, Isabelle Huppert to Be Honoured at IFFI 2019|date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
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|[[50th International Film Festival of India|50th]]
| [[File:Rajinikanth_Felicitates_Writer_Kalaignanam.jpg|100px]]
! [[Rajinikanth]]
|Actor
|}

==IFFI Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award==
At the [[54th International Film Festival of India|54th IFFI 2023]] "Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award" was instituted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/madhuri-dixit-international-film-festival-goa-special-recognition-for-bharatiya-cinema-2465416-2023-11-20|title=IFFI 2023: Madhuri Dixit honoured with special recognition award|website=India Today|date=20 November 2023 }}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Craft
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
| [[54th International Film Festival of India|54th]]
| [[File:Madhuri Dixit in November 2022.jpg|100px]]
! [[Madhuri Dixit]]
|Actress
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
| [[55th International Film Festival of India|55th]]
| [[File:Allu Arjun at 69th NFA.jpg|100px]]
! [[Allu Arjun]]
| Actor
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
| [[56th International Film Festival of India|56th]]
| [[File:The Chief Guest, Actor Shri Nandamuri Balkrishna addressing at the closing ceremony of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 30, 2012.jpg|100px]]
! [[ Nandamuri Balakrishna]]
| Actor
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]
{{International Film Festival of India|state=collapsed}}
{{IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award}}
[[Category:Lists of Indian award winners]]
[[Category:International Film Festival of India]]
[[Category:Indian film festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in Goa]]

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