Raj Kapoor Award
The Raj Kapoor Award is the highest lifetime achievement award in Hindi cinema, established by the Government of Maharashtra, India. It is presented annually by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra. Award instituted in 1998 to recognises individual for their "Lifetime Achievement to Hindi cinema". The recipient is recognized for their exceptional contribution to the Indian cinema and is chosen by a panel of distinguished figures within the Indian film sector. The accolade includes a certificate, a shawl, and a monetary award of ₹5,00,000.
The Government of Maharashtra created the award to commemorate the contribution of Indian actor & filmmaker Raj Kapoor. Kapoor, who is popularly known as greatest and most influential actor and filmmaker of Indian cinema.
The first recipient of the award was filmmaker Ramanand Sagar, who was honoured at the Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1998. As of 2023, there have been 20 awardees.
Recipients
| Year | Image | Recipient | Field of work | |
| 1998 | Ramanand Sagar | Director | ||
| 1999 | Kidar Sharma | Director, screenwriter | ||
| 2000 | Bhagwan Dada | Actor, director | ||
| 2001 | Sandhya Shantaram | Actress | ||
| 2002 | Naushad | Music composer | ||
| 2003 | Rajesh Khanna | Actor | ||
| 2004 | Pran | Actor | ||
| 2005 | Shammi Kapoor | Actor | ||
| 2006 | Rajinikanth | Actor | ||
| 2007 | Yash Chopra | Director | ||
| 2008 | Gulzar | Lyricist | ||
| 2009 | Rekha | Actress | ||
| 2010 | Manoj Kumar | Actor | ||
| 2011 | Govind Nihalani | Director | ||
| 2012 | Shyam Benegal | Director, screenwriter | ||
| 2013 | Basu Chatterjee | Director | ||
| 2014 | Tanuja | Actress | ||
| 2015 | Shashikala | Actress | ||
| 2016 | Jeetendra | Actor | ||
| 2017 | Saira Banu | Actress | ||
| 2018 | Waman Bhonsle | Editor | ||
| 2020 | Aruna Irani | Actress | ||
| 2021 | Mithun Chakraborty | Actor | ||
| 2022 | Helen | Actress | ||
| 2023 | Asha Parekh | Actress | ||
| 2024 | Anupam Kher | Actor |