The correct answer is Dadasaheb Phalke.

• The Father of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke was one of the most eminent producers, directors, and screenwriters in the history of the Indian film industry.
• Dadasaheb has considered the father of Indian cinema is because of his debut movie Raja Harishchandra which was released in 1913.
  • Not only the movie was his debut, but it was also India’s first full-length feature.
• He made 95 movies and 27 short films in his career spanning 19 years, till 1937, including his most noted works: Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918), Kaliya Mardan (1919) and Setu Bandhan (1932). During 1936-38, he produced his last film Gangavataran (1937).
• The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honor by the Central Government in 1969.
  • The award is one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema and is the highest official recognition for film personalities in the country.
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners:

  Year	Person
  2017	Vinod Khanna
  2018	Amitabh Bachchan

• In 1972, Raj Kapoor received the posthumous award given to his father, Prithviraj Kapoor.