Yes, not many may know that Dilip Kumar was the first male actor to win the Filmfare Best Actor Award. He has received many awards throughout his career, including 8 Filmfare Best Actor awards and 19 Filmfare nominations. He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. 'Gunga Jumna' (1961), which he wrote, produced, and starred in, also received the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film in Hindi. by Alisha Alam