Awards and Recognition
- 1959 - Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1962 - Filmfare Best Actor Award, Rakhi
- 1963 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi), Gumrah
- 1966 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Afsana
- 1969 - Filmfare Best Actor Award, Aashirwaad
- 1969 - National Film Awards for Best Actor, Aashirwaad
- 1969 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi), Aashirwaad
- 1988 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award for cinematic excellence
- 1994 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1995 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1998 - Padma Bhushan
- 2001 - Awadh Samman by the Government of Uttar Pradesh
- 2007 - "Special Award" by Star Screen Awards
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