• Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kala Pani

• Filmfare Best Actor Award for Guide

• Filmfare Best Film for Guide

• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

• 1996 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award

• 2001 - Padma Bhushan Award (India's third highest civilian award from the Government of India).

 • 2002 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award for cinematic excellence

• 2003 - "Lifetime Achievement Award" for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema’ at IIFA Award [10] in Johannesburg, South Africa.