Who among the following was the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Sivaji Ganesan.
- Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan, popularly known as Sivaji Ganesan or "Dr. Sivaji Ganesan", was a film actor and an iconic figure of Tamil cinema.
- He had acted in 283 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
- Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960.
- He received the President Award for Best Tamil Actor on twelve occasions.