Mr. Viveck Goenka (the chairman of The Express Group) started the esteemed star Screen Awards in 1994. The Screen Awards are different from the other awards because they are presented by a panel belonging to the film industry. The Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award was introduced in the year 1993. The inaugural award was presented to the versatile actor Ashok Kumar. Ashok Kumar accidentally entered the Indian film industry as an actor in the film ‘Jeevan Naiya’. He had a long and illustrious career spanning five decades. He is acknowledged as one of India’s finest actors.

The Winners For Screen-Videocon Lifetime Achievement Award Were:

Year
Winner
2010
Javed Akhtar
2009
Sanjay Khan
2008
Manoj Kumar
2007
Mala Sinha & Biswajeet
2005
Jeetendra
2004
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2003
Rajesh Khanna
2002
Sharmila Tagore
2001
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2000
Shammi Kapoor
1999
Pran
1998
Naushad
1997
Sunil Dutt
1996
Suraiya
1995
Lata Mangeshkar & Dev Anand
1994
B.R. Chopra
1993
Ashok Kumar