Which actress, wife of actor Himanshu Rai and co-founder of Bombay Talkies, became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award when it was instituted in 1969?

• A Durga Khote
• B Devika Rani ✓
• C Nargis
• D Shobhna Samarth

Devika Rani (1908-1994), known as the 'First Lady of Indian Cinema', received the inaugural Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her pioneering contributions to early Indian film as an actress and studio head.