Bollywood Shehensha Amitabh Bachchan will be honored this year with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The Big B will be presented this award for his enormous contribution to the world of cinema for over decades.
The highest award in cinema
Known as the highest award in cinema, Amitabh Bachchan will be honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. The actor will receive a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. Indian Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar announced this news on Twitter. He tweeted, “The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for 2 generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and the international community are happy. My heartiest congratulations to him.”
The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for 2 generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and international community is happy. My heartiest Congratulations to him.@narendramodi @SrBachchan pic.twitter.com/obzObHsbLk
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) September 24, 2019
The highest award in cinema Dadasaheb Phalke award was started by the government in 1969 to commemorate the “father of Indian cinema” who directed Raja Harischandra (1913), India’s first feature film. The first award was given to “the first lady of Indian cinema”, Devika Rani.
Amitabh Bachchan and decades of hard work
Surprisingly, the award itself was first presented in the year of Mr. Bachchan’s debut. Amitabh Bachchan made his Bollywood debut with the first film Saat Hindustani. Anand, Zanjeer, Sholay, Agneepath, Deewar, Kabhie Kabhie, Silsila, Black, Sarkar, Paa and Piku were also the popular movies that earned him names and kept on entertaining his fans with varied roles.
After this announcement was made the actor himself responded on receiving the honor. Amitabh wrote on Twitter that he was “humbled” and “grateful” on receiving the award. He said, “There is a paucity of words searching a response .. for the generosity of words that pour in.. I am but deeply grateful and most humbled .. my sincerest gratitude.”
T 3298 – There is a paucity of words searching a response .. for the generosity of words that pour in ..
I am but deeply grateful and most humbled .. my sincerest gratitude ..कृतज्ञ हूँ मैं , परिपूर्ण , आभार और धन्यवाद … मैं केवल एक विनयपूर्ण , विनम्र अमिताभ बच्चन हूँ pic.twitter.com/ESfV7ms6fZ
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 24, 2019
