Actor
Priyanka
Chopra
will
be
honoured
with
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Academy
Award
for
being
an
international
icon.
The
beautiful
diva
will
be
given
the
award
under
the
newly
introduced
'Internationally
Acclaimed
Actress'
category
at
a
ceremony
in
Mumbai
on
June
1.
"Priyanka's
hard
and
sincere
efforts
have
helped
her
place
herself
on
an
international
platform
with
grace.
She
is
representing
India
at
the
global
level
and
that
has
made
every
Indian
proud
of
her
work.''
''This
compelled
us
to
introduce
this
fresh
category
in
the
awards," Dadasaheb
Phalke
Academy
and
Award
Committee
chairman
Ganesh
Jain
told
PTI
in
a
statement.
Celebrities
like
Anil
Kapoor,
Kapil
Sharma,
Juhi
Chawla
and
Nitesh
Tiwari,
among
others,
are
expected
to
attend
the
event.
The
board
of
trustees
of
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Academy
Awards
include
Johny
Lever,
Pahlaj
Nihalani,
Mithun
Chakraborty
and
TP
Agrawal.
On
the
work
front,
Priyanka
Chopra
is
busy
with
the
promotions
of
Baywatch
these
days.