Bittersweet Moment For Us: Akshaye Khanna On Vinod Khanna's Dadasaheb Phalke Honour
Akshaye Khanna, who is in the national capital today to receive his father Vinod Khanna's posthumous Dadasaheb Phalke Award, said it is a "bittersweet moment" for the family.
Actor
Akshaye
Khanna,
who
is
in
the
national
capital
today
to
receive
his
father
Vinod
Khanna's
posthumous
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award,
said
it
is
a
"bittersweet
moment" for
the
family.
"We
are
really
proud
as
a
family.
It
is
a
bittersweet
moment
for
us.
I
wish
my
father
was
here
to
receive
this
award.
I
am
missing
him.
It
is
an
emotional
day
for
us," Akshaye
told
PTI.
The
Mom
star
was
accompanied
by
step
motherKavita
Daftary
at
the
ceremony.
Khanna,
who
died
on
April
27
last
year
at
the
age
of
70
after
battling
cancer,
was
active
in
Bollywood
till
the
very
end.
His
last
few
memorable
screen
outings
were
in
Salman
Khans
"Dabangg"
series
and
Shah
Rukh
Khans
"Dilwale"
in
2015.
Known
as
one
of
the
most
handsome
stars
ever
to
grace
the
Indian
cinema
screens,
he
started
off
as
an
antagonist
and
in
supporting
roles
before
graduating
to
lead
roles.
The
actor
had
a
very
successful
pairing
with
Amitabh
Bachchan.
They
worked
together
in
blockbusters
such
as
"Amar
Akbar
Anthony",
"Parvarish",
"Reshma
Aur
Shera",
"Muqaddar
Ka
Sikandar",
"Zameer",
"Hera
Pheri"
and
"Khoon
Paseena".
He
made
his
Bollywood
debut
in
1968
film
"Mann
Ka
Meet",
which
was
produced
by
Sunil
Dutt,
who
was
reportedly
struck
by
Khanna's
good
looks.
He
was
noticed
for
his
portrayal
of
Shyam
in
Gulzar's
1971
film
"Mere
Apne",
where
he
stood
out
as
a
disillusioned
young
man.
He
got
his
first
break
as
a
hero
in
"Hum
Tum
Aur
Woh"
(1971).
A
great
many
films
followed
including
hits
such
as
"Elaan"
and
"Mera
Gaon
Mera
Desh".
He
made
his
political
debut
in
1997
with
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
(BJP)
and
served
as
aminister
in
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee's
government.