Amitabh Bachchan To Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award; ‘He Is A Bonafide Rockstar,’ Tweets KJo!
Bollywood’s legendary actor, Amitabh Bachchan is to be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He was ‘unanimously selected’ for India’s highest award for cinema.
Bollywood's
legendary
actor,
Amitabh
Bachchan
is
to
be
honoured
with
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award.
Prakash
Javadekar,
Minister
of
Information
&
Broadcasting
took
to
his
Twitter
to
announce
the
news.
Amitabh
was
'unanimously
selected'
for
India's
highest
award
for
cinema.
Prakash
Javadekar
tweeted,
"The
legend
Amitabh
Bachchan,
who
entertained
and
inspired
for
two
generations,
has
been
selected
unanimously
for
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award.
The
entire
country
and
international
community
is
happy.
My
heartiest
congratulations
to
him,"
(sic).
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
Amitabh
has
starred
in
numerous
critically
and
commercially
successful
films
in
the
Hindi
film
industry,
and
today
stands
tall
as
one
of
India's
most
celebrated
actors.
Big
B,
as
he
is
fondly
known,
established
himself
in
the
industry
with
some
of
his
earlier
films
such
as
Deewar,
Zanjeer,
and
Sholay.
Off
late,
he
was
lauded
for
his
performances
in
films
like
Piku,
Pink,
Te3n,
and
many
others.
Filmmaker
Karan
Johar
was
one
of
the
first
to
tweet
congratulations
to
Amitabh.
He
wrote,
"The
most
inspiring
legend
of
Indian
Cinema!!!!
He
is
a
bonafide
rock
star!!!
I
am
honoured
and
proud
to
be
in
the
Era
of
AMITABH
BACHCHAN!
The
prestigious
#DadaSahebPhalkeAward
to
@SrBachchan,"
(sic).
Anil
Kapoor
tweeted,
"There
is
no
mention
of
Indian
cinema
without
this
Legend!
He
has
redefined
cinema
with
every
role
&
deserves
every
accolade
for
his
innumerable
contributions!
Congratulations
@SrBachchan!"
(sic)
There
is
no
mention
of
Indian
cinema
without
this
Legend!
He
has
redefined
cinema
with
every
role
&
deserves
every
accolade
for
his
innumerable
contributions!
Congratulations
@SrBachchan!
#DadaSahebPhalkeAward
https://t.co/sBJ7aHlGCI
Shweta
Nanda
Bachchan
took
to
her
Instagram
to
share
a
throwback
photo
of
Amitabh,
and
wrote,
"Whose
your
Dada
(Saheb
Phalke)
?
Uncontainable
excitement,
pride,
tears,
and
general
hysteria!!!
Congratulations
Papa
♥️"
(sic).
Bollywood's
popular
playback
singer,
Asha
Bhonsle
tweeted,
"As
a
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
Jury
Member,
I
am
pleased
to
congratulate
Shri.
Amitabh
Bachchanji
on
his
getting
this
Prestigious
Award"
(sic).
As
a
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
Jury
Member,
I
am
pleased
to
congratulate
Shri.
Amitabh
Bachchanji
on
his
getting
this
Prestigious
Award
Riteish
Deshmukh
wrote,
"No
one
deserves
this
more!!!!
@SrBachchan
Sir,
heartiest
congratulations!!!!
Am
thrilled
to
bits!!!
#DadaSahebPhalkeAward
-this
is
an
honour
for
every
#AmitabhBachchan
Fan
including
me
-
Thank
you
@PrakashJavdekar
ji"
(sic).
Amitabh
has
previously
been
honoured
by
the
Government
of
India
with
the
Padma
Shri
in
1984,
the
Padma
Bhushan
in
2001,
and
the
Padma
Vibhushan
in
2015.
In
2007,
the
Government
of
France
honoured
him
with
its
highest
civilian
honour,
the
Knight
of
the
Legion
of
Honour.
On
the
work
front,
Amitabh
will
next
be
seen
in
Ayan
Mukerji's
Brahmastra,
which
also
stars
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Alia
Bhatt,
Mouni
Roy,
and
Akkineni
Nagarjuna.
The
film
is
scheduled
for
release
in
the
first
quarter
of
2020.