Hyderabad:
Receiving
the
prestigious
NT
Rama
Rao
(NTR)
award
on
Thursday,
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
said
that
he
and
NTR
shared
great
relationship
and
he
considered
him
a
great
son
of
Indian
soil.
Bachchan
said
he
was
honoured
and
humbled
to
receive
such
a
recognition.
He
received
the
award
for
his
contribution
to
Indian
cinema
as
an
actor.
Addressing
the
Nandi
Awards
ceremony
for
2011
in
the
city,
Amitabh
Bachchan
said,
"I
extend
my
deepest
gratitude
to
Andhra
Pradesh
government
for
giving
me
this
prestigious
award.
NTR
and
I
shared
great
relationship.
We
used
to
exchange
ideas
and
even
remade
each
other's
film
in
our
languages.
He
is
a
great
son
of
Indian
soil."
Amitabh
Bachchan
said
that
cinema
was
a
great
unifier
of
the
country.
"Cinema
unifies
us
despite
caste,
creed
and
race.
While
watching
a
movie
in
a
cinema
hall,
we
don't
care
who
is
seated
next
to
us.
We
laugh
at
the
same
jokes
and
cry
at
the
same
scenes.
We
should
be
proud
of
Indian
cinema
for
integrating
us," IANS
quotes
Big
B
as
saying.
Veteran
Bollywood
filmmaker
Shyam
Benegal
was
presented
the
BN
Reddy
award
for
his
directorial
excellence.
Owing
to
ill
health,
Benegal
was
not
present
to
receive
the
award.
The
Raghupathi
Venkaiah
award
for
outstanding
contribution
to
cinema
was
presented
to
veteran
Telugu
actor
Kaikala
Sathyanarayana,
known
for
playing
roles
of
villains
and
supporting
characters.
"I
share
this
honour
with
all
directors,
producers,
technicians
and
co-actors
I
have
worked
with
in
my
career
till
date.
I
believe
it's
my
responsibility
to
share
my
success
with
them
as
well," IANS
quotes
Sathyanarayana
as
saying
at
the
the
Nandi
Awards
ceremony
for
2011.
Veteran
Telugu
producer
G
Adiseshagiri
Rao,
brother
of
Telugu
superstar
Krishna,
received
the
B
Nagireddy
Chakrapani
award
for
his
involvement
in
the
constant
development
of
Telugu
cinema.
"Besides
all
those
who
have
been
associated
with
me
in
my
journey
as
a
producer,
I
personally
need
to
thank
my
brother
for
this
honour,"
Adiseshagiri
Rao
said.
Amitabh
Harivansh
Bachchan
is
one
of
the
greatest
and
most
influential
actors
in
the
history
of
Indian
cinema.
He
first
gained
popularity
in
the
early
1970s
as
the
angry
young
man
of
Hindi
cinema
and
has
appeared
in
over
180
Indian
films
in
his
career
spanning
more
than
four
decades.
He
has
already
received
several
lifetime
achievement
awards
for
his
contribution
to
Indian
cinema
and
NTR
award
is
the
latest
one
in
the
list
Andhra
Pradesh
State
Govt
Film
awards
function
was
held
at
Lalita
Kalatoranam,
Nampally,
Hyderabad
on
April.
Chief
Minister
N
Kiran
Kumar
Reddy
present
the
NTR
Award
to
Amitabh
Bachchan
on
this
occasion.
Later,
Amitabh
Bachchan
presented
the
other
Nandi
Awards
to
the
winners.
Mahesh
Babu,
who
won
the
Best
Actor
award
for
his
performance
in
Dookudu,
received
the
award
from
Big
B.
Nagarjuna
has
won
a
Special
Jury
Award
for
his
performance
in
the
movie
Rajanna.
He
received
the
same
award
from
Amitabh
Bachchan
at
the
Nandi
Awards.
Nayantara
has
won
Best
Actress
for
his
performance
in
the
movie
Sri
Rama
Rajyam.
She
received
the
award
from
Amitabh
Bachchan
at
the
Nandi
Awards.
Producer
Allu
Aravid
is
seen
receiving
a
Nandi
Award
from
Amitabh
Bachchan
at
the
Nandi
Awards.