Dadasaheb Phalke award for Amitabh Bachchan
The HinduThe country’s highest film honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke award, conferred for “outstanding contribution for the growth and development of Indian cinema” will be presented this year to Amitabh Bachchan. The first intimation came via a tweet by information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar in which he stated that “The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for two generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. Interesting, the Dadasaheb Phalke award itself was first presented in the year of Mr Bachchan’s debut. From the early family films and comedies with Hrishikesh Mukherjee-- Anand, Mili, Chupke Chupke — to odd thrillers like Parwana and Bombay to Goa; from a romance like Kabhi Kabhie to the much loved gentle patriarch like host that he plays now on Kaun Banega Crorepati.