The big B of industry Amitabh Bachchan has been honored with DadasahebPalkhe Award 2019, on Sunday by Indian President Ram NathKovind. The award was presented to him in a ceremony that took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
DadasahebPalkhe award is given for excellent contribution in the field of cinema but Amitabh Bachchan has received it not only for this purpose but also for inspiring generations to set a foot in the world of theater. The award which was earlier given to actor Vinod Khanna in 2017, comprised of a golden lotus, a shawl and a cash price of rupees 10,00,000.
Press Information Bureau (PIB) has released a video showing the actor receiving the award in a grand ceremony which he attended with his wife Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan. Big B also expressed his gratitude by sharing a picture on social media.
Though, Union Information Minister announced in September that the 77-year-old actor will receive the honor at the National Film Award Ceremony, which was held in New Delhi last week. But as he has been suffering from health issues for a long time, the actor was left with no choice but to skip the ceremony.
Prakash Javadekar tweeted earlier ” The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for two generations has been selected unanimously for DadasahebPhalke award. The entire country and the international community are happy. My heartiest congratulations to him”
However, this honor was received by the megastar on a lighter note as he expresses his doubt whether it was a message for him to retire. He tweeted that he needed some clarification on this aspect as he still had some undergoing projects and expected more in the future. He wrote ” A doubt was raised in my mind when my name was announced for the DadasahebPhalke Award. I thought, is it a hint for me that I should retire and rest at home? But there’s still some work that I need to complete and I hope I get work in the future, too. I just wanted some clarification on this” Adding further to this, he also thanked his parents and Indian audience for their support, “God has been kind, there have been blessings of my parents, the support of the filmmakers, producers, co-actors from the industry, but I’m most indebted to the love and constant encouragement by the Indian audience. That’s the reason I’m standing here. I accept this award with utmost humility and gratitude,”
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