Amitabh Bachchan named Dadasaheb Phalke winner
NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan was on Tuesday named Dadasaheb Phalke winner, Indian cinema’s highest honour for an artiste.
Union minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar confirmed the news in a Twitter post. “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,” Javadekar tweeted.
Bac h c h a n , a f o u r - t i me National Film Award winner, has successfully transitioned from Bollywood’s “Angry Young Man” to the “Shahenshah” of popular cinema, and gone onto become Indian film world’s most recognised icon on the global stage, through a career spanning over five decades.
The actor started his journey as one of seven protagonists in “Saat Hindustani”, and then went on to feature in the Rajesh Khanna-starrer “Anand”. Once he got noti c e d i n Prakash Mehra’s 1973 hit “Zanjeer”, there was no looking back. The film also marked the birth of his Angry Young Man avatar.
From touching the pinnacle of stardom to facing failure to his days of bankruptcy and t o bouncing back in the game and seeing a meteoric rise — Big B, as Bollywood and fans fondly call him, has seen it all.
Hi s last release, Sujoy Ghosh’s thriller “Badla” has been declared a hit by traders. His upcoming projects include “Chehre”, “Gulabo Sitabo”, “Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy”, “Brahmastra” and “Aankhen 2”.
As the news of Bachchan’s latest glory spread, members of the film fraternity rushed to congratulate the icon.
“The most inspiring legend of Indian cinema. He is a bonafide