51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Rajinikanth awarded with India's highest film honour
Legendary actor Rajnikanth was honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema.
51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Legendary actor Rajnikanth was honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu conferred the prestigious award upon the actor for his outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema.
Superstar Rajinikanth dedicated his Dadasaheb Phalke Award to his teacher K Balachander, brother Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, friend Raj Bahadhur, to all film fraternity, producers, directors, technicians, co-artists, distributors, theatre owners and to his fans & Tamil people.
Superstar Rajinikanth dedicates his Dadasaheb Phalke Award to his teacher K Balachander, brother Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, friend Raj Bahadhur, to all film fraternity, producers, directors, technicians, co-artists, distributors, theatre owners and to his fans & Tamil people. pic.twitter.com/iLZBsWdUIB
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2021
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 was supposed to be announced last year along with the 2019 National Film Awards but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| The Dadasaheb Phalke is awarded for excellence in cinematic achievement by the union government. It is India's highest honour in films. |
Rajinikanth honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Key Highlights
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar had informed through a tweet on April 1, 2021 that the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 will be awarded to one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema Rajnikant. He continued by saying Rajnikanth's "contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic."
#WATCH | Superstar Rajinikanth receives the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at 67th National Film Awards ceremony in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/3l51GaQBix
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2021
A mega jury comprising iconic playback singer Asha Bhosle, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, music composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan, veteran actor Biswajeet Chatterjee and director-producer Subhash Ghai had decided the winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019.
SignificanceRajinikanth, who enjoys a demigod status in the south, has now become the 12th South Indian to win the prestigious film award. The award has honoured several other legends in the past including K Balachander, Akkineni Nageshwar Rao and Dr. Rajkumar. Rajnikanth was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016. |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2018 winner
The 50th Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred upon another Legendary Indian actor-Amitabh Bachchan for his immense contribution to Indian cinema. The megastar had shared screen space with Rajinikanth in the 1991 action-drama film 'Hum'.
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