Amitabh Bachchan receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
The government award is India''s highest honour given in the field of cinematic art. Bachchan has been honoured with the award for inspiring generations with his diverse work.
The official Twitter handle of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) shared a video of Big B receiving the award amid loud applause. He attended the ceremony with his wife and actress Jaya Bachchan and son and actor Abhishek Bachchan.
The 77-year-old actor was earlier supposed to receive the honour at the National Film Awards ceremony, held here last week. He skipped the film award ceremony owing to health issues.
After receiving the award, Bachchan shared his thoughts via Facebook post, he wrote “there are times in life when you are overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude .. tonight was one at the time when the President of India presented the Dada Saheb Phalke award to me at a most dignified and elegant ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan .. in humble gra?titude”