51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Rajinikanth awarded India's highest film honour
Rajnikanth was honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award on today in the National Film Festival award ceremony
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Mumbai, October 25: Legendary actor Rajnikanth was honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award on today in the National Film Festival award ceremony. He was conferred this prestigious award for his outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema.
A mega jury of 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.
Rajnikanth was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016.
The Directorate of Film Festivals, India tweeted, “@rajinikanth fondly called as Thalaiva by his fans, will receive the 51st #DadasahebPhalkeAward, India's highest film honour, on Oct 25.” The Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 was supposed to be announced last year but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The National Film Awards for 2019 were also similarly postponed.
The Dadasaheb Phalke is awarded for an excellence in cinematic achievement by the union government. This award is India's highest honour in films.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted on April 1, 2021 saying 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.
A mega jury of 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.
Rajinikanth has a demigod status in the south, has now become the 12th South Indian to win this 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.
The 50th Dadasaheb Phalke Award was given to a legendary Indian actor - Amitabh Bachchan, for his immense contribution to Indian cinema. The star had shared screen space with Rajinikanth in the 1991 action-drama film ‘Hum’.