Rajinikanth to be bestowed with Dada Saheb Phalke award
"India every year gives Dada Saheb Phalke award to a film personality. This year this selection has been made by a jury comprising Asha Bhonsle, Mohanlal, Biswajit Chatterjee, Shankar Mahadevan and Subhash Ghai.
Updated On - 11 June 2021, 11:44 AM
New Delhi: Superstar Rajinikanth will be bestowed with the Dada Saheb Phalke award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Thursday.
“India every year gives Dada Saheb Phalke award to a film personality. This year this selection has been made by a jury comprising Asha Bhonsle, Mohanlal, Biswajit Chatterjee, Shankar Mahadevan and Subhash Ghai.
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“They unanimously recommended that superstar Rajinikanth be conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke award and we accepted it,” he said.
The award is for the year 2019.