Rajinikanth gets Dadasaheb Phalke award |
South Indian superstar Rajinikanth has been honoured with the prestigious 51st Dadasaheb Phalke award. Confirming the news, Information and Broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar wrote, “Happy to announce #Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2020 to one of the greatest actors in history of Indian cinema Rajinikant ji. His contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic. The jury comprised Asha Bhonsle, Mohanlal, Subhash Ghai, Biswajeet Chatterjee and Shankar Mahadevan. One of the first people to wish Rajnikanth was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM tweeted, “Popular across generations, a body of work few can boast of, diverse roles and an endearing personality…that`s Shri @rajinikanth Ji for you. It is a matter of immense joy that Thalaiva has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Congratulations to him.” Rajinikanth had made his debut in the film industry with the 1975 K Balachander movie Apoorva Raagangal. He shot to fame with his 1995 release Baashha, wherein Rajini played a crime leader, that catapulted him further into the path of super stardom. A little more than a decade later, the artiste set a new benchmark in Indian cinema with his 2007 movie Sivaji, which was the third Indian movie to join the Rs 100 crore club at the time. Rajinikanth, in his illustrious career has won four Tamil Nadu State Film awards.
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