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The big B of industry Amitabh Bachchan has been honored with DadasahebPalkhe Award 2019, on Sunday by Indian President Ram NathKovind.
The award was presented to him in a ceremony that took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.DadasahebPalkhe award is given for excellent contribution in the field of cinema but Amitabh Bachchan has received it not only for this purpose but also for inspiring generations to set a foot in the world of theater.
The award which was earlier given to actor Vinod Khanna in 2017, comprised of a golden lotus, a shawl and a cash price of rupees 10,00,000.Press Information Bureau (PIB) has released a video showing the actor receiving the award in a grand ceremony which he attended with his wife Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan.
Big B also expressed his gratitude by sharing a picture on social media.Though, Union Information Minister announced in September that the 77-year-old actor will receive the honor at the National Film Award Ceremony, which was held in New Delhi last week.
But as he has been suffering from health issues for a long time, the actor was left with no choice but to skip the ceremony.Prakash Javadekar tweeted earlier ” The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for two generations has been selected unanimously for DadasahebPhalke award.
The entire country and the international community are happy.
