Rajnikanth to be conferred Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Indian superstar Rajinikanth will be conferred Indian government's highest cinematic honour, the Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2019, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced today.
"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.
"They unanimously recommended that superstar Rajinikanth be conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke award and we accepted it," he said.
Javadekar said Rajinikanth's "contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic."
Rajinikanth, 70, is among Indian cinema's most iconic stars. Having made his debut in 1975 in Tamil film 'Apoorva Ragangal', he delivered superhit films such as Billu, Muthu, Baashha, Sivaji, and Enthiran.
He also starred in several Bollywood hits such as Hum and Chaalbaaz.
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