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Rajinikanth to be honoured with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Posted On: 01 APR 2021 12:46PM by PIB Delhi

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar today announced the recipient of the 51^st Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The award for 2019 will be conferred to legendary actor Shri Rajinikanth. It will be presented on 3^rd May, along with the National Film Awards.

Happy to announce #Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 to one of the greatest actors in history of Indian cinema Rajnikant ji

His contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic

I thank Jury @ashabhosle @SubhashGhai1 @Mohanlal @Shankar_Live #BiswajeetChatterjee pic.twitter.com/b17qv6D6BP
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) April 1, 2021

Announcing the award in New Delhi, the Minister said that the choice was unanimously made by the members of the Jury, which the Government accepted. The jury consisted of five members.

Ms Asha Bhosle
Shri Mohanlal
Shri Biswajit Chatterjee
Shri Shankar Mahadevan
Shri Subhash Ghai

Speaking on the achievements of Shri Rajinikanth, the Minister said that he is an iconic actor who has ruled the hearts of Indians for over fifty years. The Minister congratulated the legendary actor on the achievement.

Saurabh Singh

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