Actor Rajinikanth to be honoured with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest film honour

NEW DELHI

The 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award will be conferred upon actor Rajinikanth for his immense contribution in the field of Indian cinema, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday.

“Happy to announce the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2020 to one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema Rajnikant. His contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic,” Javadekar said in a tweet.

Singers Asha Bhosle and Shankar Mahadevan, actors Mohanlal and Biswajeet, and filmmaker Subhash Ghai were among the jurors who selected Rajinikanth for the award.

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