Amitabh Bachchan to receive Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan to be honored with the prestigious Lata Mangeshkar Award for his outstanding contributions, joining a distinguished list of recipients.
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar paid a tribute to filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke, fondly known as the father of Indian cinema, on the occasion of his 148th birth anniversary on Sunday.
Dadasaheb Phalke made India's first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913.
"Who can forget the king of the Indian film industry? Today (Sunday) is his birth anniversary. I salute him (Bhartiya Film industry ke janak DadaSaheb Phalke ji ko kaun bhul sakta hai. Aaj unki jayanti hai. Mera unko koti koti pranam)," Mangeshkar posted on Twitter on Sunday.
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Before his death in February 1944 at the age of 73, Dadasaheb Phalke directed films like Mohini Bhasmasur, Lanka Dahan, Shri Krishna Janma and Gangavataran.
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