Superstar Rajinikanth to receive Dadasaheb Phalke award
Superstar Rajinikanth will be receiving India’s highest film honour, Dadasaheb Phalke award on Monday, in New Delhi. He announced the news on Twitter today, and called it one of the “two special landmarks.” Accordingly, the other special news for him is his daughter Soundarya Vishagan’s new app named Hoote, which is set to launch tomorrow.
In his tweet, the actor wrote: “Tomorrow is an important occasion for me with two special landmarks. One, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, being conferred upon me by the Government of India because of the love and support of the people.”
Rajinikanth further went on to describing his daughter’s “innovative, useful and the first of its kind” app that he will launch in his own voice.
🙏🏻🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/vkTf6mxYUu
— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) October 24, 2021
Earlier this year, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar made an announced that the Robot actor will be receiving the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019. In his tweet he wrote, “Happy to announce Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 to one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema Rajnikant ji. His contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic.”
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
My heartfelt thanks to the government of india, respected & dearest @narendramodi ji, @PrakashJavdekar ji and the jury for conferring upon me the prestigious #DadasahebPhalkeAward I sincerely dedicate it to all those who have been a part of my journey. Thanks to the almighty 🙏🏻
— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) April 1, 2021
The actor, who is known for his blockbuster performances in films such as Sivaji, Enthiran, Darbar and Baasha, will receive the prestigious award at the National Film Awards in New Delhi on Monday. Rajinikanth was selected for the honor by a jury made up of singers Asha Bhosle and Shankar Mahadevan, actors Mohanlal and Biswajeet and filmmaker Subhash Ghai.
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