Popular South Indian film actor Rajinikanth on Monday received Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest film honour, at the 67th National Film Awards.
Rajinikanthโs son-in-law Dhanush, who won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Asuran, his wife Latha and daughter Aishwarya were also present at the ceremony.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred on the award to the actor at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan.
โSuperstar @rajinikanth recieves the prestigious #DadasahebPhalkeAward at 67th #NationalFilmAwards for his stupendous contribution to the world of Indian Cinema,โ Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted.
Superstar @rajinikanth recieves the prestigious #DadasahebPhalkeAward at 67th #NationalFilmAwards for his stupendous contribution to the world of Indian Cinema.#Rajinikanth @ianuragthakur @Murugan_MoS @official_dff @PIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @Films_Division pic.twitter.com/IRkIAAAVQY
โ MIB India ๐ฎ๐ณ #AmritMahotsav (@MIB_India) October 25, 2021
The best actor's award is given to Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle (Hindi), while KanganaRanaut received award in Best Actress category for film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' & 'Panga'.
๐Actress #KanganaRanaut received the #NationalFilmAward in Best Actress category for film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' & 'Panga'#NationalFilmAwards2019 pic.twitter.com/OOX3xuvT38
โ MIB India ๐ฎ๐ณ #AmritMahotsav (@MIB_India) October 25, 2021
๐The award for the Best Actor (shared) goes to @BajpayeeManoj for ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐) and @dhanushkraja for ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ป๐๐๐๐)#NationalFilmAwards2019 pic.twitter.com/ikyYk6JLYs
โ MIB India ๐ฎ๐ณ #AmritMahotsav (@MIB_India) October 25, 2021
The 67th National Film Awards were announced in March this year but were postponed due to the pandemic.
The jury comprising singers Asha Bhosle and Shankar Mahadevan, filmmaker Subhash Ghai and actors Mohanlal and Biswajeet Chatterjee and chose from 461 films in the feature category and 220 films in the shorts category.
(Edited by : Bivekananda Biswas)
First Published:ย Oct 25, 2021 1:20 PM IST
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