New Delhi: Veteran actor Asha Parekh received India’s highest film honor, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, on Friday, while Suriya and Ajay Devgn shared the Best Actor Awards for their roles in Soorarai Pottru and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, respectively.
The most prestigious film awards in the country, the 68th National Awards, held at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on Friday.
The 68th National Film Awards were announced by a jury back in July 2022 at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. The jury comprised eminent filmmakers and film personalities from across Indian cinema.
President Draupadi Murmu presented the award to the actor at the 68th National Film Awards in New Delhi.
Asha Parekh expressed gratitude for receiving the award and said, “It is a huge honour to have received Dadasaheb Phalke Award. It makes me very grateful that the recognition comes to me just one day before my 80th birthday.”
Born on October 2, 1942, Asha Parekh is considered to be one of the most influential actors of all time in Hindi cinema, Asha Parekh began her career as a child artist under the screen name ‘Baby Asha Parekh’.
AShe made her debut in films as the female lead in the film ‘Dil Deke Dekho’ in 1959 alongside Shammi Kapoor, at the only age of 16. She worked in many hit films after that – ‘Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai’ (1961), ‘Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon’ (1963), ‘Teesri Manzil’ (1966), ‘Baharon Ke Sapne’ (1967), ‘Pyar Ka Mausam’ (1969), and ‘Caravan’ (1971).
For the award ceremony, Ajay Devgn donned a black suit as he received the award from President Droupadi Murmu.
‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ was directed by Om Raut and released on January 10, 2020. This film was the 100th film in Devgn’s career spanning 30 years. The movie also features Saif Ali Khan, Kajol and Sharad Kelkar. It collected over Rs 368 crore worldwide at the box office and was declared the highest grosser of the year.
Actor Suriya, who won National Award for Best Actor for ‘Soorarai Pottru’ says, “Huge honour. Truly grateful to National Film Award jury & GoI. Lot of emotions running in my mind. I’ve a lot of people to thank…Getting goosebumps. Truly a moment which I’ll never forget.”
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