The veteran bollywood actor Asha Parekh is going to be honoured with Dadasaheb Falke Award for 2020, said I&B minister Anurag Thakur. This award is given to her for her exemplary lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema over a period of four decades. The 68th National Film Awards is due to be held on September 30, so on that day she will be awarded. The Dadasaheb Falke Award is given by I&B ministry every year to actors for their life time contribution to Indian Cinema. Dadasaheb is also known as ‘Father of Indian Cinema’.
Truly honoured to receive the country highest film Dadasahed Falke Award. Never thought that one day all my time given to the movies, art and Cinema would be recognised in such a pleasant way. Truly grateful for the love and respect I’ve received by the people. Thank You GOI and ministry of information and broadcasting for considering me for this great honour.
Asha Parekh did her Bollywood debut as a child artist in 1952 for the film ‘Aasmann‘. Her better known movies are ‘Do Bandan‘, ‘Teesri Manzil‘ and ‘Mera Gao Mera Desh‘. She has worked with great leads of 60s and 70s like Raj Kapoor and Sunil Dutt. She was conferred with Padma Shri in 1992 and she has also served as the head of CBFC(Central Board of Film Certification) from 1998-2001. She also worked as Director and Producer in the industry.
The Dadasaheb Falke Award is given to actors for their outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medal, a Shawl and a cash prize of ₹10,00,000. This honour was first awarded to Devika Rani in 1969. Till date, there have been 52 awardees, among those only 2 actors got posthumously awarded- Prithviraj Kapoor and Vinod Khanna.
The contribution of Asha Parekh to Indian Cinema is really remarkable. She has inspired and motivated millions of young actors in India. She will always be known for her great works in Cinema and her never fading God gifted beauty, even at 79 years of age, she looks stunning.
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