Rajinikanth to be conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award, says 'Tomorrow is an important occasion for me'

Megastar Rajinikanth will be conferred with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award tomorrow. He will obtain the distinguished award for his stupendous contribution to the world of Indian cinema. The information was first introduced by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Javadekar in April, this 12 months. Reminding followers about the identical, the official Twitter account of Directorate of Film Festivals, India wrote, "@rajinikanth fondly called as Thalaiva by his fans, will receive the 51st #DadasahebPhalkeAward, India's highest film honour, on Oct 25."

As quickly because the announcemnet got here, Rajinikanth himself shared a letter on Twitter and wrote about two important occasions going to happen tomorrow. The letter learn, "Tomorrow is an important occasion for me with two particular landmarks. One, “Dadasaheb Phalke award”, being conferred upon me by the Government of India due to the love and assist of the individuals. 

Second, my daughter Soundarya Vishagan, by her Independent efforts has pioneered the making of a really helpful app for individuals known as HOOTE and he or she is going to introduce it to the world from India. People can now categorical by their voice their ideas, needs and concepts similar to they do in writing in any language of their alternative. I'm very completely satisfied to launch this progressive, helpful and the primary of its variety the HOOTE APP in my voice."

For the unversed, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 ought to have been introduced final 12 months however was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as have been the National Film Awards for 2019. The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke, awarded for excellence in cinematic achievement, is the best honour in movie and is awarded by the federal government.

The recipient of the 2018 award was megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has shared display area with Rajinikanth within the 1991 action-drama 'Hum'.

Rajinikanth who is additionally the recipient of Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, has featured in Bollywood in addition to South Indian movies and has a humongous fan following.

He had made his debut in 1975 with Ok Balachander's 'Apoorva Ragangal' and has accomplished greater than 45 years within the Tamil movie business. The 'Kabali' actor, who was final seen in AR Murugadoss's 'Darbar', will be quickly seen enjoying the lead in his much-anticipated movie 'Annaatthe'.

Helmed by south director Siva, 'Annaatthe' additionally stars Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh, Khushboo, and Prakash Raj. The film, which is now scheduled to launch on November 4, was postponed a number of occasions due to the manufacturing delays brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

-With ANI inputs