Bollywood Super hit flm “Zanjeer” actor Amitabh Bachchan will be honored with third Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award on 24 April, 2024 for his contribution to the world of cinema. A press conference organized by the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smriti Pratisthan Public Charitable Trust and the Mangeshkar family announced the award on 16 April 2024 in Mumbai.
Big B in his cinematic journey of Hindi cinema has been in the industry for almost five decades. Amitabh Bachchan has given many mega hit films to Bollywood in his film career. In 1969, he made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘Saat Hindustani’. After this he started hi journey of giving superhits like ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Don’. Big B has reached such heights of fame today that many people would dream of but impossible to achieve in reality. The actor has achieved “megastar of the century” status because of his hard work and struggle. This special award would be one more feather added to his credit like many awards he received.
In the year 2022 the Trust and the Mangeshkar family started this Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in the memory of Bharat Ratna and Swara Kokila late Lata Mangeshkar. A total of 212 people have been honoured with this award in the last 34 years. This award is given to a person who has made a path-breaking and exemplary contribution to the society and people of the nation. In the year 2022 and 2023, PM Narendra Modi and singer Asha Bhosle were honoured with this award respectively.
This year the Trust and the Mangeshkar family also announced several other awards under this award. Awards will be given to artists: AR Rahman, Indian music to composer, Actress Padmini Kolhapuri awarded for her services in the field of cinema, Roop Kumar Rathore awarded for his services in the field of music, Randeep Hooda received a special award for Best Film Production and Actor, Marathi actor Ashok Saraf, Actor Atul Parchure.
Amitabh Bachchan will be awarded on 24 April 2024 in Mumbai on the occasion of the 82nd death anniversary of Lata Mangeshkar’s father Deenanath Mangeshkar. The ceremony will be organized at Deenanath Mangeshkar Natyagraha, Vile Parle, Mumbai.
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