Amitabh Bachchan to Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2019: Rajinikanth, Karan Johar and Other Celebs Post Congratulatory Messages for the Legendary Star
Amitabh Bachchan, 76, will receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award - India's highest film honour - this year, tweeted Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday evening and fans are super thrilled with this news. Bollywood celebrities are now extending their wishes to the legendary actor as well.
Bollywood's megastar, Amitabh Bachchan is all set to receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award - India's highest film honour this year. The announcement was made by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday evening. The minister tweeted saying, "The legend Amitabh Bachchan, who entertained and inspired for two generations, has been selected unanimously for Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The entire country and international community is happy. My heartiest congratulations to him." Amitabh Bachchan to Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019, Informs I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The news has certainly delighted all the fans of Mr Bachchan and also the Bollywood fraternity. As soon as the big announcement was made, several celebrities took to Twitter to share their congratulatory messages for the legendary actor. Among the first ones to share their happiness over this news was director Karan Johar. Also actors such as Anil Kapoor took to social media to congratulate the veteran actor. Here are some of Bollywood celebrities to who reacted to Mr Bachchan's win.
Rajinikanth:
Karan Johar:
Anil Kapoor:
Nagarjuna Akkineni:
Madhur Bhandarkar:
Last year, at the 65th National Awards, Vinod Khanna was posthumously honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Stay tuned as more celebrities extend their wishes to the legendary star.
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