New Delhi, April 1
Superstar Rajinikanth will on May 3 receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 after a five-member jury unanimously chose the actor for the highest honour of the Indian cinema.
The government made the announcement today few days before the April 6 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, where Rajinikanth commands cult presence, cutting across the divides of age, caste and religion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally led the greetings to the 70-year-old, saying, "Popular across generations, a body of work few can boast of, diverse roles and an endearing personality...that's Shri Rajinikanth ji for you. It is a matter of immense joy that Dadasaheb Phalke Award has been conferred on Thalaiva. Congratulations to him."
Rajinikanth reciprocated thanking the government, and dedicated the award to those who joined his life journey specially his one-time colleague Raj Bahadur, a bus conductor and his elder brother Satyanarayan Rao. — TNS
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