Asha Parekh To Be Honoured With Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020

Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020 recipient Asha Parekh will receive the honor at a ceremony on Friday. The Dadasaheb Phalke award 2020 has been awarded to veteran Bollywood actress Asha Parekh, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced Tuesday. On Friday in New Delhi, at the National Film Awards event, the prize will be given out.

“The Dadasaheb Phalke Selection Jury has decided to recognize and award Asha Parekh Ji for her exemplary lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema.” according to Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, who made the announcement. President Droupadi Murmu will preside over the 68th National Film Awards ceremony, he continued.

The Information and broadcasting ministry stated in a statement that “Asha Parekh is a renowned film actress, director and producer, and an accomplished classical dancer. Starting her career as a child actor, she made her debut in Dil Deke Dekho, and has acted in over 95 movies since, including Kati Patang, Teesri Manzil, Love in Tokyo, Aya Saawan Jhoom Ke, Aan Milo Sajna and Mera Gaon Mera Desh.”

In addition to receiving the Padma Shri in 1992, Parekh headed the Central Board of Film Certification from 1998 to 2001. Five people made up the jury for the 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award: actor-MP Hema Malini, singer Asha Bhosle, actor Poonam Dhillon, filmmaker T S Nagabharana, and singer Udit Narayan.

The highest honour in cinema in the country is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The actors Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, and Vinod Khanna were among its former recipients (posthumously).

The Tamil film "Soorarai Pottru" and the Hindi film "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" took home the most awards at the 68th National Film Awards (for 2020), which were announced in July. The events in the life of Air Deccan founder G. R. Gopinath served as the inspiration for Soorarai Pottru, which won five prizes, and Tanhaji, which follows the career of Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare, which won three awards.