Asha Parekh Dada Sahib Phalke Award to Asha Parekh

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New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actress Asha Parekh has been awarded the Dada Sahib Phalke Award. The award is for comprehensive contributions to the Indian film industry. President Draupadi Murmu will present a prize of Rs 10 lakh and a plaque. Union Minister Anurag Thakur made the announcement.

The major movies are Hum Saya, Love in Tokyo, Kanyadaan, Gunghat, Jab Pyaar Kisee Se Hota Hai, Do Badan, Chiraag, Siddi etc. Asha Parekh, who retired from acting and turned to television serial production, is the first woman to chair the Censor Board.

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Asha Parekh was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992. Asha Parekh was a leading star in Bollywood in the 1960s and 1970s. At the age of 10, he entered the acting scene as a child actor in the movie Maa in 1952. After acting in a few films, he took a break and completed his studies. In 1959, she made a comeback by playing the heroine in Nasir Hussain’s Dil Dekhe Dekho.

Asha and Hussain produced hit films like Najab Pyar Kisee Se Hota Hai (1961), Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963), Teesari Mansil (1966), Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), Pyar Ka Mausam (1969) and Caravan (1971). Asha has also acted in Gujarati, Punjabi and Kannada films. He also started his own production company in television. Directed Gujarati serial Jyoti (1990).

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The award was started in 1969 on the 100th birth anniversary of Dadasahib Phalke, who is considered the father of Indian cinema. The Dadasahib Phalke Award is the highest honor in Indian cinema. Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Lata Mangeshkar, Mrinal Sen, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna have received the award in the past. Devika Rani was the first winner and actor Rajinikanth was the latest to bag the prestigious honour.

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