Shashi Kapoor to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award, highest honour in Indian cinema

March 24, 2015 09:50

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated veteran actor Shashi Kapoor for being selected for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Prime Minister Modi took to Twitter to convey his congratulations." Shashi Kapoorji is a fine actor and a stalwart of the film industry. I congratulate him for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award," he tweeted.

The Dada Saheb Phalke award is the highest recognition for film personalities in India, and is reportedly given on the basis of recommendations of a committee of eminent people set up by the government.

The 77-year-old is the third member of the Kapoor family to get the prestigious award, following father Prithvi Raj Kapoor and elder brother Raj Kapoor

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