Vinod Khanna honoured with posthumous Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Veteran Hindi film actor Vinod Khanna was today named this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner in a befitting homage to the legend whose first death anniversary is barely a fortnight away.
Khanna is the 49th recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema's highest honour. He is probably the second personality after Prithviraj Kapoor to get the honour posthumously.
The actor died on April 27 last year at the age of 70 after battling cancer.
Khanna's son, Rahul posted a heartfelt message on Twitter after the awards were announced today.
"So proud to hear that my dad has been posthumously awarded India's highest honour in cinema, the #DadasahebPhalkeAward at the #NationalFilmAwards!
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content