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amitabh bachchan a.k.a Big B to be honoured with Dada saheb phalke award this year,Mr. Bachchan working in industry since last 40 years has played some memorable characters on screen. Union minister Prakash javdekar announced that this year Dada saheb phalke award will be conferred to megastar amitabh bachchan.
Mr. Bachchan was born in 1942 at Allahabad, his father Harivanshrai bachchan was famous poet. He persuaded his education at Sherwood college, and delhi university. He also worked at All india radio in kolkata.
The 76year old veteran actor has been working in industry since last 40 years, he made his debut with film saath Hindustani, he has won four national awards for film Agneepath, Black, Paa, and Piku.He has been honoured with Padma vibhushan award in 2015, the second highest civilian award.
amitabh bachchan was last seen in film Badla along with tapsee pannu in 2019. He is currently hosting famous quiz show on television, Kaun banega crorepati. Many industry stalwarts has poured their wishes through social media platforms since the news broke out.