Amitabh Bachchan receives Dada Sahib Phalke Award Union Minister Prakash Javadekar congratulated the actor on Twitter. Amitabh Bachchan has been unanimously selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The nation and beyond are happy with this news. My heartfelt congratulations – Prakash Javedkar posted on Twitter.
The award was instituted in 1969 in the name of Dada Sahib Phalke, also known as the father of cinema and the father of Indian cinema. Amitabh Bachchan Born on October 11, 1942, the son of late Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. Bachchan, who has been active in cinema since 1969, reached the throne by shaking up Indian cinema in the late 70s and 80s. He has been active in acting since then.