Mumbai Police salute ‘Inspector Vijay’ for Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan (File Photo)
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has congratulated megastar Amitabh Bachchan on being feted with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, referring to him by his iconic avatar of Inspector Vijay in “Zanjeer”.
“Congratulations Inspector Vijay @SrBachchan on being selected for the #DadaSahebPhalke Award. We salute you for being the most evergreen, energetic and inspirational icon to generations,” a tweet from the official Twitter account of Mumbai Police read.
https://twitter.com/MumbaiPolice/status/1176784368737538048?s=20
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honour given in the field of cinematic art. Bachchan will be honoured with the award for inspiring generations with his diverse work.
अभिनयाचे "शोले" रसिकांच्या मनात फुलवून "लाल बादशाह" सिनेसृष्टीचा "शहेनशहा" बनला."सात हिंदुस्थानी" पासून सुरुवात करुन, तो "शान" से अभिनयाचा "डॉन" झाला. #दादासाहेब_फाळके पुरस्काराने या "विजयपथाला" गौरवान्वित करण्यात आले.
अमिताभ बच्चन यांचे मुंबई पोलीसांकडून खूप खूप अभिनंदन!!!— मुंबई पोलीस – Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 25, 2019
“The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for two generations has been selected unanimously for Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The entire country and international community is happy. My heartiest congratulations to him,” Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar wrote on Twitter while announcing the news on Tuesday.
Published on: Sep 25, 2019 at 16:42 IST
IANS