Anurag Thakur Announces That Waheeda Rehman Would Receive The Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award
The most recent Bollywood actor to receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award is actor Waheeda Rehman. It was given to Asha Parekh the previous year.
Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman will get the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award this year, according to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The eminent performer has appeared in movies like Guide and Reshma Aur Shera.
Anurag Thakur, the I&B minister, announced it on Twitter on Tuesday. I feel a tremendous feeling of pride and honor in announcing that Waheeda Rehman ji is receiving the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award this year for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema,” he stated.
He continued, “Waheeda ji has received praise from critics for her performances in Hindi movies, with Pyaasa, Kaagaz ke Phool, Chaudhavi Ka Chand, Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam, Guide, Khamoshi, and many others standing out as notable examples. She has played her roles in her more than five-decade career with the utmost grace, earning her a National Film Award for her part as a clanswoman in the movie Reshma and Shera. Waheeda ji, a recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards, is a prime example of commitment, hard effort, and the power of a Bharatiya Nari who can reach the pinnacle of professional success.
“This lifetime achievement award is a fitting tribute to one of the leading ladies of Indian cinema, who has devoted her life to philanthropy and the betterment of society after leaving the world of acting, at a time when the historic Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam has been passed by Parliament. I congratulate her and gratefully extend my regards for her extensive body of work, which forms a vital part of our cinematic heritage, he continued.
The Telugu movie Rojulu Marayi (1955) was Waheeda’s acting debut. In addition to many others, she has been in a number of movies, including Pyaasa (1957), Guide (1965), Khamoshi (1969), Phagun (1973), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), Rang De Basanti (2006), and Delhi 6 (2009).
