Amitabh Bachchan honored with Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award: Said- I remember Lata ji as Maa Saraswati, recited Marathi poem.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was honored with the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award on Wednesday. Amitabh arrived with son Abhishek Bachchan at this award function held at Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih in Mumbai. Here Big B was honored for his extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema. Singer Usha Mangeshkar, the third eldest among the Mangeshkar siblings, gave this honor to Amitabh in the program. Earlier, singer Asha Bhosle was to give this award to Amitabh but due to her ill health, she could not attend the event. Actor Randeep Hooda, actress Padmini Kolhapure and musician AR Rahman were also honored in this award ceremony. Said- His love and affection was different. On this occasion, Amitabh also recited a Marathi poem remembering Lata Mangeshkar as Maa Saraswati. Big B said- ‘Whenever I met Lata ji or whenever she met my family, her love and affection was of a different kind. Sung the song ‘Mere Angne Mein..’ in New York. While sharing the story of 1981 at the event, Amitabh said that it was because of Lata ji that he got the opportunity to perform in international shows. The actor told that in a show held in New York, Lata ji had given him a chance to sing the song ‘Mere Angne Mein..’ from the film ‘Lawaaris’ on stage. 81 year old Amitabh will be seen in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. He has been active in the industry for the last 5 decades. He has given many superhit films in his career like ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Deewar’, ‘Mohabbatein’ and ‘Piku’. On the work front, the actor will be seen in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ to be released this year. Apart from him, actors like Deepika Padukone, Prabhas and Kamal Haasan will be seen in this film.
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