Veteran Bollywood Star Asha Parekh To Get Dadasaheb Phalke Award

New Delhi: Veteran actor Asha Parekh will be honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2020, the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday.

The actor will be conferred with the Award on 30 September. 

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The 79-year-old actor, best known for films such as ''Dil Deke Dekho'', ''Kati Patang'', ''Teesri Manzil'', and ''Caravan'', is considered one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood.

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Also a director and producer, Parekh helmed the acclaimed TV drama ''Kora Kagaz'' in the late 1990s. (with Agency inputs)

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