Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement to Veteran Actor Pran
Sun, 12 May 2013 The Ministry for Information & Broadcasting, on 10 May 2013 presented the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for life time achievement to Pran Kishan Sikand, popularly known as Pran at his residence in Mumbai. The veteran actor was unable to travel to New Delhi for the National Film Awards function held on 3 May 2013. The veteran actor was presented the coveted award, comprising of a Swarn Kamal, Citation, Shawl and a cash prize of 10 lakhs rupees. Pran is the 44th recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, that was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year …