New Delhi: Bollywood industry's gem and veteran actor Shashi Kapoor who has given some of the finest performances will be conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award as a recognition of his contribution to the industry.
Ecstatic Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to express his joy for uncle Shashi Kapoor on his recognition.
Yessssssss! Shashi Kapoor to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to Indian Cinema. Well deserved uncle. God Bless!
— rishi kapoor (@chintskap) March 23, 2015
Third Padma Bhushan and third Phalke award in the family.Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor being the other recipients pic.twitter.com/YufXptMWM3
— rishi kapoor (@chintskap) March 23, 2015
@chintskap Shashi Kapoor to Amitabh : Mere paas ma or dada saheb phalke award h..
— Just joking (@mevaibhavkmr) March 23, 2015
Shashi Kapoor has acted in a large number of Hindi language films as well as in a few English-language films. Also, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2011.
