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Film icons who got Dadasaheb Phalke Award a tad too late
Updated On: 11 May, 2015 08:27 AM IST | | Shaheen Parkar
<p>With the 77-year-old Shashi Kapoor being presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Sunday, we take a look at industry icons who were honoured by the government in their twilight years</p>
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Shashi Kapoor flanked by Karisma Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Rekha and Neetu Kapoor (left to right) during the award function at Prithvi Theatre in Juhu on Sunday
It was a dramatic coincidence that Shashi Kapoor, who uttered the iconic dialogue "Mere paas maa hai" in Deewar (1975), was bestowed with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in Indian cinema, on Mother's Day yesterday.
Shashi Kapoor flanked by Karisma Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Rekha and Neetu Kapoor (left to right) during the award function at Prithvi Theatre in Juhu on Sunday. Pic/Satyajit Desai
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley presented the award to the veteran star at a ceremony held at Prithvi Theatre which has the who's who of Bollywood in attendance.
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