Waheeda Rehman To Be Honoured With Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award (image:twitter.com/Sunny Vinayak Nimhan)

Veteran Actor Waheeda Rehman to be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Asha Parekh was conferred with the award last year.

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur took to his social media page on X (formerly Twitter) and made the announcement. He wrote: “I feel an immense sense of happiness and honour in announcing that Waheeda Rehman ji is being bestowed with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award this year for her stellar contribution to Indian Cinema.”

I feel an immense sense of happiness and honour in announcing that Waheeda Rehman ji is being bestowed with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award this year for her stellar contribution to Indian Cinema.

Waheeda ji has been critically acclaimed for her…

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) September 26, 2023

Mr. Thakur, then cited her significant roles in Hindi films such as Pyaasa, Kaagaz ke Phool, Chaudhavi Ka Chand, Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam, and Guide among many others.

Ms. Rehman, made her debut with Telugu films Rojulu Marayi and Jayasimha, and introduced to Hindi film industry through a lead role in Dev Anand starrer C.I.D. She has worked in more than 90 movies in different languages in her career that spans over five decades. Ms. Rehman has received critical acclaim and awards for her roles in Guide, Neel Kamal, and many others. She was conferred the National Film Award for Best Actress for portraying a clanswoman in Reshma Aur Shera. Ms. Rehman is a recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan as well.

Mr. Thakur in his post added that time when Women’s Reservation Bill is passed, conferring award to Ms. Rehman is a tribute. “At a time when the historic Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam has been passed by Parliament, her being awarded with this lifetime achievement award is a fitting tribute to one of the leading ladies of Indian Cinema and one who has dedicated her life after films to philanthropy and the greater good of society.”