Charming Star Of Yester Years Gets Lifetime Award
President Murmu expressed confidence that in a country rich in talent, people associated with cinema will continue to set new standards of world-class excellence
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (The CONNECT) – President Droupadi Murmu today conferred National Film Awards for the year 2021 under various categories at 69th edition of the ceremony in New Delhi. The prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award was conferred to Waheeda Rehman on the occasion.
Murmu said that Waheeda had established herself at the pinnacle of the film industry with her art and personality. Even in her personal life, she had made her mark as a woman of dignity, self-confidence and originality. She chose many films in which her roles broke many barriers typically associated with women. Waheeda ji has set an example that women themselves should also take initiative for women empowerment, the President said.
Speaking about the National Film Awards, Murmu said that the award ceremony paints a picture of diversity of India and the unity inherent in it. She added that the talented people present at the ceremony had given meaningful expression to many languages, regional characteristics, social beliefs, achievements and problems and that people from many generations and classes came together at the National Film Awards.
Calling the film fraternity and the artists change-makers, she said that through their films, they pen a lively introduction to the diverse reality of Indian society. She added that cinema was both a document of our society and also a medium to improve it and their work connected the people with each other.
Murmu expressed confidence that in a country rich in talent, people associated with cinema
will continue to set new standards of world-class excellence and that films will play an important role in building a developed India.
Thakur said the Government stands shoulder to shoulder with the industry in its efforts to counter movie piracy and it has brought Cinematograph Act which is a big step in curbing this menace.
Full list of awards can be accessed here.
