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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is going to be honored with the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award this year. Actor Randeep Hooda and music composer AR Rahman are also among the celebrities honored. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on April 24.
Recently, the Mangeshkar family has officially announced the names of the celebrities receiving the award. Apart from 81 year old Amitabh Bachchan, 47 year old Randeep Hooda and 57 year old AR Rahman, the award recipients also include Marathi actor Ashok Saraf, Padmini Kolhapuri, singer Roopkumar Rathod, actor Atul Parchure. The ceremony is going to be organized on 24th April at Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagraha, Vile Parle, Mumbai.
Music director Hridaynath Mangeshkar has announced the award in a press conference. His son Adinath Mangeshkar and Usha Mangeshkar (Lata Mangeshkar's sister) also attended the conference.
Award started in honor of Lata Mangeshkar
The Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award was instituted by Deenanath Mangeshkar Smriti Pratishthan in honor of Swarkokila Lata Mangeshkar. A total of 212 people have been honored with this award in the last 34 years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and legendary singer Asha Bhosle are also among those who received the award.
Talking about the work front, Amitabh Bachchan will soon be seen in Kalki 2898 AD and The Umesh Chronicle. Apart from this, he will also be seen in Brahmastra 2. Randeep Hooda is in the headlines these days after being seen in the film Swatantray Veer Savarkar. Along with playing the lead role in this film, which was released on March 22, Randeep has also directed it.
