Amitabh Bachchan honored with Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award, Abhishek Bachchan, Randeep Hooda, AR Rahman also presented on the stage. Amitabh Bachchan honored with Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award: Said- I remember Lata ji as Maa Saraswati, recited Marathi poem.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was honored with the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award on Wednesday. Amitabh arrived with son Abhishek Bachchan at this award function held at Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih in Mumbai. Here Big B was honored for his extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema.

Amitabh Bachchan receiving the award from singer Usha Mangeshkar on stage. Also seen are actor Randeep Hooda, actress Padmini Kolhapure and musician AR Rahman.

Singer Usha Mangeshkar, the third eldest sister of the Mangeshkar siblings, gave this honor to Amitabh in the program. Earlier, singer Asha Bhosle was to give this award to Amitabh but due to her ill health, she could not attend the event.

Actor Randeep Hooda, actress Padmini Kolhapure and musician AR Rahman were also honored in this award ceremony.

During this, Amitabh also recited a Marathi poem on stage.

Said- His love and affection were different
On this occasion, Amitabh also recited a Marathi poem remembering Lata Mangeshkar as Mother Saraswati. Big B said- ‘Whenever I met Lata ji or whenever she met my family, her love and affection was of a different kind.

Amitabh-Abhishek, who reached the event, offered flowers on the photo of late Lata Mangeshkar.

Sung the song ‘Mere Angne Mein..’ in New York
While sharing the story of 1981 at the event, Amitabh said that it was because of Lata ji that he got the opportunity to perform in international shows. The actor told that in a show held in New York, Lata ji had given him a chance to sing the song ‘Mere Angne Mein..’ from the film ‘Lawaaris’ on stage.

Amitabh’s upcoming film is Kalki in which he will be seen in the role of Ashwatthama.

Will be seen in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’
81 year old Amitabh has been active in the industry for the last 5 decades. He has given many superhit films in his career like ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Deewar’, ‘Mohabbatein’ and ‘Piku’.

On the work front, the actor will be seen in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ to be released this year. Apart from him, actors like Deepika Padukone, Prabhas and Kamal Haasan will be seen in this film.