Famous Bollywood Actor Anil Kapoor has been awarded the prestigious Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar Award on the occasion of the death anniversary of singer Lata Mangeshkar’s father.

Anil Kapoor said, “I have received national and few international awards in my career so far, but this award is special, in fact, priceless for me”. This was the 73rd edition of the awards. Other than Anil Kapoor, actor Dilip Prabhakar was also conferred with the honour.

Deenanath Mangeshkar award

1. Deenanath Mangeshkar, popularly known as Dina, was born at Mangeshi, Goa on 29 December 1900.
2. Deenanath Mangeshkar was a well-known Marathi theatre actor, a renowned Natya Sangeet musician and a Hindustani classical vocalist.
3. He is also the father of well-known singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, and Usha Mangeshkar as well as composers Hridayanath Mangeshkar and Meena Khadikar.

Anil Kapoor

1. Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in many Bollywood films and more recently international films.
2. Globally, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors.
3. Kapoor’s career has spanned almost 25 years as an actor.
4. Anil Kapoor made his Hindi film debut with Umesh Mehra’s Hamare Tumhare (1979) in a small role.
5. His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press.