Rajinikanth OPENS UP on Dadasaheb Phalke win: Feels sad as K Balachander sir is not alive

Superstar Rajinikanth, during his media interaction at Poes Garden house in Chennai today, October 24, reacted to his Dadasaheb Phalke win. In a brief meeting, he said that he was not expecting this coveted award. He said, “I’m very happy that I won the Dadasaheb Phalke award. I never expected that I’d get the award. I’m sad that KB sir (K Balachandar) is not alive when I get this award. “Rajinikanth, who was very close to KB, had made his acting debut with late director K Balachander’s Apoorva Ragangal in the year 1975.

For the unversed, in April 2021, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that Superstar Rajinikanth will be conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema for the past four decades. While the announcement was made in April, the award ceremony was delayed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony will now take place tomorrow i.e. on October 25 in Delhi.

When the award was announced in April, Rajinikanth took to Twitter to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government. He wrote, “My heartfelt thanks to the government of india, respected & dearest @narendramodi ji, @PrakashJavdekar ji and the jury for conferring upon me the prestigious #DadasahebPhalkeAward I sincerely dedicate it to all those who have been a part of my journey. Thanks to the almighty (sic).”

Check out his tweets:

My heartfelt thanks to the government of india, respected & dearest @narendramodi ji, @PrakashJavdekar ji and the jury for conferring upon me the prestigious #DadasahebPhalkeAward I sincerely dedicate it to all those who have been a part of my journey. Thanks to the almighty ??

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) April 1, 2021

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— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) October 24, 2021

Rajinikanth also shared a statement today in which he thanked his guru K Balachander for grooming him. In the same statement, he said that October 25 is an important occasion for him for two reasons. Firstly, he will receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award and secondly, his second daughter Soundarya Vishagan will launch a new app titled Hoote.

He has so far won several Tamil Nadu State Film Best Actor Awards and a Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award. He was bestowed with Padma Bhushan (2000) and the Padma Vibhushan (2016) awards too.

On the work front, Thalaiva will be seen next in Annaatthe, which will release on November 4, on the occasion of Diwali.

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