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 Manna Dey, a Singer Par-Excellence: Pratibha Patil
Nonagenarian singer Manna Dey, Bollywood producer Yash Chopra were among the greats of Indian cinema honoured at the 55th National Awards...
Music | Mumbai | India
Updated On: 10/26/2009
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Nonagenarian singer Manna Dey, Bollywood producer Yash Chopra were among the greats of Indian cinema honoured at the 55th National Awards, presented by President Pratibha Patil at a ceremony here today.
Manna Dey, who was presented with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, was lauded by Patil as a "singer par-excellence" who easily bridged the gap between Hindustani and popular music and rendered more than three thousand songs in a career spanning four decades.
Dey, who received a standing ovation from the audience, was felicitated with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a shawl, and a golden lotus by the President.
Director Priyadarshan and producer Shailendra Singh received the Best Picture award for Tamil film Kanchivaram, a period drama about silk weavers of the south.
Bollywood mogul Yash Chopra along with director Shimit Amin collected the award for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak De India which was announced as the Best Film in Wholesome Entertainment Category.
Tamil actor Prakash Raj took home the trophy for best actor for his role in Kanchivaram while Kannada actress Umashree was honored with the Best Actress award for her performance in Girish Kasaravalli's film Gulabi Talkies.
Aamir Khan-directed Taare Zameen Par won the award in Family Welfare Category which was collected by Prasoon Joshi who also won the award in Best Lyrics category for his song Maa.
The ceremony which was inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni also saw performances by Shankar Mahadevan and Shreya Ghoshal who won the honours in the Best Male and Female singer categories.
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