Asha Bhonsle Vidya Balan honoured with Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar
Asha Bhonsle Vidya Balan honoured with Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar
At the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan Awards on Monday Vidya Balan
enrobed saree gifted by the late Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar. Asha Bhosle remembering her articulated ‘wish didi here in person’ at award ceremony
Asha Bhosle and Vidya Balan were honoured at the Mangeshkar family awards which was a moment to be treasured but also remembered late melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar. Jackie Shroff too was present at the awards presentation event.
While Asha Bhosle received the second Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar Vidya Balan honoured with the Vishesh Puraskar for her contribution to cinema. She said that it was her most prestigious award, but wished Lata Didi was there in person.
Bhosle, 89, the third in the five Mangeshkar siblings also performed at her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar’s composition Mogara Phulala, the Marathi song she sang with Lata Mangeshkar.
The Mangeshkar family trust instituted the award in the memory of Lata Mangeshkar, who died on February 6, 2022, following multiple organ failure. Vidya Balan, the star of films such as The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, said she is blessed to receive the award in the sari gifted by Lata Mangeshkar years ago.
She added as a new actress, she was watching Lata Mangeshkar with awe at an event. Later, she mustered the courage to actually call her, she heard her divine voice on the phone, she sent me a sari home and it was a boon to her. Vidya always wanted to wear this sari and show her one day, but today was meant to be. And here she is in the gifted saree and receiving the prestigious award. It is indeed a blessing for her and as she speaks, she is shaking she further added.
The Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar is given every year to an individual who has made a path-breaking contribution towards the nation, its people and society. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was its first recipient.
Others who received the award at the event include veteran ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas for his contribution to Indian music, Gauri Theaters of Prashant Damle fan foundation for Best Drama of the Year (Niyam Va Ati Lagu), Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust for yeoman Social Service, Granthali Prakashan with the Vagvilasini Puraskar for contribution to literature, and actor-director Prasad Oak with the Vishesh Puraskar for contribution to cinema and drama.
April 24 is the memorial-day of Deenanath Mangeshkar, theatre and music veteran and father of the Mangeshkar siblings.
News input KV Raman
