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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be honored with a special award. This has been disclosed by the family of late Lata Mangeshkar. Giving information, the family has told that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honored with the inaugural Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award. Apart from this, Bollywood’s evergreen actress Asha Parekh and Jackie Shroff will also be honored with this honor. In a statement, Lata Mangeshkar’s family said that in the honor and memory of Lata Mangeshkar, the award will be started from this year and the first award will be given to PM Modi.
Award will be given on April 24
According to media reports, the awards are to be given on April 24. This day is also the 80th death anniversary of Lata Mangeshkar’s father Master Deenanath Mangeshkar. On this occasion, the Master Deenanath Award will be given to Jackie Shroff and evergreen actress Asha Parekh for their outstanding contribution and services in the field of cinema. Apart from this, the Master Deenanath Award will be given to Rahul Pandey for his unprecedented contribution to Indian music. On the other hand, Sanjay Chhaya Natak will be awarded the Master Dinanath Award for Best Drama.
Who gets this special award
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award is given to those people who have worked for the progress and upliftment of the nation, society and people. This award is given to only one person in a year. It has been decided to give this award to PM Modi at the inauguration of the award itself. It is noteworthy that Swara Kokila Lata Mangeshkar died in February. PM Modi has always considered Lata ji as his elder sister. He had reached till his last darshan.