Bollywood legend Pran was on Friday conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by President Pranab Mukherjee who also gave away trophies to the winners of 60th National Film Awards including best film "Paan Singh Tomar" and its lead actor Irrfan Khan as the best actor. Due to the ill health Pran could not attend the ceremony. Pran, best known for his portrayal of negative roles in Hindi movies like "Milan", "Madhumati" and "Kashmir Ki Kali", will be later honoured with the Swarna Kamal (golden lotus) medallion, a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a shawl.
Actress Usha Jadhav was given the best actress trophy for her portrayal of a rustic housewife in Marathi film "Dhag". The best actor and actress award comes with a Rajat Kamal and Rs 50,000 cash prize. Dhag's director Shivaji Lotan Patil won a Swarna Kamal and Rs 2,50,000 for the best director award. Bollywood added glamour to the ceremony with actor John Abraham, Parineeti Chopra, Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui turning up for the event.
Best supporting honours went to "Vicky Donor" actors Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia who shared the award with Kalpana for Malayalam film "Thanichalla Njan". Apart from fetching the supporting actress for Kalpana, was also awarded in the Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration category. The winner was given a Rajat Kamal and Rs 1,50,000.
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