Amitabh Bachchan is the 50th recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Last year, late actor Vinod Khanna was posthumously honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

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Amitabh Bachchan is humbled with all the love showered on him ever since Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar made the announcement that the Bollywood megastar will be conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

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The 76-year-old actor took to his social media accounts to express his feelings. “There is a paucity of words searching a response .. for the generosity of words that pour in ..I am but deeply grateful and most humbled .. my sincerest gratitude ..,” tweeted Bachchan.

Further, Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his official blog, “..what really resides in the mind shall never ever be known .. and may it never.. gratitude and the express of immense humbleness bear supreme today ..and love ..”

On Tuesday, many celebrities including Lata Mangeshkar, Rajinikanth, Karan Johar and Anil Kapoor among others congratulated the veteran actor.

Rajinikanth tweeted, “Congratulations dear @SrBachchanji!!! You richly deserve this commendable honour!!!! #DadaSahebPhalkeAward”