Megastar Amitabh
Bachchan received the third Hridaynath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to
the film industry.
The prestigious Hridaynath
Mangeshkar award was supposed to be presented by melody queen Lata Mangeshkar
to Bachchan, but due to health issues she could not make it and filmmaker
Subhash Ghai did the honours.
The award function was followed by
'Hridayotsava 71' music concert, which was a musical tribute to Bachchan and
Mangeshkar, with some of the best yesteryears hit numbers sung by Shaan,
Sunidhi Chauhan, Sudesh Bhosale, Mahalaxmi, Sadhana Sargam and many others.
The Mangeshkar family has been
observing Pt Hridaynath's birthday for last 24 years and the first award was bagged by Lata Mangeshkar in 2011. Her younger Asha
Bhosle was honoured with the same award last year.
Hridaynath
Mangeshkar (born October 26,
1937) is a composer/singer from India known for his eclectic compositions and a
well-respected body of work. He is the younger brother of Indian music icons Lata
Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. He is popularly known as Balasaheb in the
music and film industry.
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