Farhan Akhtar surprised to get Dadsaheb Phalke Ratna Award

"The film will always be close to my heart. I received the Best Actor Male trophy from the governor of Maharashtra yesterday, and it’s an honour," says Farhan, who was presented the award by K Sankaranarayanan.

Actor-film-maker Farhan Akhtar, who won a number of awards this year for his role in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), was pleasantly surprised to bag the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Ratna Award recently.

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Farhan

was overwhelmed after receiving the award for Best Actor for playing former sprinter Milkha Singh in the biopic. "The film will always be close to my heart. I received the Best Actor Male trophy from the governor of Maharashtra yesterday, and it’s an honour," says Farhan, who was presented the award by K Sankaranarayanan.

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Jeetendra was also honoured for his contribution to Indian cinema, while Juhi Chawla bagged the award for the Best Actor Female for her role in

Gulaab Gang

.

Other winners of the Dada Saheb Phalke Ratna Award this year included singer Sunidhi Chauhan, actor Gautam Rode and stand-up comic Kapil Sharma.