Be it sharing Priyanka Chopra’s trailer of The Sky is Pink or congratulating Amitabh Bachchan for being selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Mumbai Police comes up with the wittiest of tweets. Now, they have lauded Amitabh by attaching a photo of his character, Vijay, from Zanjeer. “ Congratulations Inspector Vijay, Amitabh Bachchan, on being selected for the #DadaSahebPhalke Award. We salute you for being the most evergreen, energetic and inspirational icon to generations,” read the tweet.
Congratulatory messages have been pouring for the veteran actor from the industry since the announcement was made.
Amitabh Bachchan, too, took to Twitter to express his gratitude. “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 .. कृतज्ञ हूँ मैं , परिपूर्ण , आभार और धन्यवाद ... मैं केवल एक विनयपूर्ण , विनम्र अमिताभ बच्चन हूँ,” he wrote.
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honour given in the field of cinematic art.
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