Monday morning came with good news for veteran actress Waheeda Rehman who will be conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Government of India. Revealing this, the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said, “I feel an immense sense of happiness and honour in announcing that Waheeda Rehman ji is being bestowed with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award this year for her stellar contribution to Indian Cinema. I congratulate her and humbly pay my regards to her rich body of work that is an intrinsic part of our film history.” Rehman has worked for five decades in the industry and has to her credit some of the best films like ‘Pyaasa’, ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’, ‘Chaudhvin Ka Chand’ and ‘Guide’ among many others.
