Amitabh Bachchan To Get Lata Mangeshkar Award

Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award, the Mangeshkar family announced on Tuesday night.

Music maestro A R Rahman will receive the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar for contribution to Indian music, said a press release issued by the Mangeshkar family.

The Mangeshkar family and the trust instituted the award in memory of legendary Lata Mangeshkar who died on February 6, 2022, following multiple organ failure.

Amitabh Bachchan, 81, will be presented the award on April 24, the memorial day of Lata Mangeshkar’s father and theatre-music veteran Deenanath Mangeshkar.

The award, known as the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar, is given every year to an individual who has made a “path-breaking” contribution towards the nation, its people and society.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was its first recipient, followed by Lata Mangeshkar's sister Asha Bhosle in 2023.