'Grateful and humbled': Amitabh Bachchan's first response to Dadasaheb Phalke award

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar confirmed in a tweet on Tuesday.

The announcement led to a flood of congratulatory messages for the star on social media.

The septuagenarian actor, an active Twitter-user and blogger, also turned to the micro-blogging site to express gratitude, both for the honour and the wishes.


"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 ..," Bachchan tweeted.


The actor's children, actor Abhishek and write-designer Shweta, also shared their excitement and pride with emotional posts.

Shweta Bachchan-Nanda posted a picture of her father from one of his earlier films, with the caption, "Whose your Dada (Saheb Phalke) ? Uncontainable excitement, pride, tears, and general hysteria!!! Congratulations Papa."

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Whose your Dada (Saheb Phalke) ? Uncontainable excitement, pride, tears, and general hysteria!!! Congratulations Papa ♥️

A post shared by S (@shwetabachchan) on Sep 24, 2019 at 8:31am PDT

Abhishek Bachchan, who has shared the screen with his father in several movies including 'Paa', 'Bunty aur Babli', 'Sarkar', shared the news, saying, "Overjoyed and so, so proud! #ProudSon."


Last seen on the big screen in 'Badla', the actor is a recipient of four National Film Awards for his performances in 'Agneepath', 'Black', 'Paa' and 'Piku'.

The 76-year-old star made his Bollywood debut in 1969 with 'Saat Hindustani.'