September 22, 2026 8:41 PM
Anant Nag receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award; President Murmu hails his natural, restrained acting
Veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag was conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 by President Droupadi Murmu at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on Tuesday. The President praised Nag’s contribution to Indian cinema spanning more than five decades and described his acting as a synthesis of the finest dimensions of theatre and cinema. President Murmu said she was pleased to honour Nag with the highest recognition in Indian cinema and recalled that she...