Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal has been chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2005.
The announcement comes a day after the delayed National Film Awards were announced on Wednesday evening.
Instituted in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
Benegal is [...]

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