Tamannaah Bhatia to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for 'Baahubali'

Tamannaah Bhatia to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for 'Baahubali'

Tamannaah Bhatia

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The award will also be conferred upon Anushka Sharma for her innings as a producer and Ranveer Singh for 'Padmaavat' by the Mumbai-based Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation

After Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh, actress Tamannaah Bhatia has been named as one of the recipients of the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award. The actress will be honoured for her role in the blockbuster 'Baahubali: The Beginning'.

The award will also be conferred upon actress Anushka Sharma for her innings as a producer and actor Ranveer Singh for 'Padmaavat' by the Mumbai-based Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation on April 21 here.

The award is given to various individuals from the entertainment industry for their outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.

"I`ve grown up knowing what immense involvement Dadasaheb Phalke had enjoyed in Indian cinema. It`s such an honour to be conferred an award from the foundation," Tamannaah said in a statement.

Tamaanaah is currently working on Telugu film 'Naa Nuvve' and the Telugu remake of Bollywood film 'Queen'.