Actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor, has been chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award, 
the highest official recognition for film personalities in the country.
Shashi Kapoor had starred in over 100 Hindi films and is best known for his powerful portrayals in hits like “namak Halaal”, “Deewar” and “Kabhie Kabhie”.
He will be the 46th Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner.
A five member jury unanimously recommended his name to the government.
The 77-year-old actor is the third from his family to get the award, after father Prithvi Raj Kapoor and elder brother Raj Kapoor.