Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with Hridaynath Award

It has been raining awards for the "shehenshah" Amitabh Bachchan and soon, the megastar will receive one more esteemed award that will make a value addition in his bunch of awards on his shelf. For his valuable contribution in the film industry, Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with Hridaynath Award on October 26.

The eternal songstress Lata Mangeshkar will be conferring this prestigious lifetime achievement award to Mr. Bachchan at a musical event. The singer will be as well completing her 71 years in the singing industry. The magical actor-singer duo, Big B and Lataji will soon be coming up with a devotional album and earlier, they shared the stage, when Bachchan senior presented an award to the nightingale for her unmatched contribution in the world of music. Last year saw another great songstress, Asha Bhosle bagging the same award.

The musical event is arranged by an NGO called Hridayesh Arts that shares a close bonding with the legendary singer-composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar, the younger brother of Lata Mangeshkar. Apparently, the NGO celebrates its 24th anniversary on the same day as that of the event. The eminent voice-over artist Harish Bhimani will host the show. The star-studded musical event will see some captivating performances by the personas like Sudesh Bhosle, Sadhana Sargam, Bela Shende, Shaan, Radha Mangeshkar and Sunidhi Chauhan.