Big B gets the prestigious ANR National Award

September 20, 2014 - 09:05 PM IST Akkineni Nageswara Rao 

Today, on the auspicious occasion of ANR's birth anniversary, the Akkineni family has given a good news. As part of the Manam 100days and Oka Laila Kosam Audio release celebrations, the prestigious ANR National Award for the year 2014 has been announced.

Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen for this esteemed award and even Big B agreed to accept this rare honor, according to latest reports.

The ANR National Award is a prestigious award instituted by the Akkineni International Foundation in the honor of the legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. This is annually conferred to film personalities recognizing their exceptional contributions to cinema. Previously several eminent film personalities like Sridevi (2013), Syam Benegal (2012), Hema Malini (2011), Dr. K. Balachander (2010), Lata Mangeskar, Anjali Devi, Shabana Azmi and Dev Anand were awarded with the esteemed ANR Award.