Saira attended the Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award on late Tuesday evening, where union minister Ramdas Athawale presented the honour to Dilip Kumar, who passed away last year aged 98. Saira Banu Feels Dilip Kumar Should Get Bharat Ratna, Says ‘Dilip Sahab Has Been the Kohinoor of Our Country’.
However, at its 2022 edition the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) featured Mangeshkar in the In Memoriam segment and described the music icon as "an Indian playback singer, who recorded an estimated 25,000 songs for more than 1,000 Hindi films over a career spanning 70 years". GRAMMYs 2022: After Oscars, Lata Mangeshkar Left Out of ‘In Memoriam’ Segment at 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards; Leaves Indian Fans Annoyed!.
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