Dharmendra Honoured For His Contribution To Hindi Cinema By New Jersey Senate & General Assembly
Initial plans to invite Dharmendra to receive the award at the New Jersey Senate were shelved due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions
Dharmendra Honoured By New Jersey Senate & General Assembly
Bollywood veteran Dharmendra was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the State of New Jersey in the United States, by a Joint Legislative Resolution passed by the Senate and the General Assembly.
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Both houses of the Legislature approved the Resolution recognising the actor’s immeasurable contribution to Hindi Cinema over the course of his career of six decades and across 300-odd films in which he appeared.
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New York–Bollywood veteran Dharmendra was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the State of New Jersey in the United States, by a Joint Legislative Resolution passed by the Senate and the General Assembly.
Both houses of the Legislature approved the Resolution recognising the actor’s immeasurable contribution to Hindi Cinema over the course of his career of six decades and across 300-odd films in which he appeared.
Acknowledging the award, Dharmendra thanked Bollywood Insider, and said: “I am extremely happy with this honour and proud to receive this one-of-a-kind award.”
The award was conferred upon the veteran actor via a zoom event organised by Bollywood Insider, a premier publication of Hindi Cinema in the United States. Dharmendra was considered “for the first ever historic award by a US State Legislature for an Indian actor, for his contribution to bringing international recognition to Indian Cinema, through tens of mill
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Veteran Bollywood film actor Dharmendra was honored with the first ever award by a US State Legislature for an Indian actor, for his contribution to bringing international recognition to Indian Cinema.
The New Jersey Senate and New Jersey General Assembly passed a joint legislative resolution to recognize the actor with a Lifetime Achievement Award for immeasurable contribution to the success of Hindi cinema over the course of his career spanning 60 years and over 300 films under his belt.
The Award was conferred upon the veteran actor via a video conferencing event organized by Bollywood Insider, a publication of Hindi Cinema in the United States.