Malaika, Dia share thankful note on receiving Dadasaheb Phalke awards

Malaika Arora and Dia Mirza on Saturday shared thankful notes on being conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards

Malaika Arora and Dia Mirza on Saturday shared thankful notes on being conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards. Malaika received the Fit Icon of the Year award, while Dia was honoured with the Best Actress award during an event in Mumbai recently.

The 46-year-old actor shared the note in an Instagram post where she was seen holding the iconic award. She was wearing a beautiful red designer saree along with black crop top and completed the look with what seemed like black metal junk neckpiece.

Malaika felt privileged to receive such recognition alongside the industry stalwarts and noted that acknowledgment like this encourages her and fellow recipients to strive harder in respective fields.

In her Instagram post, she wrote, "Thank you Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards for bestowing me with this honour. It is an absolute privilege having received such recognition alongside our industry stalwarts. It's acknowledgment like this that encourages me and my fellow recipients to strive harder and further in our respective fields."

 

 

 

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Thank you Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards for bestowing me with this honour. It is an absolute privilege having received such recognition along side our industry stalwarts. It's acknowledgement like this that encourages me and my fellow recipients to strive harder and further in our respective fields. #FitnessIconOfTheYear @dpiff_official

A post shared by Malaika Arora (@malaikaaroraofficial) onFeb 22, 2020 at 1:56am PST

At the star-studded award ceremony, Dia Mirza was conferred with the Best Actress Award for web series 'Kaafir'.

The actor on also shared a thankful note on Instagram and wrote, "Winning the prestigious DadaSaheb Phalke Award - Best Actress for Kaafir has rung in 2020 with yet another acknowledgement for #TeamKaafir. This is a reward for all those who believe in the power of good stories. #Kaafir has been an incredible journey as an artist for me. I had the pleasure of collaborating with some very good people who made it possible to bring this noble, humane story, inspired by true events to YOU."

 

 

 

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Winning the prestigious DadaSaheb Phalke Award @dpiff_official - Best Actress for Kaafir has rung in 2020 with yet another acknowledgement for #TeamKaafir. This is a reward for all those who believe in the power of good stories. #Kaafir has been an incredible journey as an artist for me. I had the pleasure of collaborating with some very good people who made it possible to bring this noble, humane story, inspired by true events to YOU. Thank you Bhavani and Vickyji for the story and dialogue that helped us live and breathe every word. Mohit Raina and Dishita, this performance would not have been possible had you not been so real, generous and amazing. And every cast member who surrendered so completely to this story. Sid, Sapna, Sonam, Pratik, thank you for the gumption, the audacity, the understanding and the trust in each other to tell this story like it IS. @bhavani.iyer @siddharthpmalhotra @sapnamalhotra01 #AlchemyFilms @zee5 @zee5premium @tarkat07 @milxind @chinxter @pratik8shah @merainna #DishitaJain @darasandhu9 @kavishsinha @shirazthelabel @theiatekchandaney @yashmita.bane @harryrajput64 @vijay.koli.1829405 @jainisha_shah #ShyamDada @yashupashu #RaviSinghal #RajuSingh @meeamit @swanandkirkire @theartistcollectiveindia #AtulMongia, Vishruth, Kanishka, Prabhjot, Vidushi, Anmol, Nihar, Shubham, Debashmita and the ENTIRE SUPPORT CAST AND CREW thank YOU. And last but not the least, thank you to the audience. Each of you who has watched this human story and responded to it at such a personal level and for reaching out with your love and appreciation u00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu008fu00bbu00f0u009fu00a7u00a1 #KaafirOnZee5. #HumanityIsMyReligion is not a hashtag we trended for #Kaafir. It is the faith we live by u00f0u009fu008cu008f #IncredibleIndia #DadaSahebPhalkeAwards

A post shared by Dia Mirza (@diamirzaofficial) onFeb 21, 2020 at 11:06pm PST

Dia was seen clad in white embroidered Anarkali and looked graceful as ever.

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 were announced in Mumbai on Thursday. Hrithik Roshan was awarded the Best Actor award for his film 'Super 30', while the movie directed by Vikas Bahl was selected as the Best Film.

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