Mumbai: Senior Bollywood actor Rekha has been felicitated with National Yash Chopra Memorial Award in Mumbai Yesterday. Maharashtra Governor presented this award to her.
Governor VidhyasagarRao praised Rekha saying that Rekha was not only a talented actress but also a good human being. He also pointed it out that Indian movies have more fans all over the world than any other movie industry and urged the film industry people to propel the quality of Indian Cinema to world class standard.
Notable stars of the industry like ShatruganSinha, Ranveer Singh, Sridevi, Jayaprada, Boney Kapoor, SubhashGhai, Mohan Babu and Subbarami Reddy were present during this function.
The gorgeous beauty Rekha looked stunning in a radiant golden silk saree. She remembered her association with Yash Chopra. She has acted in a few Yash Chopra movies, the notable being Silsila, in which she starred opposite to Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan and LataMangeshkar have been conferred with this award previously.