NEW DELHI: Actor Mohanlal, who has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award, said in his acceptance speech that he felt proud to receive the prestigious award. He also said that the honour is not his alone but belongs to the entire Malayalam film industry. He said that he saw the award as a collective tribute to the Malayalam film industry, legacy, creativity and resilience.

“It's with profound pride and gratitude that I stand before you today, having received the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award, an honour instituted by the Government of India, in the name of the revered father of Indian cinema. As a representative of the Malayalam film industry, I am deeply humbled to be the youngest recipient and only the second ever from our state to be bestowed with this

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