Mumbai April 22 (IANS) Actress Saiyami Kher who made her Bollywood debut in Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra s film Mirzya received the best debut award at the Dasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2017.
Saiyami was feted with the award on Friday night.
After receiving the award the she said: Dadasaheb Phalke belonged to my hometown Nashik. I ve grown up knowing what immense contribution he has had to Indian cinema. It s such an honour to have received an award from the Dadasaheb Phalke foundation.
The actress starred in Mirzya opposite veteran actor Anil Kapoor s son Harshvardhan Kapoor. The event was graced by many personalities including Zeenat Aman Hema Malini Javed Akhtar and Divya Khosla.
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Saiyami Kher receives Dadasaheb Phalke award
