World recorded Lyricist Dr. DR Upadhyay has been conferred India’s prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2022. In a special ceremony in Mumbai on Sunday, Dr. Upadhyay was given this award.
In India, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award is given by the Central Government of India, while the other Sri Dada Saheb Phalke International Award is given by the Film Foundation and SriDSP Film Production. Dr. Upadhyay was awarded by the Film Foundation.
This award given by India is considered as prestigious as the award given by the foundation. Dr. Upadhyaya gave a short speech thanking the organizers for giving him the award. He said that this award will make him more active.
Dr. Upadhyaya holds 110 world records including the Guinness Book of World Records in various genres of song, music and literature. Record Dr. Hundreds of songs from Upadhyaya’s 30 albums have reached the audience. Similarly, his ‘Thunderbolts’, ‘Yagi’, ‘Bhakyachakra’, ‘Unholy Shadows’, ‘Swarthi’, ‘Bituli’, ‘Athirikt’, ‘Dagabaaz’, ‘Unfinished Prem’, ‘Queen of Dreams’, ‘Coffee Love’ , 14 novels like ‘Mary Priya’, ‘Virus Love’, ‘Kasur’ have come to the readers and the 15th novel is in the final preparation for publication.