PIX: Shashi Kapoor receives Phalke Award with family, friends

The veteran actor received his award in the presence of friends and family.

Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, travelled to Mumbai on May 10 to present the Dadasaheb Phalke award to veteran actor Shashi Kapoor.

A look at the ceremony that took place at the famed Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, a western Mumbai suburb.

The veteran actor is seen here with thespian daughter Sanjana Kapoor.

Shashi Kapor's grand-niece actress Karisma Kapoor attends the ceremony with brother-in-law Saif Ali Khan.

The veteran actor-filmmaker is flanked by his former leading ladies -- (clockwise from left): Nafisa Ali, Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman, Shabana Azmi, Neetu Kapoor and Supriya Pathak.

Abhishek Bachchan, spotted at the ceremony.

Shashi Kapoor's elder son Kunaal Kapoor, along with sister Sanjana, greets Arun Jailtey.

Kapoor matriarch Krishna Raj Kapoor congratulates her brother-in-law.

Nira Benegal, Javed Akhtar, Neela Devi (the late Shammi Kapoor's wife), Shabana Azmi and Shyam Benegal pose for pictures.

Amitabh Bachchan, who starred with Shashi Kapoor in many hit films, including the memorable Deewar, is seen here greeting Neela Devi, as Anupam Kher looks on.

The ceremony incidentally took place on Mothers Day while Twitter was abuzz with Kapoor's famous 'Mere Paas Maa Hai' dialogue from Deewar as cinephiles paid tribute to the legendary actor.

Rishi Kapoor, who tweeted pictures from the ceremony, shares the frame with Jaitley and actor son Ranbir Kapoor.

The Bombay Velvet actor also addressed the gathering ahead of the felicitation.

The late Yash Chopra's wife Pamela Chopra arrives.

Hema Malini is quite a sight in her pink sari as she makes her way to the do at Prithvi theatre.

Bollywood veteran couple Nadira and Raj Babbar, spotted at the do.

Nivedita Bhattacharya, Kay Kay Menon and Makrand Deshpande.

Divya Dutta smiles for the cameras.

Asha Bhosle arrives.

Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar