PM Narendra Modi congratulates Shashi Kapoor for Dada Saheb Phalke award

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated veteran actor Shashi Kapoor for being conferred with prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award.

PM took to Twitter to post the congratulatory message for the fine actor. He posted: ''It was wonderful seeing the versatile & much admired Shashi Kapoor ji being presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Congratulations to him.''

It was wonderful seeing the versatile & much admired Shashi Kapoor ji being presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Congratulations to him.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 10, 2015

Several members of the Kapoor family, including late Raj Kapoor's wife Krishna Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor's wife Neila Devi, Neetu Kapoor, Babita, Shashi Kapoor's son Kunal and daughter Sanjana were present on the occasion including Kapoor's co-stars Waheeda Rehman, Hema Malini, Asha Parekh and Zeenat Aman.

Born in 1938, Shashi Kapoor will forever be celebrated for his roles in 'Namak Halaal, 'Satyan Shivam Sundaram' and 'Deewar'.

Kapoor, son of legendary actor-filmmaker Prithviraj Kapoor, started his film career as child artist.

Along with the PM, Bollywood fraternity too showered the actor with heaps of congratulations.

Aamir Khan to visit China ahead of Modi's visit

Beijing:  Bollywood star Aamir Khan will be in Beijing early next week to attend the premiere of the Chinese version of "PK". His trip comes just two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit during which the two countries are set to firm up their ties for joint production.

Aamir, 49, who is the most popular Indian film actor in China thanks to the success of "3 Idiots", will visit Beijing and Shanghai on May 11 and 12 for the premiere with director Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, sources here told PTI.

The film will release in over 3000 screens in China on May 22. It would be Aamir's first trip to the country and it is expected that "PK" will replicate the success of "3 Idiots".

Famous Chinese comedian actor Wang Baoqiang has rendered his voice for Aamir's alien character in the movie to highlight the comic element. Aamir's "PK" co-star Anushka Sharma visited Beijing recently to attend the premiere of her film "NH10" at the Beijing Film festival.

Aamir's trip comes two day's before Modi's first visit to China as Prime Minister during which MOUs for joint film productions are expected to be signed.

The two countries already have an agreement on joint productions during last year's visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India.

During Modi's visit a new MOU is expected to be signed between state-run Shanghai film group and Indian film distribution firm Eros to make a film on famous Chinese Buddhist Monk Xuan Zang's 17 year long journey to India in 645 AD.

Modi would kick off his visit from Xian city, the capital of Xi's home province Shaanxi, where the Chinese President was expected to accompany the Prime Minister to the Wild Goose Pagoda built in recognition of the Monk's contribution in popularising Buddhism in China.

The MOU of the film, starring Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, is expected to be signed at the business and investment get together to be address by the PM during his visit to Shanghai on May 16. The Indian cast may include Amitabh Bachchan.

Both the Shanghai Film Group and Eros are expected to sign an agreement to do more co-productions in the future. Already a movie titled "Kung Fu Yoga" featuring Hollywood star Jackie Chan is being made under the joint production.