Maan gaye ustaad!

The ever-so-charming Shashi Kapoor is finally receiving his due in the form of a Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Indian government, as it was announced on Monday. The more-than-100-films, 77-year-old actor gave a free rein to his acting talent around the age of four, by acting in plays directed by his father, Prithviraj Kapoor.

Shashi Kapoor then went on to take Bollywood by storm in the 1940s with films like Aag (1948) and Aawara (1951), where he played the younger version of a character played by his elder brother, Raj Kapoor.

As the news of him being awarded on Monday broke, nephew Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter: “Yessssssss! Shashi Kapoor to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to Indian Cinema. Well deserved uncle. God Bless!”

Rishi followed it up with: “Third Padma Bhushan and third Phalke award in the family. Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor being the other recipients”

Shashi Kapoor becomes the 46th winner of the honour so far. Back in the day, Shashi Kapoor was one of the first mainstream actors to be a part of international cinema, with movies like The Householder (1963), Shakespeare Wallah (1965), Bombay Talkie (1970) and Heat and Dust (1972).

Here’s what his well-wishers had to say to him through Twitter:

Bollywood and TV actress Poonam Dhillon: “Congrats dear #ShashiKapoor for the highest honour of #DdaSahebPhalke award bestowed on him. Best look , most charming disciplined Actor”Bollywood director Soumik Sen: “The contribution of #ShashiKapoor to theatre n film goes beyond his most famous cred as the angry young man's 2nd foil. #DadaSahebPhalke”

Politician Naveen Jindal: “Congratulations to #ShashiKapoor ji for being honored with the #DadaSahebPhalke award, the highest honour in Indian cinema.”Maharashtra MP Supriya Sule: “#DadaSahebPhalke award to Shashi Kapoor ji, finest n my favorite actor. 3rd award in the Kapoor family, The Kapoors rock”Critic and author Bhawana Somaaya: “#DadasahebPhalke award for #ShahshiKapoor first Indian actor to go internl #Householder to #SideStreet is a journey”

(Compiled by Somya Abrol)