Veteran actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha took to his social media handle and congratulated his ‘Humse Na Takrana’ co-star Mithun Chakraborty for Dadasaheb Phalke Award and praised him for his contribution to the cinema.

In a conversation with IANS, the 'Kaala Patthar' actor said, "I felt very good, and someone said that Mithun Da getting the Dada Sahab Phalke Award is neither a coincidence nor an experiment. In fact, in the right sense, it is a gift from God that Mithun Da got the Dada Sahab Phalke Award, this is the biggest award in the cinema industry and what I say about Mithun, I respect him a lot, he is very close. His family, all his family members, he is also a friend, a family friend that's why I can say that I have known him for many years.”