State Honors
He is also the recipient of many state-awarded honors.
- In 1981, the Government of India awarded him with the Padma Bhushan.
- In 1985, President François Mitterrand, the President of France awarded him the Commandeur de Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters), the highest civilian honour conferred by that country, in recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields.
- He was made an Honorary Member of the Indian Parliament from 1998 to 2003.
- In 2000, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian federation honored him with the Order of Friendship.
- In 2005, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honor given to an Indian filmmaker was awarded to him by the Government of India.
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