New Delhi, Dec 29 (TIWN) As President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday presented Amitabh Bachchan with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for outstanding contribution to the film industry, Twitterati tweeted congratulatory messages to the Bollywood superstar.

Soon after the award ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, #dadasahebphalkeaward trended with 3,315 tweets and #AmitabhBachchan with 2,101 tweets.

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar wrote: "The legend

Amitabh Bachchan, who has entertained and inspired for two generations, was selected unanimously for the #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and the international community is happy. My heartiest congratulations to him. @narendramodi @SrBachchan."