Actor Randeep Hooda, who recently garnered applause for his performance in Swatantra Veer Savarkar, was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award during a ceremony at Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih in Mumbai. Expressing his happiness on recieving the prestigious award, he said, “It is very special for me that I have been honoured with so many great people. On the biopic of Savarkar ji, the Mangeshkar family and Dina Nath ji, who was his friend, it was a matter of great pride and happiness for me to receive this honour from the family who knew him, recognised him and respected him a lot and it was very special.”