Amitabh Bachchan bags National Award for Black

With son Abhishek and daughter Shweta joining in the loud applause, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan received the National Award for Best Actor for his role in Black from President Pratibha Patil at a glittering function in New Delhi on Friday evening.

Looking debonair in a black bandhgala suit, Amitabh Bachchan walked up to the stage at Vigyan Bhawan to receive the award from the president.

Bachchan's performance in Black was recognised for his "dramatic rendition of a reformed alcoholic who struggles to give a physically handicapped child a new life".