Amitabh Bachchan will receive the 'Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar' on April 24, and A.R. Rahman will be honoured with the 'Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award' the following week, presented by the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan and nurtured by the Mangeshkar family in Pune.

"I sang my first song when I was 10 years old and it's been 80 years. I want to thank you all, (I don't know) how you have tolerated my voice for 80 years? I almost sing 18 songs at this age. I am always on stage," Bhosle said.