Sunil Dutt selected for National Amity Award

Late actor-politician Sunil Dutt has been selected for the National Amity Award for his contribution to national integration.

The award instituted by the NGO Foundation for Amity and National Solidarity comprises a citation and Rs one lakh, a release said.

Dutt's daughter Priya Dutt, MP, will receive the award from vice president Hamid Ansari at a function in New Delhi on July 30.

Earlier recipients of the award include late Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande, writers Kushwant Singh and Maulana Wahiddudin Khan and eminent jurist Nani A Palkhiwala.