The original ‘Dream Girl’ of Bollywood Hema Malini will be honoured with the Bharat Muni Samman for her outstanding contribution to the field of art and culture. The award will be presented to Hema Malini on December 18, the concluding day of the three-day Bharat Muni Festival in Bhubaneshwar.

The award has been instituted by Bhubaneswar based organisation Kalingayana Touryatrikam and has been named after the author of Natyasharstra- Bharat Muni. Past recipients of this prestigious award include Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Birju Maharaj.