Naseeruddin Shah, a veteran actor in Bollywood who has worked in the industry for close to 50 years, has proven his talent in every film he has chosen. The actor is extremely vocal about his views not only about the film industry but also about the ruling party. Recently, slamming some award shows, the actor revealed that he used his Filmfare trophies as door handles in his farmhouse. Shah’s views on The Kerala Story recently made headlines. The actor criticized the film’s producers and called Adah Sharma to film a propaganda effort.
Naseeruddin Shah has often been rumored to use his awards as door handles at his house. Recently, the Taj actor confirmed the rumors were true and slammed award shows for “lobbying.” In an interview, the actor said, “I don’t find any value in these trophies. I was happy when I received the initial ones. But then, trophies started piling up around me. Sooner or later I understood that these awards are a result of lobbying. One is receiving these awards not necessarily because of their merit. So I started leaving them behind.”
The actor revealed that he does respect the National Awards he received, including Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Naseeruddin Shah said, “After that when I received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, it reminded me of my deceased father who used to always be worried about my job and said things like ‘if you do this useless work, you will become a fool’. So, when I went to Rashtrapati Bhavan to collect the awards, I looked up and asked my dad if he was seeing all this… He was… and I am sure he was happy… I was happy to receive those awards. But I can’t stand these competitive awards.”
It has been a while since award shows are slammed for giving the prize away to those known to the organizers. Calling out such events, the A Wednesday star, “Any actor who has put their life and effort into portraying a role is a good actor. If you pick one person from the lot and say that ‘This is the best actor of the year’, how’s it fair? I am not proud of those awards. I did not even go collect the last two awards I received.” Ensuring that the rumors about him are true, the actor said, “So, when I built a farmhouse I decided to put these awards there. Whoever goes to the washroom will get two awards each as the handles are made of the Filmfare awards.”
It has been a while since award shows are slammed for giving the prize away to those known to the organizers. Calling out such events, the A Wednesday star, “Any actor who has put their life and effort into portraying a role is a good actor. If you pick one person from the lot and say that ‘This is the best actor of the year’, how’s it fair? I am not proud of those awards. I did not even go collect the last two awards I received.” Ensuring that the rumors about him are true, the actor said, “So, when I built a farmhouse I decided to put these awards there. Whoever goes to the washroom will get two awards each as the handles are made of the Filmfare awards.”