Veteran
actor
Rishi
Kapoor
in
a
recent
interview
seemed
upset
by
the
fact
that
the
government
does
not
honour
artistes'
community
enough
in
India.
He
feels
that
the
honour
and
respect
artistes
deserve
is
not
coming
their
way
as
witnessed
in
other
parts
of
the
world.
He
said,
"I
really
am
upset
when
I
think
about
how
our
government
treats
our
artistes.
We
are
the
nation
that
is
known
worldwide
for
cinema,
music
and
culture.
But
look
at
how
our
icons
are
treated.
Does
the
government
recognise
our
icons
as
much
as
other
nations?
All
the
new
roads,
flyovers,
airports
are
so
far
named
after
politicians.
Why
not
name
these
after
artistes?" Rishi,
who
has
a
career
span
of
five
decades,
told
IANS.
He
added:
"We
have
icons
like
Pandit
Ravi
Shankar,
Ustad
Allah
Rakha,
Lata
(Mangeshkar)
ji.
I
am
not
saying
this
because
they
are
my
family
but
can
you
overlook
the
contribution
of
Raj
Kapoor
and
Prithviraj
Kapoor
in
the
business
of
entertainment?
They
are
celebrated
worldwide
but
not
in
my
country.
Why
so?"
Kapoor
spent
a
year
in
the
US
getting
treatment
after
having
been
diagnosed
with
cancer.
The
outspoken
actor
further
went
on
to
add,
"In
the
US,
there
are
places
named
after
Elvis
Presley,
Michael
Jackson
and
many
more
artistes,
and
young
generation
is
well
aware
of
their
contribution.
Here,
everything
is
named
after
politicians.
We
have
achievers
like
astronaut
Kalpana
Chawla.
She
is
an
inspiration
for
many
youngsters.
How
well
versed
are
our
kids
about
her?
Politicians
are
only
changing
names
with
an
agenda.
Our
artists
are
not
honoured
enough
in
their
lifetime,"
He
finally
concluded
and
said,
"Unless
we
make
these
names
popular
and
put
them
on
public
places
like
airport,
roads,
school,
colleges,
how
will
the
next
generation
understand
the
contribution
of
these
icons
in
their
respective
filed?".
The
senior
actor
will
next
be
seen
The
Body
co-starring
Emraan
Hashmi
and
directed
by
Jeethu
Joseph.
The
film
is
all
set
to
hot
the
silver
screens
on
December
13,
2019.