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Sarfaraz Khan On His Dad Late Kader Khan Being Awarded Padma Shri: It’s My Father’s Hard Work
Veteran actor and write, the late Kader Khan was conferred the Padma Shri posthumously for his contribution to Indian cinema. His son Sarfaraz Khan said, “It’s my father’s hard work, I will accept it.
Veteran
actor
and
writer,
the
late
Kader
Khan
was
conferred
the
Padma
Shri
posthumously
for
his
contribution
to
Indian
cinema,
on
the
70th
Republic
Day.
When
the
actor
passed
away
on
December
31st,
2018,
after
suffering
a
prolonged
illness,
many
from
the
film
industry
felt
that
it
was
a
great
loss.
Celebs
from
Govinda,
Shatrugan
Sinha
to
Shakti
Kapoor
felt
that
the
great
actor
was
not
duly
recognized
when
he
was
alive.
On being conferred the Padma Shri posthumously Kader Khan's son Sarfaraz Khan told Pinkvilla, "It's my father's hard work, I will accept it." When asked if, he feels the recognition is delayed, Sarfaraz said, "It would have been good him accepting it, but I just want to get it for my father, if God is happy with a person, he still gives respect after the person has left."
In 2016, Kader Khan had spoken about not being recognized by the government for his contributions, in an interview with IANS. He had said, "If the government feels that I have done good work, it will honour me. It's people's love that they are demanding it for me. It's good that I did not get one."
He had also added, "... it's good that they did not give me a Padma Shri. I have neither flattered anyone in my life, nor will I ever. I don't want these awards if they have been given to people (in the industry) who got it this time. An award is a no big thing, but its importance lies in the people it has been conferred upon."
Along with the late Kader Khan, Prabhu Deva, Manoj Bajpayee, and Shankar Mahadevan were also names from the entertainment industry to be bestowed the honour. Malayalam actor Mohanlal was conferred the Padma Bhushan.
