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.