Kangana Ranaut on Padma Shri Award 2020: Actress Says, This Recognition Will ‘Shut Mouths Of A Lot Of People’
After receiving Padma Shri, Kangana Ranaut taking to Instagram shared how the award will silent the people who often ask her why is vocal about certain things
Actor Kangana Ranaut today was awarded with Padma Shri Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. The actress was recognized with the fourth highest civilian award by the honourable President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. Following the ceremony, the Manikarnika actress who was awarded for her excellence in the field of art-cinema took to Instagram to thank her fans, she wrote in the caption, “Humbled for this great honour Padmashri Heartfelt gratitude for my Guru and Parents”
While the actress has been National Award recipient for her work on the celluloid, Padma Shri Award acknowledged her for being an ideal citizen. She said in the video, “I am grateful. When I had started my career at a young age, it took me 8-10 years to taste success. But when I finally became successful, I did not enjoy that but launched myself into other issues. I shunned fairness products, items numbers, working in movies with popular male leads and with production houses. I made more enemies than I made money.”
Speaking about how the actress on several occasions was slapped with legal cases for expressing her opinions on political and social issues, she said, “People often ask me what do I get by doing all this? Why do I do all this? This is not your job. So this award is my answer to them. Padma Shri ke roop mein jo mujhe sammaan mila hai ye bahut logon ke mooh band karega (This Padma Shri will silence a lot of people).”
Besides her, Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar and Adnan Sami were also honoured with Padma Shri Awards. ALSO READ: Tiku Weds Sheru: Kangana Ranaut Is Elated To Share The First Look Poster Of Her Debut Production Venture
Image Source: Instagram/kanganaranaut
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