Naseeruddin Shah is one of the most acclaimed actors who have been honoured with numerous titles and accolades. Recently in an interview, the actor shared that he doesn’t weigh these awards on a better note and one among them is the ultimate Filmfare award.
Naseeruddin Shah had bagged three National Awards, three Filmfare Awards for his magnificent roles. In a recent interview, the actor revealed how he does considers these awards a result of lobbying in the film industry.
In conversation with The Lallantop, the actor shared that how he used Filmfare awards as door know of his bathroom , “Any actor who has put their life and effort into portraying a role is a good actor. If you just 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. 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.”
He spoke about lobbying, “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. 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.”
Naseeruddin Shah was recently featured in the second season of Taj: Reign of Revenge. It also features Aditi Rao Hydari, Rahul Bose, Sandhya Mridul, and Zarina Wahab. The series was out on Zee5 on May 12, 2023.
