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Anant Nag Praises Modi After Receiving Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Anant Nag is a well-known Kannada actor.
He recently received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
He said this award is very special.
In an interview, Nag talked about how winners were chosen in the past.
He said the old process included nepotism and favouritism.
Nag said Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed the process.
According to Nag, Modi asked people to publicly recommend names for the award.
This made the recommendations more open, in Nag’s view.
Kannada actor Anant Nag was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
In a PTI interview, Nag called the award a very special category.
Nag said the honour’s former selection process involved nepotism and favouritism.
He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with changing the selection process.
Nag said Modi asked people to publicly recommend the names they considered deserving.
- Who
- Kannada actor Anant Nag and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Nag received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and praised Modi for changing its selection process.
- Where
- The comments were made in an interview with PTI; the location was not specified.
- When
- The timing was not specified in the article.
- Why
- Nag said the award’s earlier selection process involved nepotism and favouritism, while Modi introduced public recommendations.
Key facts
- Award recipient
- Anant Nag
- Award
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Interview outlet
- PTI
- Nag’s criticism
- He said the former selection process involved nepotism and favouritism.
- Process change credited by Nag
- Narendra Modi asked people to publicly recommend names for the award.
Quotes
Anant Nag
Kannada actor and recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
“It was given nepotism and favouritism, and everything was there in this award-giving as well. But Modi changed it. Modi was the only person who asked people to please recommend the name they had in their mind. That was the first time he brought it out into the public.”
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