Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Anant Nag Praises Modi After Dadasaheb Phalke Award Honour
Anant Nag is a veteran actor known especially for Kannada films.
He is being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024.
This award recognizes his long contribution to Indian cinema.
Nag said he did not expect to receive such a major honour.
He dedicated the award to the people of Karnataka.
In an interview, he said the old award process had nepotism and favouritism.
He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with asking people to publicly recommend deserving names.
The award ceremony is scheduled to take place in Kevadia, Gujarat.
Anant Nag is set to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024 for his contribution to Indian cinema.
In a PTI interview, Nag described the award as a very special honour.
Nag said the former awards process involved nepotism and favouritism.
He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with making recommendations public and changing the process.
The award will be presented at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony in Kevadia, Gujarat, on September 22.
- Who
- Kannada actor Anant Nag, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the National Film Awards organizers.
- What
- Anant Nag is being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024 and praised Modi for changing the awards recommendation process.
- When
- Nag spoke with PTI on September 16; the ceremony is scheduled for September 22.
- Where
- The interview was with PTI, while the ceremony is scheduled in Kevadia, Gujarat.
- Why
- Nag said the earlier process involved nepotism and favouritism and credited Modi with making public recommendations possible.
Nag’s Assessment
Reported Context
How award selections changed
Nag’s Assessment
Anant Nag said the earlier process was affected by nepotism and favouritism and credited Narendra Modi with bringing recommendations into the public domain.
Reported Context
The articles report Nag’s account of the change but provide no independent response or separate assessment of the former process.
- Award recipient
- Anant Nag
- Award
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024
- Ceremony
- 72nd National Film Awards ceremony
- Ceremony date
- September 22
- Ceremony location
- Kevadia, Gujarat
- Interview outlet
- Press Trust of India (PTI)
- Nag’s stated criticism
- He said the former process involved nepotism and favouritism.
- Process change credited by Nag
- Nag said Narendra Modi asked people to publicly recommend deserving names.
