Manoj Bajpayee wants to gift Prime Minister Narendra Modi chewing gum. Here is why
Two-time National Award winner Manoj Bajpayee has added another feather to his cap. The critically acclaimed actor was conferred with India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, on Friday.
In a conversation with a leading publication, Manoj said that his family was over the moon and had already begun celebrating the honour. "My family and my parents are celebrating this special moment with the villagers, visiting temples and distributing laddoos and for my friends, I will organise a party soon," he said.
Manoj revealed that he is yet to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind. "I have a lot of respect for PM Narendra Modi as he works hard day and night and doesn't sleep more than 4 hours. So I am thinking of gifting him chewing gum as he will chew that and will take rest and take care of his health," he said.
This year, 113 people will receive the Padma awards. Apart from Manoj, the late Kader Khan, Prabhudheva and Shankar Mahadevan are also being honoured with the Padma Shri.
Earlier in a statement given to IANS, Manoj said that he was happy that no abuses were directed at him when his name was announced for the Padma Shri. "There have been quite a few instances in the recent past when people have criticised the government's choice on social media when it comes to conferring Padma awards to a particular individual," he said.
"I have observed that till now, no one has abused me on social media and no controversy has been created when my name was announced. So, I think it is a good thing that when you get an honour nobody has raised objections against it," he added.
On the work front, Manoj will be seen next in Abhishek Chaubey's Sonchiriya. The film, which is set in Chambal in 1975, also features Sushant Singh Rajput, Ranvir Shorey, Ashutosh Rana and Bhumi Pednekar in key roles. It is scheduled to open in theatres on February 8.
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