Filmmakers Return National Awards
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Returning Awards is the Easiest Thing to do, Says Shekhar Kapur
"The problem is that intellectuals have become the voice of the society and that is very less in terms of percentage. We should take everyone into account. There is a tendency of intellectuals to become a club and that arrogance of the club becomes oppressive. It is a burden on the society," said Shekhar Kapur
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Hema Malini Calls Returning National Awards 'Politically Instigated'
"It (returning national awards) is not a right thing to do. I feel it is a politically instigated matter. People are dying to get a National Award. It's a national reputation. People come to me saying if I can help them in getting a National Award. And here, these people are returning awards," said Hema Malini
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Shabana Azmi: Returning Awards is a Symbolic Gesture
A group of 10 filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, announced on October 29 that they would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech."
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10 Filmmakers Return National Awards, Say 'Disenchanted With What's Happening in Country'
After writers and artists, now filmmakers have decided to return awards to protest against what they call rising intolerance.
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Returning Awards is the Easiest Thing to do, Says Shekhar Kapur
"The problem is that intellectuals have become the voice of the society and that is very less in terms of percentage. We should take everyone into account. There is a tendency of intellectuals to become a club and that arrogance of the club becomes oppressive. It is a burden on the society," said Shekhar Kapur
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Hema Malini Calls Returning National Awards 'Politically Instigated'
"It (returning national awards) is not a right thing to do. I feel it is a politically instigated matter. People are dying to get a National Award. It's a national reputation. People come to me saying if I can help them in getting a National Award. And here, these people are returning awards," said Hema Malini
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Shabana Azmi: Returning Awards is a Symbolic Gesture
A group of 10 filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, announced on October 29 that they would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech."
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10 Filmmakers Return National Awards, Say 'Disenchanted With What's Happening in Country'
After writers and artists, now filmmakers have decided to return awards to protest against what they call rising intolerance.
