Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty was been conferred with the Padma Bhushan Award. His son, Namashi, has reacted to his father's win.
Actor Mithun Chakraborty was conferred with the Padma Bhushan on Republic Day. The actor received this civilian honour for his outstanding contribution to his field. The actor has worked in numerous films to date and has also won the National Award. Mithun Chakraborty’s son, Namashi Chakraborty, has reacted to his father’s win. He revealed how happy and proud he feels.
Speaking to News18 Showsha, Namashi Chakraborty revealed that Mithun Chakraborty is currently on shoot in Bangalore. He added that they were not aware of his father winning the award. They only found out about it last night. He mentioned that he shared the news with his father right after they got to know about his win.
Namashi Chakraborty said, “Dad is shooting in a remote area near Bangalore right now. So, none of us are with him. In fact, we were not even aware that he has gotten the award because we had not spoken to dad. He wasn’t informed about being felicitated with the honour before. When we got the news at about eleven o’clock last night, we somehow managed to reach him. All of us are extremely proud and happy. It’s just an overwhelming feeling.”
He added that he is constantly in awe of his father. He recalled the struggles his father had to go through to reach where he is today. He added, “When we got the news last night, we got very emotional. What my father has achieved is almost close to impossible. The way he has succeeded in life, the struggle he has seen is unimaginable and to achieve that level of success feels like something that’s beyond me. For every child, their biggest inspiration is their parents. I’ve been completely in awe of my father ever since I was a kid. It’s his extremely principled life more than his success as a film star that continues to inspire me.”
Along with Mithun Chakraborty, Usha Uthup, Vijaykanth, and Pyarelal Sharma have also won the Padma Bhushan this year.