 "Mithun Chakraborty greets PM Narendra Modi upon being awarded the Padma Bhushan, son Mahaakshay calls him 'the greatest man'")
Legendary actor Mithun Chakraborty was conferred with Padma Bhushan (India’s third-highest civilian award) on 22nd April by Droupadi Murmu. Mithun’s son Mahaakshay, who worked in films like Jimmy, Haunted and others, shared pics of his dad greeting PM Narendra Modi and getting the award from the President with a special emotional note.
He wrote, “What an honor and privilege it is to be your son! You are my hero dad! The greatest man I know and you are so deserving of this award! Congrats on your Padma Bhushan Award.”
Talking about being chosen for the prestigious award, Mithun told ANI, “I am very happy. I have never asked anything for myself from anyone in my life. I am very happy for the respect and honor. It’s the happiest moment. When I got a call that you are being given Padma Bhushan, I was silent for a minute because I had not expected it. I took some time to absorb it.”
When the award was announced in January, Mithun’s younger son Namashi shared a video on Instagram story, where he said, “Bohot khushi, bohot anand, sab kuch mila ke ek aisi feeling hai jo main bayaan nahi kar sakta. Bohot takleefo ke baad jab itna bada sammaan milta hai toh uski feeling hi kuch aur hoti hai. Sab ko thank you itna pyaar aur sammaan dene ke liye. Aur main iss award ko dedicate kar raha hoon mere saare fans ko, India aur world main. Jo bhi, jinhone bhi mujhe niswarth pyaar diya hai, mere well-wishers ko, sab ke liye main yeh dedicate kar raha hoon. Thank you for giving me so much love and respect.”
(So much happiness, so much joy, it’s a feeling that I cannot express in words. When such a significant honor is received after facing many challenges, the feeling is truly unique.
Thank you to everyone for giving so much love and respect. And I am dedicating this award to all my fans, in India and around the world. To all those who have selflessly showered me with love, to my well-wishers, this is dedicated to everyone.)