Nana Patekar said that we have become a society devoid of cordiality and unity.
Thane:
Bollywood actor Nana Patekar todayslammed the concept of 'Lifetime Achievement Awards', sayingthat people making beneficial contributions to the societymerit such honours and that he would never accept one.
The 62-year-old actor, who was here to attend a programmeorganised by Thane police, also came down heavily on peoplereceiving these kind of honours.
"Anybody and everybody gets up and forms any organisationand institutes a Lifetime Achievement Award and they alsoaccept it," he said without naming anyone.
"It is not a crime...but I won't accept it...How can youevaluate my life's cost as Rs 1 lakh...Rs 5 lakh... Rs 10lakh," he wondered.
Lifetime Achievement awards are given by variousorganisations to recognise contributions of persons over thewhole of a career, in any particular field.
Earlier, participating in a seminar on ways to overcomecrime in the society organised by Thane police on the occasionof Maharashtra Police Raising Day today, Patekar said that wehave become a society devoid of cordiality and unity.
"It needs do some soul searching... to realise what theywere doing was wrong," he said.
On the recent Delhi gang rape case, Patekar said thesociety should be "ashamed" of such ghastly incidents.
"Just by lighting candles, the problem will not besolved. The candles should turn into weapons for selfdefence."
Other speakers included Loksatta Editor Girish Kuber andcyber law expert Prashant Mali.
The 62-year-old actor, who was here to attend a programmeorganised by Thane police, also came down heavily on peoplereceiving these kind of honours.
"Anybody and everybody gets up and forms any organisationand institutes a Lifetime Achievement Award and they alsoaccept it," he said without naming anyone.
"It is not a crime...but I won't accept it...How can youevaluate my life's cost as Rs 1 lakh...Rs 5 lakh... Rs 10lakh," he wondered.
Lifetime Achievement awards are given by variousorganisations to recognise contributions of persons over thewhole of a career, in any particular field.
Earlier, participating in a seminar on ways to overcomecrime in the society organised by Thane police on the occasionof Maharashtra Police Raising Day today, Patekar said that wehave become a society devoid of cordiality and unity.
"It needs do some soul searching... to realise what theywere doing was wrong," he said.
On the recent Delhi gang rape case, Patekar said thesociety should be "ashamed" of such ghastly incidents.
"Just by lighting candles, the problem will not besolved. The candles should turn into weapons for selfdefence."
Other speakers included Loksatta Editor Girish Kuber andcyber law expert Prashant Mali.
