Kapoors Being Recognized For Their Contribution After Decades

I always say that when we look at the Hindi cinema, the biggest contribution is made by the Kapoor family over the decades. From generations their family has contributed immensely to the cinema and theatre but the way things are going people tend to run after very glossy and materialistic things geared up by lobby-ism and influence giving titles such as first families and covering stories on baap, beta and bahus. The real stuff is actually forgotten.

It was in 1969 that Prithviraj Kapoor was awarded the Padma Bhushan award. In 1971, Raj Kapoor also received this award. Padma Bhushan award is India's third highest civilian award. 

Now, after many decades the Indian government chose Shashi Kapoor as one of the recipients for this award. Rishi Kapoor is very happy on hearing this news but he also expressed his desire that he wished that his uncle Shammi Kapoor too could have been awarded similarly because his contribution to the entertainment industry is huge.

This is what Rishi Kapoor said:

"It would have given me even more of a pleasure to see both my uncles Shammi and Shashi Kapoor receiving the honour. Certainly Shammi Kapoor's contribution to Indian cinema cannot be overlooked,"

"Chalo khairiyat hai Kapoors ko government ne recognise kiya (It is good that the government has recognised the Kapoors). Believe it or not no Kapoor has won such a national or government-level award in the last few decades," 

"This is the first time since then that the government has recognised the presence of the Kapoors in the entertainment industry. What a feeling, all the senior Kapoors, my grandfather Prithiviraj, my father Raj and now Shashi Kapoor are Padma Bhushans!"

Shashi Kapoor is now back home and recovering slowly. His family will be there with him when the President will give him the award.