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Rishi slams Government for glorifying Politicians; Says Here, everything is named after them!

Rishi Kapoor has finally broken silence against the Indian government who has repeatedly glorified politicians and has also argued how Indian artists never received any recognition...

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Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has once again made it to the headlines for raising his voice for the right cause by standing up for artists. This time he seemed rather upset as the actor spoke in volume because he feels that the government does not treat the artistes' community well. He also mentioned that artists are not honoured enough in India, the way it happens abroad.

During an interaction with IANS, he said, 

I really am upset when I think about how our government treats our artistes. We are the nation that is known worldwide for cinema, music and culture. But look at how our icons are treated. Does the government recognise our icons as much as other nations? All the new roads, flyovers, airports are so far named after politicians. Why not name these after artistes?

- Rishi Kapoor

He added: "We have icons like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Allah Rakha, Lata (Mangeshkar) ji. (I am) not saying this because they are my family but can you overlook the contribution of Raj Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor in the business of entertainment? They are celebrated worldwide but not in my country. Why so?"

In a career span of 5 decades, the veteran actor has entertained the audience with quality content and films that were way ahead of its time. He has also broken several stereotypes residing in the country. 

Changing the course of Indian Cinema with his films, he has received several awards including the National Award as Best Child Actor for his debut role in "Mera Naam Joker" (1970). He was also conferred an award by the Union Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for his contribution to the Hindi film industry.

Talking about the social issues and pointing out how everything is named after politicians he said; "In the US, there are places named after Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and many more artists, and young generation is well aware of their contribution. Here, everything is named after politicians. We have achievers like astronaut Kalpana Chawla. She is an inspiration for many youngsters. How well versed are our kids about her? Politicians are only changing names with an agenda. Our artists are not honoured enough in their lifetime."

Questioning about the importance of the great icon of Indian cinema, he probed, "Unless we make these names popular and put them on public places like airports, roads, schools, colleges, how will the next generation understand the contribution of these icons in their respective fields?" 

The 67-year-old actor was diagnosed with cancer and despite his illness, he wants to keep working. Currently, he is working on his upcoming film The Body, directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film also stars Emraan Hashmi and Vedhika and the film is all set to hit the theatres on December 13.

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