Nana Patekar Slams Lifetime Achievement Awards

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slammed the concept of ‘Lifetime Achievement Awards’, saying that people making beneficial contributions to the society merit such honours and that he would never accept one. The 62-year-old actor, who was at a programme organised by Thane police, also came down heavily on  people receiving these kind of honours. “Anybody and everybody gets upand forms any organisation and institutes  a Lifetime Achievement Award and they also accept it,” he said without naming anyone.  “It is not a crime…But I won’t accept it…How can you evaluate my life’s cost as Rs 1 lakh…Rs 5 lakh… Rs 10 lakh,” he  wondered. Lifetime Achievement awards are given by various organisations to recognise contributions of persons over the whole of a career, in any particular field. Earlier, participating in a seminar on  ways to overcome crime in the society organised by Thane police on the occasion of Maharashtra Police Raising Day, Patekar said that we have become a society devoid of cordiality and unity. “It needs do some soul searching…To realise what they were doing was wrong,” he said. On the recent Delhi gang rape case,Patekar said the society should be “ashamed” of such ghastly incidents.”Just by lighting candles, the problem will not be solved. The candles should turn into weapons for selfdefence.” slammed the concept of ‘LifetimeAchievement Awards’, saying that peoplemaking beneficial contributions to thesociety merit such honours and that hewould never accept one.The 62-year-old actor, who was at aprogramme organised by Thane police,also came down heavily on people receivingthese kind of honours.”Anybody and everybody gets upand forms any organisation and institutesa Lifetime Achievement Award and theyalso accept it,” he said without naminganyone.”It is not a crime…But I won’t acceptit…How can you evaluate my life’s cost asRs 1 lakh…Rs 5 lakh… Rs 10 lakh,” hewondered.Lifetime Achievement awards aregiven by various organisations to recognisecontributions of persons over thewhole of a career, in any particular field.Earlier, participating in a seminar onways to overcome crime in the societyorganised by Thane police on the occasionof Maharashtra Police Raising Day,Patekar said that we have become a societydevoid of cordiality and unity.”It needs do some soul searching…To realise what they were doing waswrong,” he said.On the recent Delhi gang rape case,Patekar said the society should be”ashamed” of such ghastly incidents.”Just by lighting candles, the problemwill not be solved. The candlesshould turn into weapons for selfdefence.”