Tanujj Garg not impressed by Dadasaheb Phalke awardees? Says 'doled out to randoms'

Awards in Bollywood do not enjoy the best opinions, as numerous celebrities have questioned its credibility and some have stopped attending it too. The latest awards that received an unpleasant review was one in the name of Dadasaheb Phalke. The awards that made headlines recently did not convince producer Tanujj Garg.

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Tanujj Garg on awards in name of Dadasaheb Phalke 

Tanujj Garg took to Twitter and wrote that ‘randoms’ were being felicitated as 'many awards' in the name of Dadasaheb Phalke. were being doled out. The producer known for movies like Tumhari Sulu, Shootout at Wadala, Why Cheat India, Ragini MMS 2,  among others wrote, ‘The poor man must be stirring in his grave.’

Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the 'Father of India Cinema' for pioneering films in India with Raja Harishchandra and other movies. The Government felicitates one notable artist from the industry for an honour in his memory every year, and the winner last year Amitabh Bachchan,  or some of the previous recipients like Lata Mangeshkar, Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra, among others speak of the legacy of the award.  

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Tanujj Garg seemed to hint at the recent set of awards that went by the name 'Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival'.

Among the winners at the event included late Sushant Singh Rajput, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Adnani Sami, Bobby Deol, Sushmita Sen, among others as well as some newer stars like Kiara Advani, Nora Fatehi, Surbhi Chandna and others.

Garg could have meant at the awards not living up to the stature of the original Dadasaheb Phalke Award in terms of the body of work of the recipients.

Meanwhile, on the professional front, Tanujj is currently one of the producers on the movie Looap Lapeta. The movie stars Taapsee Pannu, Tahir Raj Bhasin in the lead roles.

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