While no one can deny or grudge the authenticity of singer Yesudas’ Padma Vibhushan awarded this year, the veracity of some of the Padma awards in the field of entertainment and cinema leave much room for scepticism. He didn’t make it to the list.”Neither did poor Manoj Bajpai. His name was nearly finalised for the Padma Shri list. When a BJP politician was asked why Manoj Bajpai was denied the Padma Shri at the last minute, he explained, “Manoj is a brilliant actor. Manoj didn’t even try.

Source: dna January 26, 2017 07:53 UTC