The veteran actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan talk about being chosen for France's premier honour - the Chevalier de L'Ordre Arts et Lettres (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters)
Kamal Haasan
"I bow before my more deserving forerunners, Satyajit Ray and Sivaji Ganesan, who made even the common man realise the value of the Chevalier award", says Kamal Haasan as hitlist got in touch with him yesterday to congratulate him on being chosen for the coveted French honour.
Kamal Haasan
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The veteran actor-filmmaker will be bestowed with the Chevalier de L'Ordre Arts et Lettres (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), an award given in recognition of significant contribution in art, literature or the propagation of these fields.
He says, "I thank the ambassador for France in India, Alexandre Ziegler, who informed me about the award. It humbles me, rather than stiffen me with pride. Teachers and admirers around me are abundant. With motherly care, they have applauded my every little step forward."
Haasan adds that he misses his parents, but is grateful that he can share his joy with the elders and youngsters in my family. "I dedicate this award to my admirers and audience who gave me the tenacity of purpose to pursue this day and moment, my arts and letters," he says.
He is currently shooting for trilingual comedy, 'Sabash Naidu' (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi), which stars elder daughter, Shruti. The actor, who suffered a fracture recently, had a shooting stint in the US. The film's team will head to Vishakapatnam next month.
Kamal Haasan will next be seen in the sequel to his 2013 thriller, 'Vishwaroopam'.
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