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Silly to have advertised my Chevalier award, says Kamal Haasan

ByIANS, Chennai
Aug 24, 2016 03:42 PM IST

Actor Kamal Haasan has said that it was silly of him to talk about his winning the Chevalier award.

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who was conferred the coveted Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Letters (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government, says it was “silly” of him to have advertised the award.

Actor filmmaker Kamal Haasan was conferred the coveted Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Letters by the French government.
Actor filmmaker Kamal Haasan was conferred the coveted Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Letters by the French government.

“Indian scholars have received two Chevaliers and don’t advertise it. Between humility and fame, silly me chose latter. Thank you friends and fans,” Haasan wrote on his Twitter page on Tuesday.

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Upon being chosen for the award, Haasan said he’d like to dedicate it to his admirers and audiences.

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Thanking his teachers and admirers, he said: “With motherly care, they have applauded my every little step forward. The melancholy of my parents not being alive to see this day is allied by the fact the elders and the young in my family are around to enjoy it.”

Meanwhile, the South Indian Artistes Association also known as Nadigar Sangam is planning a grand event to celebrate the prestigious honour bestowed on Haasan.

In a statement, the Sangam confirmed that an event is going to b organised to felicitate the National award-winning actor.

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