President once accepted the demand of this actor by breaking his protocol, the actor was....
The actor in question is none other than Saurabh Shukla. For the unversed, Saurabh has been awarded the National Award for his excellent work. The President then gave him the award. However, during this time, Saurabh made a mistake. In fact, despite knowing everything, he broke the President's protocol. This was revealed by Saurabh himself in one of his interviews. Let's know what the matter is? Saurabh won the National Award for this film
Saurabh Shukla has been working in Bollywood for many decades. He has been seen working with several top actors. The 2013 film 'Jolly LLB' is considered one of his best films. The audience liked his work very much. For this, the actor received a National Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014. When Saurabh Shukla broke the President's protocol
This award was given to Saurabh Shukla by the then President Pranab Mukherjee. However, Saurabh had made a big mistake then. Recently, in an interview given to YouTube channel Digital Commentary, he said about this anecdote, 'I already knew about the President's protocol. According to the protocol, one is not allowed to touch the President while receiving the award. One has to greet him with folded hands.'
Saurabh further said, 'I went on stage to receive the award and greeted him.' During this, Pranab Mukherjee praised Jolly LLB and Saurabh's acting. The former President told Saurabh, 'I watched Jolly LLB twice because of you.' On this, Saurabh immediately said, 'Then shake hands on this.' The President's protocol was broken by shaking hands.
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