Himanshu Mittal. Shakota. BJP MP and Bollywood actress Hema Malini reached Kota on Thursday. Hema Malini reached Kota today to present a dance drama during the inauguration of the National Dussehra Fair. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will also be present in the program as the chief guest. While talking to journalists at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Hema Malini said that Kota is a very beautiful city. Hema Malini’s pain was expressed when Mithun Chakraborty received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He said, ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award should have been given to Dharamji long ago.’
In fact, recently Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had announced on social media that veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty will be given this year’s prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Veteran actress Hema Malini also congratulated Mithun Chakraborty aka Mithun Da on social media. Hema Malini had written in her post, ‘Very happy to give this year’s prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award to Mithun Chakraborty. Mithun da left an indelible mark on the film industry with his action films and his dance. Certainly he deserves it. Congratulations and best wishes to him. I have also shared the screen with him.
Hema Malini was to come to Kota in the year 1996 also, the matter had reached the court.
Actress Hema Malini had stopped visiting the Kota Dussehra fair in 1996. The Municipal Corporation had given her about Rs 2.5 lakh as advance but she did not come. There was a lot of controversy regarding this. The then councilor Suresh Gurjar had taken the matter to court. A demand was also made to recover the amount from Hema Malini.
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 3, 2024, 17:42 IST
