Filmmaker Rakeysh Mehra: Award shows are no more than TV shows these days

After a long year of gruelling shoots, endless days and sleepless nights, the moment of glory is here.

Shining trophies in gold and silver, and of course, the beautiful black lady, go up on mantles. Fashion labels get flaunted on the red carpets and winning speeches, choked with emotions, move audiences. Winners take their bows, and those who almost made it, get back in the race for a new run. While some actors wait for that unforgettable moment all year long, there are some who don't care as much about the ceremonial victory. Instead, all they care for is the box-office reward and the love from their fans.

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Rakeysh Mehra Filmmaker "Award shows are no more than TV shows these days. Everyone gets dressed and goes out to have fun."

Kareena Kapoor Actor "I attend award shows when I have to perform. Otherwise I prefer sitting at home and watching a film."

Madhur Bhandarkar Filmmaker "Awards, winners and juries seems like such a lucrative topic, I could make a movie on it."

Rohit Shetty Filmmaker "Ajay Devgn will never win awards because he doesn't dance."

Salman Khan Actor "Bodyguard' worked at the box-office, that's the biggest award for me."

Actor Abhishek: Dhanush much more than 'Kolaveri' song

Hindi film actor Abhishek Bachchan feels that it is unfair that people associate Tamil star Dhanush, who has an impressive body of work, just with the " Kolaveri di" song.

"He is a very dear friend of mine, Dhanush. Very famous and very prominent actor from Chennai. Off late, unfortunately they only seem to know him because of 'Kolavari Di' but, he has done great work down there. He is a wonderful actor," said the 35-year-old actor.

"Kolaveri Di" has received over 17 million hits on Youtube till now and Abhishek terms it as one of the greatest hits of the year.

"I think it's outstanding and I think it's wonderful because it has been made by two very dear friends of mine, Dhanush and his wife Aishwarya. I think it's a fantastic song. He is a very talented guy and Anirudh, the music director has done a great job. I wish them all the best. It's one of the greatest songs of the year," said Abhishek who is awaiting his next release "Players" by director duo Abbas-Mustan.

"Players", which is releasing Jan 6, also stars Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonam Kapoor.

Abhishek is also working on Rohit Shetty directed "Bol Bachchan" and "Dhoom 3".