Rohit Shetty calls award shows fake, says 'If they pay me, I go; otherwise no'

Rohit Shetty, who was recently honoured with the Most Stylish Director (Male) award at an award show, has recently revealed that he does not believe in award shows as 'they are fake'. On Neha Dhupia's podcast No Filter Neha, Rohit revealed that he only attends awards show if they pay him to host or give him an award. He said, "If they pay me, I go. Genuinely. If they pay me ki aake host kar lo or if they give me an award, then I go. Otherwise no. Because it’s all fake na. It’s all a TV show."

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Explaining his stance further, Rohit said that commercial films are not considered important at award functions. "We also work hard yaar, aisa nahi hai. We work 18 hours a day for a film. Making commercial films are more difficult; shooting an action scene in 48°C is more difficult than making a normal film in a house. But you don’t consider commercial films. I tell them, ‘If you want to give me an award, then I am coming, or if you want to pay me to host a segment, then I will come.'."

Rohit concluded by saying, "Award functions, we all know, have become like a satellite issue because you have to pay the satellite." He also said that award shows are money-making opportunities for stars as they dance on the film songs at all the award shows.

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Rohit Shetty has previously helmed Ajay Devgn-fronted Singham and Singham Returns, as well as Ranveer Singh's Simmba. Both Ajay and Ranveer will make cameo appearances in Sooryavanshi. Katrina Kaif will be playing the lead role opposite Akshay Kumar in the film and it is scheduled to be released on March 27.

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