While a section of critics are questioning on transparency followed by Centre in finalizing the Padma Award winners list for 2016, especially Telugu audience are very happy to see Rajamouli, Ramoji Rao, Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza names populated into the final list. Whatever may be the politics behind nominations for such highest civilian gallantry Awards but our own Ram Gopal Varma expressed his reaction in pretty different way.
‘Rajamouli got Padmashree and I dint even get my childhood sweetheart Padma...This I think is a Bahubalian failure,’ RGV kept it pretty simple to keep us guessed and analyzed on whatever each of us want to.
Truly, some of the film circles openly felt that RGV is much more a favorite to win the Padma Award than Rajamouli. However, RGV never cares about Awards and Rewards. That is why he compared Padma Shree with young girl Padma. Wow… RGV felt it as a failure in not winning the love of Padma but not Padma Awards.