00:06Music
00:07Will you question what will be the time you come forward to accept the situation?
00:10That's better
00:11I don't know
00:27Music
00:28I see this honour we did it being utilized by the institutions who committed to intellectual inquiry and cultural engagement
00:35is proudly made
00:37I accept this honour not merely as a personal distinction but as a tribute to cinema, my lifelong person
00:47My journey as an actor has involved constant learning, unlearning and rediscovering
00:54To me cinema is a discipline that demands intellectual and responsibility
00:58Each role in political, historical or contemporary requires a surrender of self
01:04Allowing the character to shape world, gesture and thought
01:08In such moments acting becomes an inquiry under the human conditions
01:16To become an actor it was my childhood ambition
01:20And that ambition was fulfilled 45 years ago and still struggling to be a good actor
01:30This honour which I am given is I think it's the third doctorate I am getting
01:38First was from Kerala University and then Caliquette University
01:42Now in the heart of my grand time university
01:48Cinema gave me a culture
01:53Humanity
01:56Softness
01:58Compassion
02:03Courage to struggle
02:08Dilute disappointments
02:11And
02:16Humility
02:17Which I am not known for but I am very humbled for
02:25A doctorate
02:26Doctorate
02:27Is a recognition
02:31My father's wish was to make me a doctor in my childhood
02:35But I could not satisfy him when he was alive
02:39But now this is the third time I am getting a doctorate
02:41Which I am not supposed to treat me
02:44But I am treating you, I have been treating you for the last 45 years
02:48that was your intellect and entertainment. I promise that I will continue as healthy
02:59I am till I get my last breath.
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