Bharat Ratna for Dr. Kamal Haasan

This is a petition requesting the Government of India to confer the prestigious Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, for the best actor in country, Dr. Kamal Haasan.

Kamal Haasan (born November 7, 1954 in Paramakudi, Madras State, India) is a legendary Indian film actor, script writer, and film director, considered one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. Kamal Hassan is known for winning several Indian film awards, including National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards, and has the distinction of being the actor with the most number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to acting and directing, he is a screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer and choreographer. His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films.

Kamal Haasan's breakthrough into lead acting came with his role in the 1975 drama, Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He secured his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who tends a child-like amnesiac in 1982's Moondram Pirai. He won his second National Film Award for his portrayal of the Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar in Mani Ratnam's film Nayagan (1987), which was ranked by Time magazine as one of the best films of all-time.

National Film Awards
1960 Best Child Artist for Kalathur Kannamma
1982 Best Actor Award for Moondram Pirai
1987 Best Actor Award for Nayagan
1996 Best Actor Award for Indian

Film Fare Awards
Hindi
1986 Best Actor Award for Saagar

Kannada
1988 Best Actor Award for Pushpak

Malayalam
1974 Best Actor Award for Kanyakumari
1978 Best Actor Award for Yaetta

Tamil
1975 Best Actor Award for Apoorva Raagangal
1976 Best Actor Award for Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu
1977 Best Actor Award for 16 Vayadhinile
1978 Best Actor Award for Sigappu Rojakal
1981 Best Actor Award for Raja Paarvai
1991 Best Actor Award for Guna
1992 Best Actor Award for Thevar Magan
1995 Best Actor Award for Kuruthipunal
1996 Best Actor Award for Indian
2000 Best Actor Award for Hey Ram

Telugu
1981 Best Actor Award for Aakali Rajyam
1983 Best Actor Award for Sagara Sangamam
1989 Best Actor Award for Indrudu Chandrudu

For his achievement till date, we fans of Dr.Kamal Haasan request Govt. Of India to confer Bharat Ratna to Dr.Kamal Haasan.

Thank you.