Mumbai, Jan. 26 -- FWICE chief advisor Ashoke Pandit has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the late actor Satish Shah was announced as a Padma Shri awardee posthumously.

Pandit, on Sunday evening, took to his Instagram Story to post a copy of a letter that the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) had sent to the Prime Minister in October last year. The letter had requested that Satish Shah be honoured for his long-standing contribution to Indian cinema and television.

A part of the letter read: "With folded hands and deep respect, we, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), the parent body of 36 affiliated associations and scores of members representing the vast workforce of the Indian film, televi...