Veteran singer Suresh Wadkar, who has been a playback singer for the last 47 years, in an exclusive conversation with Outlook says that it has been a long wait and he is happy to get this award during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure. The 67-year-old popular and critically-acclaimed singer was a little emotional as well for receiving this award this late in his life. His journey in Bollywood wasn’t difficult when he started off, but he feels that it is a big struggle now to get work. Excerpts: