Controversies Surrounding National Awards: A Look Back at Memorable Wins
Just when the 69th National Awards winners were announced, many were taken down the memory lane as they remembered old films and winners. This year, the jury of the National Awards announced that Rocketry: The Nambi Effect won the Best Feature Film Award.
The Best Actor Award was presented to Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise, whereas the Best Actress Award was given to Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi.
While fans celebrated the win of their favourites, people on social media were taken back to 2005 when Saif Ali Khan won the award for Best Actor
. Many shared that it was Shah Rukh Khan who deserved the win for Swades
.
X Marks the Spot
Taking to ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, a user shared, “I lost trust in National Awards when Saif Ali Khan got an award for Hum Tum
instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Swades
.” Many seemed to agree with this analogy.
Since being uploaded, the image has gone viral with tons of responses. Have a look at the post:
“At that time his mother was the chief of the censor board and played a major role in influencing the selection committee,” commented a user. However, no one knows how true the statement is.
The thing is it wasn’t just about Swades, SRK also has Veer-Zaara
and Main Hoon Na
in his kitty that year and it still went to Saif is what makes me more mad. 2004 was his year.”
Viral Reactions
Well, you lost trust in National Awards, I lost faith in Bollywood 🙂 – Marshal Marsh
Don’t worry, SRK will win the National Award for…