Recently, the list of winners for the 69th National Awards was announced and it stirred up many film enthusiasts the wrong way. While Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon are to share the ‘Best Actress’ award for their respective performances in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Mimi’, Allu Arjun won the ‘Best Actor’ category for his film ‘Pushpa: The Rise’. A potential contender for this category would have been Vicky Kaushal for ‘Sardar Udham’ but he wasn’t even nominated.
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Even though ‘Sardar Udham’ ended up winning 5 National Awards including Best Hindi Film, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Designer, Best Production Design and Best Audiography, the fact that Vicky Kaushal didn’t receive his due recognition for his remarkable performance in the film left many people disappointed.
Fans have been slamming the National Awards for apparently “snubbing” Vicky Kaushal. Here’s what they have been saying:
Performance of a lifetime got snubbed at National awards. Anyway, Vicky Kaushal will come back stronger. 💫 pic.twitter.com/yab4MtJ59G
— A 🕊️ (@scrappinthrough) August 24, 2023
Allu Arjun winning over Vicky Kaushal is another example of why awards should be taken with a pinch of salt, even if it's a national award
— 🎲 (@girlwithwingss) August 24, 2023
Vicky Kaushal in this scene 🙌
National award or no notational award this performance would be talked about for a long long time. Truly one for the ages!pic.twitter.com/1LzPaNSZmC
— A 🕊️ (@scrappinthrough) August 24, 2023
Have watched this film. Vicky Kaushal gave an absolutely best performance. Surely he should have won the National award for Best Actor for Sardar Udham. pic.twitter.com/QNPNthjfaw
— 🔆Rohit🔆 (@rohithverse) August 24, 2023
Pushpa & Allu Arjun in it was good. Vicky Kaushal for Sardar Udham Singh is equally deserving for national award.
— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) August 25, 2023
National Film Awards 2023 disappointed me.
They didn't even nominated Vicky Kaushal for Sardar Udham, I don't think they have even watched it.
And you know what #AlluArjun won the best actor award for #PushpaTheRise .
Yes, he did awesome in that movie (or haa sabka apna opinion… pic.twitter.com/MPoYSOg8B6— Vishwajeet Singh Shekhawat (@TheSuperheroPro) August 24, 2023
Vicky Kaushal not winning the Best Actor award tells you how much of a joke National award is.
Also, how can the jury give it Allu Arjun out of all other actors. Even He would feel ashamed for receiving it for his role of Pushpa instead of what Vicky did. https://t.co/b3fZUDmPKw
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) August 24, 2023
Why didn't Vicky Kaushal get the National Award for Best Actor for his top-notch performance in Sardar Udham? pic.twitter.com/a07R9ffzTB
— Shimorekato (@iam_shimorekato) August 25, 2023
VICKY KAUSHAL DIDN'T GET AN AWARD FOR SARDAR UDHAM SINGH !?????
@/National awards jury are you okay !??
— 𝓙. (@ektara03_) August 24, 2023
After this year national Film awards too has lost its credibility. How could they give it to allu arjun for pushpa when Vicky kaushal gave such a brilliant performance in sardar udham. He lost filmfare debut to Suraj Pancholi too. I feel bad for him.
— sumi (@sumii0802) August 24, 2023
i cannot believe vicky kaushal was SNUBBED at the national awards… his performance in sardar udham was probably one of the most defining moments in india cinema from recent years… just plain ridiculous.
— ridz (@triptiidimrii) August 24, 2023
Vicky Kaushal should have won best actor for Sardar Udham and the movie should have won best movie. What a joke National awards have become!
— नम्रता (@_Namrataa) August 24, 2023
Alu Arjun winning the National Award for Best Actor for Pushpa over the brilliance of Vicky Kaushal in Sardar Uddham Singh? Wow! #NationalAwards
— Rahul Sharma (@Biorahul) August 24, 2023
Idk what’s worse. Giving thousand National Awards to Kangana or giving it to Alia, Alu Arjun and Kriti for performances that were merely decent. Only Vicky Kaushal deserved that award but of course he was robbed 🙄
— S (@BurntScarlett) August 24, 2023
I'm wondering how such a crap masala star won a national award, on the other side Vicky kaushal who's hardly getting any praise, audiences felt him throughout the movie, India is blessed to have stars like Vicky & cursed to have masla cinema & it's stars🤦#NationalFilmAwards2023 pic.twitter.com/j0F30NMadm
— Samar Khan (@Samar2K0) August 24, 2023
vicky kaushal was much more deserving of winning a national award than allu arjun. it’s so unfair.
— desiburgerbacha (@shortiekiddo28) August 24, 2023
Do you think Vicky Kaushal should have won the ‘Best Actor’ category at the 69th National Awards? Tell us!