Veteran actor Anupam Kher has expressed his disappointment over ‘The Kashmir Files’ snub at the Filmfare Awards held in Mumbai on April 27. The Vivek Agnihotri directorial was nominated in several categories, including a Best Actor nomination for Anupam.
Taking to Twitter, he shared a quote that read, ‘Izzat ek mehenga tohfa hai. Iski ummeed saste logo se na kare (Respect is an expensive gift. It should not be expected from cheap people). The post featured the hashtag – #TheKashmirFiles.
Many fans supported the actor’s tweet, while others pointed out that director Vivek Agnihotri had also disrespected Filmfare awards.
Earlier, Agnihotri had refused to acknowledge the nominations and called the Filmfare awards ‘a corrupt, unethical and sycophant establishment of Bollywood’.
‘The Kashmir Files’ was nominated in the following categories – Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director (Vivek Agnihotri), Best Actor (Anupam Kher) and Best Supporting actor (Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumar).
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