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Akshay Kumar, who claimed to be a Canadian citizen, was interviewed on social media about winning the national award. However, filmmaker Rahul Dholakia supported the actor and declared that "foreign nationals can get national awards"
Saturday, several social media users including the award-winning national publisher and filmmaker and writer Apurva Asrani, asked Akshay about the awarding of a national award.
Asrani tweeted: "Are Canadian citizens eligible for the price of India? Year (2016) Akshay Kumar has been 'Best Actor'. We expected Manoj Bajpayee to win for 'Aligarh'. If the jury / department has made a mistake in the Kumar case, will there be a revote? "
Yes, it is a very important question. Are Canadian citizens eligible for the national awards of India? Year (2016) Akshay Kumar has been 'Best Actor'. We expected Manoj Bajpayee to win for Aligarh. If the jury / department made a mistake in the Kumar case, will there be a revote ?? https://t.co/CvFRzw5aXS
– Apurva (@Apurvasrani) of 4 May 2019
However, following the rule book of the Film Festivals Directorate, the organization presenting the National Film Awards, as part of The section on the eligibility of a candidate reads as follows: "Film professionals and technicians of foreign origin can also be considered for awards. "
Director Rahul Dholakia, who also served on the National Film Awards jury before, spoke to Twitter
Sharing a screenshot of the rule book, he writes : "Details on national awards – foreign nationals can get national awards. it's legal, legitimate and according to the books that were part of the jury (not for this one) and so discovered by an official, Manoj Srivastava, who sent me this. "
Clarification on domestic prices – foreign nationals can obtain national awards. it is legal, legitimate and according to the books, I was a member of the jury (not for this one) and learned it from an official, Manoj Srivastava, who sent me this. 1945 #NationalAward pic.twitter.com/wrAORcPdLC
– rahul dholakia (@rahuldholakia) May 4, 2019
Akshay was honored with the "Best Actor" for "Rustom" in 2016.
Earlier this week, the star of "Khiladi" was criticized on social media after interviewing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was also criticized for speaking of patriotism while he was not an Indian citizen.
On Friday, expressing his disappointment with critics, Akshay issued a statement on his Canadian citizenship and declared that he did not understand negativity and "unjustified interest."
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