Apurva Asrani blames Akshay Kumar on the national prize awarded to Rustom, director of Raees defends Khiladi



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The national actor Akshay Kumar was constantly controlled by social media to obtain his Canadian citizenship. Trolling increased after his absence from polling stations in Mumbai during the fourth phase of elections in Lok Sabha.

Akshay, who claims to have never denied holding a Canadian pbadport, was recently interviewed on Twitter for winning the Best Actor award at the Rustom was awarded the 64th National Film Award 2016

many netizens, including screenwriter Apurva Asrani, whose director Manoj Bajpayee Aligarh could not win the prize the same year, criticized the actor of Rustom on the micro-blogging site.

He wrote, "Are Canadian Citizens Eligible for the National Awards of India? Year (2016) Akshay Kumar Best Actor Award, We Expected Manoj Bajpayee to Win for Aligarh: If the jury / the ministry made a mistake in the case of Kumar, -vote? "

Yes, it is a very important question. Are Canadian citizens eligible for national awards from India? Year (2016) Akshay Kumar won the "Best Actor" award. We expected Manoj Bajpayee to win for Aligarh. If the jury / department has made a mistake in the case of Kumar, will there be a revote ?? https://t.co/CvFRzw5aXS[19459003¹Apurva(@Apurvasrani) May 4, 2019

In clarification, Raees director Rahul Dholakia, who also served on the jury of the National Film Awards, launched on Twitter to support Akshay Kumar in a screenshot, "Clarification on national awards – foreign nationals can get national rewards.It is legal, legitimate and in the rules."

Clarification on national awards – foreign nationals can get 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. #NationalAward pic.twitter.com/wrAORcPdLC

rahul dholakia (@rahuldholakia) May 4, 2019

The picture is from the Festivals Direction Book of Rules of films, an organization that presents the National Film Awards in India

On April 7, 2017, Akshay Kumar thanked his fans on Twitter after winning the award. He wrote: "Best actor for Rustom, countless emotions, very difficult to express my gratitude now but still tried, a big THANK YOU."

#NationalFilmAwards : Best actor for Rustom, countless emotions, even hard to express my gratitude for the moment, but I still tried, a big THANK YOU pic.twitter.com/Wo7mfi6dI8

Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) on April 7, 2017

Starring Akshay Kumar, Illean D & Cruz, Esha Gupta, Rustom was directed by Tinu Suresh Desai.

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