Top 5 National Award Controversies

By siliconindia   |   Friday, 21 October 2011, 23:42 IST   |    1 Comments
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Raveena Tandon It was a major controversy for Raveena Tandon when she won best actress award for the film Daman in 2001 and one of the jury members Pradeep Krishen resigned in protest alleging that awards were predetermined. The media reported that Raveen a Tandon had campaigned for the award and that her maternal uncle Macmohan was a jury member. Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the movie Pukar. But after announcing the award, the three jury members and filmmakers Pradip Krishen, Shashi Anand and dancer Madhumita Raut resigned in protest, alleging the award was rigged by a "cynical political cartel which had pre-decided many of the awards".