02-08-2025
When sassy SRK said he deserved National Award for Swades in front of Kunal Kohli
Following actor Shah Rukh Khan's national award win, an old video has resurfaced in which the actor expressed that he should have won the award for the 2004 film 'Swades'. The award instead went to his contemporary, Saif Ali Khan, for his performance in 'Hum Tum', which was released in the same the video dating back to the late 2000s, Khan, standing alongside 'Hum Tum' director Kunal Kohli, can be seen saying during an event, "See, main dil ka bahut acha hoon. Saari filmein achi lagti hain, saare hero ache lagte hain, saari heroine achi lagti hain, har cheez achi lagti hai (I am good by heart. I like all films, all heroes, and all heroines). I am a simple-minded person; I like everything, including your films. I have loved them all."advertisementHe continued, "'Fanaa' was very good. I think 'Hum Tum' was very nice. His actor won the National Award for 'Hum Tum' when I think I should have got it, but that's another story." He then laughed slyly, while Kohli was left feeling awkward. The humorous remark was met with laughter, with even Kohli smiling sheepishly.
Have a look at the viral video here:Throwback to the time SRK publicly said that he should have won the National Award in 2005 for Swades than Saif for Hum inBollyBlindsNGossipSocial media users reacted to the video shared on Reddit and largely agreed with Khan's perspective. One of the users said, "Agreed here, I can't fathom how even 'Hum Tum' was considered for Saif to get the award.I've watched 'Hum Tum' and I like it but did I believe it was what makes Saif National Award worthy? No, absolutely not (sic)". Another commented, "SRK was right here ..(sic)".Check out social media reaction to the video here:One user highlighted that one of the jury members had issues with 'Swades', which might have stopped SRK's chance of winning a National Award that year. "Unfortunately for him, TS Nagabharana was on the jury that year and openly questioned the integrity of 'Swades', even claiming it plagiarised his own film," the comment the lack of a National Award, the performance of the 59-year-old in 'Swades' is still Rukh Khan ended a long wait by winning the National Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Jawan' on Friday. He shared the prize with actor Vikrant Massey for '12th Fail'. Rani Mukerji also bagged the Best Actress award for 'Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway'.- EndsTrending Reel
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