When sassy SRK said he deserved National Award for Swades in front of Kunal Kohli
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 Tum.byu/GiveMeSomeSunshine3 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 read.Despite the lack of a National Award, the performance of the 59-year-old in 'Swades' is still celebrated.Shah 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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