Bollywood awards are a family fare: Abhay Deol

Abhay DeolAt an interactive session during the 43rd International Film Festival of India, actor Abhay Deol slammed the various award ceremonies in Bollywood. He also spoke about his critically acclaimed performance in Dev D, which wasn’t even nominated at the Filmfare Awards in 2009.

“Talk to any actor off record and he will tell you, you either go because you are winning an award or you go because you are getting paid. Otherwise, you don’t go. In that case, pay me and I’ll perform. If you tell me you are awarding talent, then no. It is just an exercise in appeasing those you have worked with or appeasing those you want to work with” Abhay said.

“I was promoting ‘Road, Movie’ at the time the Filmfare Awards were happening, and no one wanted to talk to me about ‘Road…’. The entire press wanted to know why I wasn’t selected for an award. And I said, ‘It was a family fare. If you are part of the family, then you will get it.’ And I stick by that” he added.

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15 Comments

  • Really bollywood awards are nothing but jst a family fare. You get to see the names of the actors nominated in the list who doesnt even know the ABC of acting. The one who has given the best performance will not even be nominated. it is all jst a crap. Shameless ppl conducting these award ceremonies jst for the sake of money where they get a good booty from the sponsors.

  • He is not worthy of an award. Salman deserves a best actor one that’s been the biggest mistake of Filmfare not giving it to him for Tere Naam, Kyun Ki aur Phir Milenge.

  • bollywood awards are for fun and entertainment only…its always about money and star presence…i dont have any doubt and now even majority of the public also know that awards are nothing but well paid trophies…who pays highest and who attends it wins the awards…for example srk won many awards why not other actors despite having better performance than him?

  • @SALMAN. because his movie s during those year s when he got awards were better than others. so called huge grossers
    the movie which srk has got best actor award (I am just including FILM FARE)
    MY NAME IS KHAN
    CHAK DE
    SWADESH
    KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI
    DIL TO PAGAL HAI
    DIL WALE DULHANIYE LEJAYENGE
    BAAZIGAR.
    Now all the above movies were best for that year. there was no comparison in that year.
    so he got that.
    I guess Ur doubt is cleared

  • @Noam. I am Amir fan. I completely agree with u.
    the years and the movie s which SRK got awards were really master pieces. he deserved
    guess Amir should also start attending.

  • I dont completely agreed with Abhay. There can be mistakes.. but in most of the award ceremonies, specially filmfare the awards have gone to deserving ppl. not only actors..in other departments as well.
    Giving Salman a best actor award is not at all deserving. he can get popular actor or favorite actor. but not best actor. we have to admit. he’s not a good actor. but a good entertainer.

  • at all the srk’s fans.. stammering in every movie is not acting.. if he was in Hollywood people would kick him out or call him retarded.. in today’s time aamir, hritik and ranbir are on the top 3 acting wise.. and salman not being list doesnt mean he is a bad actor.. he is unique personality and have the biggest stardom in the industry..

  • Srk has got 8 filmfare awards for best actor but I believe for baazigar he should have got villain award not for best actor and Salman was more deserving for Dabbang not shahrukh for My name is khan.
    he doesn’t deserve award for swadesh. it was a flop movie.

    DEVDAS
    MY NAME IS KHAN
    CHAK DE
    SWADESH
    KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI
    DIL TO PAGAL HAI
    DIL WALE DULHANIYE LEJAYENGE
    BAAZIGAR.

  • Guyz. . Thoz’ who r sayin’ that srk buys award. . Than he hav got awards in his early days. . Hw’ did a he buy award in his early dayz in bollywood. . Nd’ guyz’ his acting ez’ da best nd’ u guyz’ know it. . So stop sayin’ he buys award. . If u cant compliment hard work of srk than plz dnt’ say he dnt’ deserve

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