In the 2011 awards (for 2010 releases), My Name is Khan was apparently the biggest hit. It did not get nominated in any category. Right or wrong, we wouldn’t know, because we let the jury be. And the jury that year was headed by someone as widely respected and accomplished as Amol Palekar. Shah Rukh Khan was also a contracted performer and a stage presenter.
Trouble began three days earlier, as usual. There were threats of a boycott. I never heard this from Shah Rukh — before, during the awards or later, to be fair. But from people “around the film”. There was panic and I had to field long, pained, hurt calls from Karan Johar, who simply wouldn’t accept that the jury had not found the film worthy of an award.
I was told dark theories on why poor Palekar might dislike those who made “the greatest hit in years”. How dare he choose instead a “marginal film” like Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan! There were threats of a boycott not just “by us, but the entire industry”. We held our nerve again, and a breather came as the viewers’ choice award, based on an internet poll conducted by our host TV channel, went to the film.
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So Karan Johar in KWK and also other chat shows has time and again emphasized how actors are delusional . Also how people in the industry should learn to take criticism . He told Akshay when he came solo on KWK that ppl shud know how to take a joke on themselves . As per the viral clip he told Kangana that if you cant deal with the industry's working , then just leave.
And this is what he does in reality . Couldnt even fathom the fact his film dint get nomination. Rather looks like was more hurt that a small film was getting the recognition.
Why could he not apply his own advice to himself and critique his own work ?
Truth - they all seek validation. We all do so. Critiquing oneself and one's work ain't easy.
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