The recent announcement of National Awards had drawn a lot of controversy with celebrities and common populace talking far and against the choice of awardees.
Reacting to all these, the National Award winner for Best Actor, Akshay Kumar, had stated to North Indian media that if people felt that he was not worthy enough to win an award for Best Actor despite being in the industry for over 25 years, they are welcome to take it off from him.
Akshay Kumar won the Best Actor for Rustom. Director AR Murugadoss had openly criticized the jury and we have also reported the opinions on either side of this controversy.