Shahrukh & Aamir Both Lost Their National Awards

The 55th National Awards, which were to be announced on Friday have now been pushed forward, probably to Monday, because of the  tragic  death of the Andhra chief minister.  It is learnt from reliable sources within the awards committee that both the Khan superstars Shah Rukh and Aamir up for the best actor award for Chak De and Taare Zameen Par, respectively, lost the prestigious award to Tamil-Telugu-Kannada actor Prakash Raj.

Prakash Raj, it is reliably  learnt, has won the award for his sterling performance as a silk weaver in Priyadarshan’s Kanchivaram. This would be his second National  award. He earlier won the  best supporting actor award for Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar. The film  has also beaten popular entry Taare Zameen Par.

Contrary to reports in a section of the press, Anil Kapoor’s Gandhi My Father and SRK’s Chak De have lost the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film On National Integration to Bhavna Talwar’s Dharm. Confirming this, Dharm’s producer Sheetal Talwar says, “Yes,our film has won the Nargis Dutt Award. My wife Bhavna is the first debutant director to win this award . Earlier, it went to stalwarts like  Mani Ratnam.”  Source