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Over 60 awardees boycotted the 65th National Film Awards on Thursday after it was announced that President Ram Nath Kovind would give away just 11 awards, with Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani taking care of the rest. This is a departure from a tradition followed for past 64 years, where the President gave away all the awards.
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur who headed the jury, tweeted this morning stating, “Let controversy not stop us from celebrating the breathtaking talent and creativity we as Jury members saw.”
As filmmakers rebellion is in our DNA. Let controversy not stop us from celebrating the breathtaking talent and creativity we as Jury members saw. Creativity and talent that lay beyond what we call Bollywood. We are about to witness rise of a new Indian Cinema #NationalFilmAwards
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) May 4, 2018
#PresidentKovind , @smritiirani and @Ra_THORe with the jury members and the awardees at the 65th #NationalFilmAwards at Vigyan Bhawan a short while back. pic.twitter.com/EXqQKqnfhc
— PIB India (@PIB_India) May 3, 2018
Offbeat
The new promo of the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is out. Season 4 is likely to be its last, but there might be a movie later. Season 4 is will be available on Netflix from May 30.
