Though Zoya Akhtar helmed Gully Boy won big at the recently held Filmfare Awards 2020 in Guwahati, Assam, it has certainly left many disappointed. One such example is of a Wikipedia user, who called it a ‘Paid Award’ and edited the same on the site. The movie had 19 nominations at this prestigious award and ended up winning 13 awards. We wonder if Zoya has taken a note of it and if yes, will she or the lead pair Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt who took home the black lady, bother to answer?
The film has won in the categories which includes- Best film, Best director (Zoya Akhtar), Best Actor in a supporting role male (Siddhanth Chaturvedi), Best Actor in a supporting role female (Amruta Subhash), Best Album, Best lyrics (Divine and Ankur Tewari), Best dialogues (Vijay Maurya) and Best screenplay (Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar). As soon as people took a note of it, netizens slammed the organizers and called it an unfair decision. Netizens on Twitter platform slamming the organizers called out to them for losing their creditability and also neglecting other films like Kesari.
Check the screenshot and the tweet of the netizens below-
Dear @filmfare awards today you loose your creditability by choosing #GullyBoy for every awards . Oscar rejected this movie. But you guys don't care about talent and originality of content. pic.twitter.com/bcQNmdBtKH
— Rohit Singh Raikwar | Kabir Singh (@RohitRaikwar) February 15, 2020
#GullyBoy better than #DDLJ , #BLACK ?? Surpassed all the films at #FilmfareAwards2020 ! One of the most overrated film of Indian cinema. Period
— Rahul verma (@RahulVerma4860) February 16, 2020
Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel too slammed the organizers for awarding Alia Bhatt and Ananya Panday. She accused the organisers of blatantly taking nepotism ahead in the industry. ALSO READ: Filmfare Awards 2020: Kangana’s Sister Rangoli Takes A Dig At Alia Bhatt And Ananya Panday For Their BIG Win
Joining her was lyricist Manoj Muntashir who also called out the organizers for awarding Divine and Ankur Tewari under Best lyricist category. According to him, his nomination for Kesari song Teri Mitti was far more deserving than Gully Boy’s Apna Time Aayega penned by Divine and Ankur Tewari. ALSO READ: Filmfare Awards 2020: Lyricist Manoj Muntashir Disappointed For Not Winning The Black Lady, Bids Goodbye To Award Shows Forever
Netizens expressing their disappointment had #BoycottFilmfare trending on social media. ALSO READ: Filmfare Awards 2020: Netizens UNHAPPY With The Results; Trend #BoycottFilmfare To Vent Out Their Anger
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