Zoya Akhtar talks about returning National Award she never got, gets trolled on Twitter

6 Nov 2015 5:51 PM IST

The 'Dil Dhadkane Do' director became the butt of all jokes and trolls

Zoya Akhtar talks about returning National Award she never got, gets trolled on Twitter

Mumbai: Bollywood director Zoya Akhtar said that if she had a national award to her credit she would have returned it given the current atmosphere in the country. "If I had the national award, I would have returned it. It is a peaceful way of saying things, expressing things. I support them," Zoya said on the sidelines of Mumbai Festival here tonight.

Filmmakers like Dibakar Banerjee, Paresh Kamdar, Nishtha Jain, and others have announced their decision to return their national awards over the unresolved issue concerning the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the rising intolerance in the country.

However, Zoya's comments were enough to start a trend on Twitter and soon, the director became the butt of all the jokes and trolls. While some took nasty jabs at her by asking her to refund their money spent on pathetic 'Dil Dhadakne Do', others simply asked her to return Farhan's awards.

Did it go too far? Take a look at few comments and then decide.

It was such a Lame Statement by Zoya Akhtar that even Javed Akhtar refused to spit on it.
— ????? (@ShrrinG) November 6, 2015

"Zoya Akhtar want to return the national award which she didn't even win." This is not secularism, This is Hatism !
— Narendra Sisodiya (@nsisodiya) November 6, 2015

After Zoya Akhtar now sajeed khan announce to return his golden kela award which he won for Himmatwala and humshakal..
— INTOLERANT ???? (@AawaraSaand) November 6, 2015

Stupid comments by Zoya Akhtar. And, Nayantara Sahgal ofcourse. #IfIHadIWouldHave If I had robbed your brains, I would have returned it!
— Just Right (@justrighto) November 6, 2015

Zoya Akhtar is beggin for national award to return hahaha.
— Sanjay Sudhar Jha (@Jha_Sudhar) November 6, 2015

Zoya akhtar u can not return award but at least can return our money who seens dil dhadkne do a pathetic movie
— chetan (@chetanpanchall) November 6, 2015

Zoya Akhtar is basically slying Farhan to return his National awards. #SiblingRivalry
— ?????????? (@Bodhisatvaa) November 6, 2015

Zoya Akhtar would've returned her National Award if she had one, says she. You can very well return award of Javed or Shabana. We won't mind
— ?????? (@ggiittiikkaa) November 6, 2015

Zoya Akhtar: If I had an award, i'd return it Siddhu: If my Chachi had a moustache she'd be my chacha
— Pseudocally Correct (@reviewero) November 6, 2015

If Zoya Akhtar hadn't been born in a privileged family, we would not be hearing about what she would/wouldn't have done.
— IndiaSpeaks (@IndiaSpeaksPR) November 6, 2015

Logically thinking, Zoya Akhtar is Bobby Deol of Akhtar family !
— Finger of India (@IndiaFinger) November 6, 2015

( Source : deccan chronicle )

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