Nawazuddin Siddiqui isn’t a fan of Bollywood awards nights. The actor has in the past, expressed his disapproval of such awards and rightly so, if what we hear is true of a recent awards show that concluded at a foreign location.
Apparently, the actor was the first choice in the best villain category for his performance in Badlapur, but lost out on it because he wasn’t present at the function.
Says a source, “Nawaz was shooting in Lucknow. In his absence, they gave the award to another actor. Anyway, Nawaz doesn’t have faith in these awards.”
Apparently, Ranveer Singh, who won the best actor award for Bajirao Mastani, flew down from Paris where he was shooting for Befikre. “Had he not been able to make it, the alternative was to present the award to Salman,” adds the source.
There’s more. A filmmaker who is in the pre-production stages of his next film, abandoned his work to receive his award, lest it be given to someone else. The source further adds, “The director was busy but a call from the organisers reminding him of the importance of being present at the awards prompted him to abandon work and go for the function.”
