Comments [ 22 ] By India-Forums.com Staff | 30 April 2009 | 7:32pm
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Madhur Bhandarkar, who has been nominated in the best director category for 'Fashion' in the International Indian Film Academy awards 2009, is wondering why the film itself is missing from the best picture list.
'They've done this to me before. My films have been denied popular awards right from 'Chandni Bar'. So I'm neither hurt nor amused. I just wonder what it means,' Bhandarkar, who made critically acclaimed films like 'Page 3' and 'Corporate', told IANS.
All the other directors, who are nominated in the best director category, have their films in the best picture category.
'If I'm one of the best directors of the year, isn't my product automatically among the best films? But I'm sure they've their own rationale and I'm the last person to question it. Right now I'm too drained out shooting 'Jail' in the heat of Karjat,' said Bhandarkar.
'Jail', starring Neil Nitin Mukesh in lead role, is being shot in the sun and members of the unit are suffering from dehydration.
'We've a doctor on standby throughout the shooting. Anyone can suffer from sunstroke or dehydration any time. And after all this effort 'Jail' too may be snubbed at the popular awards. But I'm not complaining. I've the audience and critics with me. And my films get the National Award. To me, that's the highest honour. I just hope Neil gets the National Award for 'Jail'. The rest will be a bonus.'
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Race in best film and Fashion is not. Lmao
now tell me which movie should be removed and fashon should be placed?? is fashion really beter than the films nominated for best picture??
this is''nt new with these awards
even b''fore these things have happened ...good one''s are neglected and movie''s with huge starts are given prefernces
i dont understand how katrina got a best actress nomination :S
race and ghajini and dostana... over fashion... i ditto bhandarkar... i dont see the sense in that... or maybe they were keeping it away from what was way beneath it.... wednesday was a hell of a concept!
race is nominated for best picture n fashion is not????? anyways for me the best movie of the year was wednesday
Awards are very rarely fair so it hardly matters. The crtics and the audiences r with Madhur.
I hope Shreya wins the best female playback singer!!
hey guys its not a surprise that abhishek got so many nominess and hes movies to because hes father is the ambassodor of IIFA!
i agree with you miss_patel5