Kangana Ranaut reveals the reason behind boycotting the award shows. She said, they refused to give her the award because she couldn’t make it as she was stuck in traffic.
“Initially you have this ideal notion of the system. It is about adding to your Wikipedia (page) so it is all a fairy tale image. I have had some very ugly experiences. Early on, I got dressed up for some award, I don't remember the award but I was supposed to receive the award for supporting cast for ‘Life In A Metro’. I got stuck in traffic. I started getting calls asking ‘where are you’. The hysteria and panic that I experienced, I didn’t make it and Soha (Ali Khan) got it for ‘Rang De Basanti’.”
“Imagine a young woman, that whole notion that you are somebody who is getting an award, that entire thing was shattered. It is like everyone gets a little candy to play with. I was late by some 10-15 minutes and I didn’t get the award.”
“Later on, you understand that your award should belong to you, the artist. There was this entire discussion when Heath Ledger was to get an Oscar for ‘The Dark Knight’ (2009). You are felicitating a performance, not the person, how does it matter whether the artist is alive or not? Later, I was part of this award function, I was asked to perform and when I refused, I was told ‘you get paid and also get an award for your performance’.”
She also added, “I was in the United States for my screenwriting course when I got a call from Filmfare in 2014. They told me I was going to get an award for ‘Krrish 3’ and they requested me to come back for just one day so I could attend the awards. I told them I am doing my course and going back and forth will cost me around 10 lakh. Because I would miss my classes, I told them it’s not possible. They decided to give the Best Supporting Actress award to Supriya Pathak for ‘Ram Leela’ instead. It is not to take their credit away, but just that you guys want anecdotes.”
