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MUMBAI: An outraged Anupam Kher has decided to stay away from the Screen Awards
function next week after critically acclaimed director Jahnu
Barua was nominated in the best debut category for
"Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara". Anupam, who
plays the lead role in the film, lambasted Screen. He said: "How could they nominate my
director Jahnu Barua in the
'best debut' category? Barua has made many films in
his native language Assamese and won innumerable national and international
awards... Just because they think 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara' is Jahnu's first feature film they've chosen to insult him, me
and the film." He added: "First of all 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara' isn't Barua's first Hindi film. In 1982, he made 'Apeksha', which was the Hindi version of his Assamese film
'Aparoopa'. It featured Suhasini
Mulay in the lead. Besides that, he has made 8-10
feature films before 'Maine Gandhi Ko
Nahin Mara'. "I thank god that Satyajit Ray's first Hindi film 'Shatranj
Ke Khiladi' was made many
years ago. Today, he'd probably have been nominated for best debutant for 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi'."
He said he wouldn't change his
mind. "My decision is irreversible. It's an insult to the director and me.
My Gandhian film got honoured
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