Uri: The Surgical Strike which saw actor Vicky Kaushal depicting an Indian Army officer recently got the maximum number of awards at the National Film Awards on Friday.
The movie raked in the awards including Best Actor (Vicky Kaushal), Best Director (Aditya Dhar), Best Background Score and Best Sound Engineer (Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee).
#NationalFilmAwards 🇮🇳🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/Sff7oOC3kB
— Vicky Kaushal (@vickykaushal09) August 9, 2019
However, the internet is quite confused as to how this movie which was released on January 11, 2019, was eligible alongside movies released in 2018. Reportedly, the criteria for any film to qualify for National Film Awards is to earn its certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification from January 1 of that year to December 31 of that year.
Seems like in extra Josh #nationalawards jury forgot that #Uri was a 2019 film.
— upma singh (@ScribeUpma) August 9, 2019
Hold on, #Uri released this year.. How is it eligible for #NationalFilmAwards already?! 🤷🏽♂️
— Anuj Radia (@TheAnujRadia) August 9, 2019
But how come #URI? Released on 11th Jan 2019. 🤔#nationalawards please explain! https://t.co/RvwVLEUKmW
— MeGha (@MelodiousBirdie) August 9, 2019
Hold on. #Uri released on 2019.. How the movie eligible for 2018 #Nationalawards
— Shankar_Dhanush (@dhanushkSankar) August 9, 2019
It was later clarified that Uri got its certificate on December 31, 2018, therefore making it eligible for the awards for 66th National Awards Film Awards.
The criteria for any film to enter the race for National Film Awards, it is supposed to have earned its certificate from the CBFC from Janurary 1 of that year to December 31 of that year. Uri got its certificate on December 31, 2018. Hence eligible for the awards nomination.
— Review-Man (@_Review_Man) August 9, 2019
Twitter is also divided over the movie’s win, with some congratulating the makers and others dissing the judgement.
Congrats to the #Uri team for getting so many award. Many congratulations to @adityadhar and Versatile actor @vickykaushal09 . More power and success to u. #NationalFilmAwards #Uri pic.twitter.com/YODWe8yKxH
— Heena kumawat (@heenaumesh) August 9, 2019
How partial the jury is ? Keep patriotism out of cinema #uri is a great film but it dosent deserve theese awards. Seriously theese people cant see vijay sethupathi and fahad faasil… Gave all the major awards to hindi films and sub category awards to south #NationalFilmAwards
— south indian (@southindian__) August 9, 2019
Uri winning a national award is the equivalent of government using its own press releases as news reports
— pizzakriti (@akrii_p) August 9, 2019
#NationalFilmAwards
— Sᴀɴᴋᴇᴛ ☯ (@Sanket_HR) August 9, 2019
Best overrated movie : #Uri 👍
I wish #October was appreciated enough both in terms of performances and craft at the National Awards!
— Dev kinda Ved (@suhansidh) August 9, 2019
No idea how a jingoistic film like URI surpassed a heartfelt piece of cinema like October! But yeah.. I get why! 😬
Congratulations @vickykaushal09 ji
— Rahul🇮🇳 (@errahulsahu100) August 9, 2019
For best actor award. Best movies of this year #uri #NationalFilmAwards pic.twitter.com/hYCavaXgZG
Congratulations everyone specialy @AdityaDharFilms
— ANAND DUBEY (@Anand1437_) August 9, 2019
@vickykaushal09#URI ❤is made for more and more awards👌👌#NationalFilmAwards pic.twitter.com/XR3FEJNLIE
Best Direction for #URI maybe the most ridiculous National Award ever given. #NationalFilmAwards
— FAN (@ArjunAnandE) August 9, 2019
