There
had
been
lot
of
talks
about
the
battle
between
Aamir
Khan
and
Shahrukh
Khan
for
the
best
actor
in
the
National
Awards.
But
as
it
turned
around
both
the
Bollywood
stars
were
left
empty
handed
as
southern
star
Prakash
Raj
walked
away
with
the
award.
Prakash
won
the
award
for
his
superb
performance
in
the
movie
Kanchivaram
which
also
bagged
the
best
movie
award.
Both
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Aamir
Khan
had
been
nominated
for
their
once
in
a
lifetime
movies.
While
Aamir
was
nominated
for
Taare
Zameen
Par,
Shahrukh
made
it
to
the
list
for
Chak
De
India.
However,
there
was
some
consolation
for
both
the
stars
as
Chak
De
India
has
won
the
award
for
Best
Overall
Entertainment
while
Taare
Zameen
Par
pocketed
the
Best
Family
Welfare
Entertainment
award.
Story first published: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 10:23 [IST]