VIRAL | Vivek Agnihotri Rolls His Eyes As Karan Johar Accepts National Award, Cuts Him From Winner Pics

Updated: Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 14:37 [IST]

National Awards: Vivek Agnihotri Rolls His Eyes At KJo

The 69th National Film Awards ceremony held in New Delhi yesterday witnessed a rather surprising moment between Karan Johar and Vivek Agnihotri. Karan Johar was presented with the coveted National Award (Special Jury Award) for his production film, Shershaah, starring Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra.

A video from the award ceremony has surfaced on social media that shows Karan Johar making his way to the stage to receive the National Award. As the camera pans, Vivek Agnihotri who was also present in the ceremony for his film, The Kashmir Files can be seen seated amongst the distinguished guests.

The video shows the ace filmmaker looking away from the stage and also rolling his eyes at KJo's felicitation. The video is being widely circulated on social media. Check it out here.

President Droupadi Murmu presents the Special Jury Award to producer Karan Johar for the film Shershaah at the 69th National Film Awards 🏆🎥@nfdcindia @official_dff @MIB_India #NFAonDD #NationalFilmAwards #NFA #NFDC #KaranJohar pic.twitter.com/IsUFmNSZJS
— DD News (@DDNewslive) October 17, 2023

Well, Vivek Agnihotri's moment might not have shocked many as he has publically criticized Karan Johar's approach towards films earlier. During an interview with DNA in August this year, he even accused KJo and Shah Rukh Khan of damaging the cultural fabric of India.

He said, "After the advent of Amitabh Bachchan as a superstar - not the one from Deewar but one from Shehanshah - the cinema after that never told real stories. Especially Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan's cinema, that has actually damaged the cultural fabric of India in a very disastrous way. So, I felt it was important to tell real, honest stories."

Meanwhile, Vivek Agnihotri who received the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration for The Kashmir Files, took to X (previously Twitter) and shared pictures from the prestigious event.

One of the pics features the winners of the 69th National Film Awards posing with the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, and Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting. While the picture included all the actors who graced the ceremony, he cropped KJo from the picture.