National Film Awards 2018! Disappointed Awardees Write An Open Letter To The President
65th National Film Awards! The President presented 11 awards and the rest were presented by Smriti Irani. The disappointed awardees wrote an open letter to the President calling it a breach of trust.
The
National
Film
Awards
2018
is
ongoing
and
the
President
of
India,
Ram
Nath
Kovind
will
present
only
11
awards
and
the
rest
of
them
will
be
presented
by
Information
&
Broadcasting
Minister
Smriti
Irani.
The
winners
of
the
prestigious
award
are
upset
and
disappointed
that
the
President
will
not
hand
them
the
award
and
have
written
an
open
letter
to
the
President
calling
it
a
"breach
of
trust".
The
open
letter
to
the
President
by
disappointed
awardees
is
as
below!
"Respected
Sir,
We
write
to
you
collectively
as
film
makers
and
artists
from
various
states
across
our
country.
We
are
recipients
of
the
65th
National
Film
Awards,
an
honour
that
we
consider
as
the
most
eminent
token
of
appreciation
and
encouragement
for
our
work.
We
have
been
invited
for
the
esteemed
ceremony
with
a
letter
stating
that
the
awards
will
be
presented
by
the
Hon'ble
President
of
India.
We
along
with
our
family
and
friends
have
been
eagerly
looking
forward
to
this
prestigious
moment
that
merits
our
tireless
work
and
dedication
towards
our
dreams."
"It
is
only
a
day
before
the
ceremony
that
we
have
learnt
through
Mr.
Chaitanya
Prasad,
that
a
large
segment
of
the
awards
will
not
be
presented
by
the
Hon'ble
President
of
India.
It
feels
like
a
breach
of
trust,
when
an
institution/ceremony
that
abides
by
extreme
protocol
fails
to
inform
us
of
such
a
vital
aspect
of
the
ceremony
with
a
prior
notice.
It
seems
unfortunate
that
65
years
of
tradition
are
being
overturned
in
a
jiffy."
"We
as
film
makers
and
artists
put
in
all
that
we
have
and
tenaciously
stick
to
our
dreams
in
a
field
of
work
where
appreciation
does
not
come
easy.
We
are
disheartened
to
know
that
we
will
be
deprived
of
the
honour
of
this
appreciation
of
a
once
in
a
lifetime
moment
and
pride
and
glory
that
the
National
Film
Awards
had
promised
us."
"The
National
Film
Awards,
unlike
other
awards
ceremonies,
has
been
considered
as
the
most
pristine
and
unbiased.
We
request
that
the
dignity
and
eminence
of
this
award
is
maintained
and
that
there
is
no
display
of
hierarchy
at
the
event.
We
are
disappointed
to
know
that
the
Hon'ble
President
will
be
presenting
the
Award
to
just
11
awardees
and
not
the
remaining
of
about
120
of
us."
"We
would
like
to
bring
to
your
notice
that
we
discussed
this
matter
with
the
Hon'ble
I&B
Minister
last
evening
and
were
promised
a
reply
but
haven't
heard
back
from
anybody.
We
are
left
with
no
choice
but
to
express
our
disappointment
and
convey
to
you
that,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
feel
dejected
rather
than
honoured
for
our
work."
"In
the
circumstance
of
not
receiving
a
response
for
our
grievance,
we
are
left
with
no
option
but
to
be
absent
for
the
ceremony.
We
do
not
intend
to
boycott
the
award,
but
not
attending
the
ceremony
to
convey
our
discontent
and
are
awaiting
a
more
just
solution."