Sridevi has won her first ever National Award for her performance in Mom. However, many seem to believe that her death prompted the jury panel to confer her with the national award as the celebrated actress never won one when she was alive even after several remarkable performances.
The complete list of National Awards 2018 is announced, and Sridevi won the Best Actress award for her performance in the critically acclaimed film Mom. Although her performance in Mom was good, it is inarguably not her best.
In a career spanning over four decades, Sridevi had featured in films like Sadma, Gumrah, and English Vinglish among the many other films that saw her versatility as an actor. Many believe her performance in Sadma or for that matter in English Vinglish was much better than in Mom.
Though Sridevi had won hearts with her performances in Hindi and south movies, she was not conferred a National Award when she was alive.
However, the jury decided to honor her with a national award after her demise.
Many people on social media including Twitter said that there are many films in which her performance was better than Mom. The jury's decision to honor her for Mom leaving aside her much glorious years only further cements the doubts if it was just a mark of respect.
However, Sridevi's fans are happy about it and called the honor well deserved.
A few made allegations that since Shekhar Kapur, the chairperson of the central jury panel of the 65th National Film Awards, is close to the Kapoors, Sridevi received the award.
Oh come on, #Sridevi deserved a #NationalAward for many other movies. Be it Sadma, English Vinglish or any other performance. You give her for #Mom out of sympathy?
#NationalFilmAwards Shekhar Kapur shud hv awarded his family friend in some other category which is meant for dead people. Vinod Khanna is good example. Best actress to Sridevi is joke. Then why not @TandonRaveena for Matre? Anyways their films were same and so were performance!!
#NationalFilmAwards next year if Shekhar Kapur remains head of jury then we can expect Arjun Kapoor to win Best actor award. After all he is playing homage to Kapoor family being their family friend. Awarding Sridevi for homage instead of her performance!!
If not in life, Sridevi got what she deserved after death!
Best Actress National Award for her brilliant performance in #Mom.
Congratulations Sriji
#NationalAwards isn't Shekhar Kapur who made Mr. India with Sridevi and close friend of Boney Kapoor heading jury of National Film awards? It's then same situation like last year where Priyadarshan awarded @akshaykumar and previously when Prakash Jha awarded Ajay Devgan!!
Exactly.. same pinch.. I lost trust n genuinity of #NationalFilmAwards #NationalAwards2018 #NationalAwards #sridevi
This year is farrrrrrrrrr better than last few year's cause of the chairperson is changed also the team is better than the past.
Most of sinners are deserving but not Sridevi for MOM for sure.
NATIONAL AWARD for SRIDEVI for MOM is nothing but extremely sympathetic
She was thousand times better in ENGLISH VINGLISH & I would be happier if she received for it#Sridevi #NationalFilmAwards
I think she absolutely deserved it for MOM. Can you name any other actress who deserved it this year? Sridevi was beyond perfect in MOM.
In the mood of RAHMANIAC's DELIGHT to see THE LORD is the only music composer who has bagged 6 National Awards#ARRahman #NationalFilmAwards
NATIONAL AWARD for SRIDEVI for MOM is nothing but extremely sympathetic
She was thousand times better in ENGLISH VINGLISH & I would be happier if she received for it
Two embarrassing choices aside, it has been a respectable year from #NationalFilmAwards this time.pic.twitter.com/uSkGQOxR8e
GORI TU LATH MAAR made me shocked cause he choreographed thousand times better dances for Bollywood
SRIDEVI one is very sympathetic and I would love to see her receiving for ENGLISH VINGLISH.
Nonetheless, makers of the move are delighted to know that Sridevi got her first and only national award for the film Mom. "She deserves it. I am really happy, it's a great news for me because it was our film. She had done a fabulous job. We all are missing her now," Hindustan Times quoted director Ravi Udayawar as saying.
Apart from Sridevi, another legendary actor got a posthumous honor at the 65th national award. Vinod Khanna has been given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He had died last year.
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