“
Priyadarshan
,” the popular Pan- India director is the chief jury in the
National Film Awards
Committee. Criticism rose when
Akshay Kumar
was announced as the Best Actor for “
Rustom
” and “
Mohanlal
” received Special Mention. The critics say that both Akshay and Mohanlal are the close pals of Priyan and hence he chose them for the award. In reply to them, Priyan said, “The selection committee has 38 jury members along with me. So, this is not my solo decision. Moreover, Akshay had performed well in Rustom and similarly, Mohanlal too. Why you people didn’t question Ramesh Sippy, who was the jury, last year. He chose Amitabh Bachchan for his performance in “Piku.” None asked questions to Sippy and now, why are you all targeting me?”