Abhay Deol posted on Instagram and expressed his disappointment with Bollywood award shows.
He posted a picture of the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,
it is the story of three friends played by Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol.
who decide to reunite for a road trip and end up fulfilling their long-pending dreams,
and fix broken relationships.
The film saw Katrina Kaif playing Hrithik's love interest,
while Kalki Koechlin played Abhay's possessive girlfriend.
Abhay said that after the release of the film,
award functions nominated the movie for many awards.
Award shows nominated Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif as "Actors in a leading role".
Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar were nominated as "Supporting Actors".
On being nominated as Supporting Actor, Abhay decided to boycott all Awards Shows that year
and said Farhan was fine with it.
Abhay said that there are many ways in which the film industry oppressed actors,
but this time the award shows are shamelessly targeting me.
Abhay Deol was very dissappointed with award shows but Farhan seemed okay with it.
Farhan Akhtar was speaking at the India Today e-Conclave.
In connection to Abhay’s post Farhan said,
that in the film industry one must not compare them with others and seek validation.
Rather if others are getting praised, the person must work hard and be positive.
Working hard is necessary. Getting dissappointed and seeking validation is not the way of the film industry.
He added that if his larger interest is to be called a "star," then he is in the wrong profession.
After the death of Sushant Singh Rajput,
many actors have spoken out against the film industry’s nepotism and unfairness.
Raveena Tandon recently said that "mean girl groups" and "camps" have alway existed in Bollywood.
Even director Abhinav Kashyap accused Salman Khan of bullying him and sabotaging his career.