Also read - And the Bharat Mata ki jai National(ist) Film awards go to...
There is no denying the National Film Awards were a tough call this year. Amitabh Bachchan won for showing us Indians the importance of being earnest - to pee - and Baahubali was rewarded for creating the gladiators we have been looking for since Mahabharata.
However, some breakthrough performances could not be honoured because, you know, Bharat Mata was not the judge.
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Also read - Art of making 'Bharat Mata ki jai' sound like a miserable joke
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"We are patriotic. We will tell you why we spoke of petrol bombs in court. Only when you chant the magical four words will you turn into a patriot too." Beat, kick, thrash, kill, maim, but do it while singing "Glory to the Motherland". Thanks, but no thanks for turning the chant into a joke.
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