Are Bollywood stars shunning desi awards events?

Bollywood has more than its share of awards functions but quite a few Bollywood stars seem to have decided to speak openly against themA famous example of course is actor Aamir Khan who has openly spoken about not being enamoured by awards shows The last awards show he attended was in 1996 when he was nominated in the Best Actor category for Rangeela 1995 only to lose the award to Shah Rukh Khan for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge 1995But ironically the actor has lent his support to the National Awards and Hollywoodrsquos Academy AwardsUpset over her film not bagging a nomination Sonakshi Sinha recently vented her anger on social media Apart from him scores of other actors are said to believe that awards functions are a rigged affair This list includes the likes of Salman Khan Ajay Devgn and Sonakshi Sinha and the latest entrant is actress Kangana Ranaut At a press conference held on Thursday evening the actress said ldquoThese days there are so many awards functions happening and attending the same means spending time and money on makeup and styling All this makes it an expensive affair I am not saying that these awards are not genuine but there are so many now that it seems like you are giving them away just to make everyone happyrdquoAamir Khan left is known to not attend Bollywood awards functions while Salman Khan right believes that mass appeal trumps awardsIt may be pointed out that Salman has always preferred mass adulation to critical recognition He is known to have said that his fans liking his work and thronging cinema halls to watch his films is a big enough award for him At a recent event he said ldquoI am happy with the rewards coming my way People like my work and me This helps my films make money and I am more than happy with it I am okay if I donrsquot get any awardsrdquoEmraan Hashmi certainly agrees with this sentiment The actor known as Bollywoodrsquos serial kisser pointed out at a public appearance that he may not be the darling of award ceremonies but hersquos lsquothe peoplersquos championrsquo ldquoIrsquod rather be declared a winner by the nation than a jury of a dozen odd people At the end of the day itrsquos the audience that makes a film popular award functions just want to ride on that wave of fame If I had to pick between a billion people and a few jury members Irsquod choose the former on any given dayrdquo he saidAjay Devgn has not attended an awards do in the past 15 yearsActor Ajay Devgn who has starred in many moneyspinners believes that all award functions are rigged ldquoYou know how the business operates itrsquos a moneymaking thing They have to sell the event to a TV channel promising them that big names will turn up at the function So whoever agrees to attend and perform at an awards do ends up bagging an award I havenrsquot been to an award function in 15 yearsrdquo he said at a recent eventSonakshi Sinha too expressed her disappointment over one of her films not being nominated at a recent awards function She vented her anger through twitterThis begs the question are these comments made due to genuine discontent or is it just a case of sour grapesNow thatrsquos up to you to decide