‘Amitabh Bachchan refused to buy Best Actor award, they went to Anil Kapoor next who took it,’ claims Khuda Gawah producer

Sharing how Big B strictly refused the offer, Manoj added, “I went to ask Amitabh Bachchan to ask about the same, and he told me that ‘Amitabh Bachchan doesn’t buy awards’. He also told me, ‘I know whom this award will go, it will go to Anil Kapoor and he has already organised a big party on the terrace of his house’. And Anil Kapoor did get the award of Best Actor that year, I think he got the award for Mr India. Anil Kapoor had agreed to pay for the Filmfare party and that’s why he got the award.”

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However, contrary to Manoj’s claim, Anil Kapoor did not win the Best Actor Filmfare award for Mr India (1987). He received his first Best Actor award in 1989 for Tezaab, the same year Amitabh Bachchan was nominated in the same category for his film Shahenshah.

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Manoj further said that, like Amitabh, Dharmendra also followed the same principle of not buying awards. “Dharmendra also 100% refused such offer. He said he won’t buy any award. He even talked about this when he got the Lifetime Achievement award, he said in the speech that he deserved awards for many of his previous films but those awards were not given to him.” Dharmendra passed away at 89 on November 24.