Don't give Sridevi award because she died, unfair to others: Shekhar
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who heads the National Awards jury, revealed he had asked the jury not to choose Sridevi as Best Actress. He said, "I used to say, 'Don't give her an award because she died, it's unfair (to) the other girls'." Shekhar further said, "We used to...vote...it always came back to Sridevi. We are all emotionally involved with Sridevi."