Despite having won numerous awards and honours , Aamir Khan is known for refusing to attend , or accept awards from , Indian film award ceremonies . This has occasionally led to controversy , notably at the 2017 National Film Awards , where Khan was snubbed from the Best Actor award for his performance in '' Dangal '' . Committee member Priyadarshan explained that they did not want to award him because of his refusal to attend the award ceremony . Despite avoiding Indian award ceremonies , he had made an exception for the 2002 Academy Awards ; his reasoning was that he saw it as an opportunity for his film '' Lagaan '' to reach a wider audience , but did not care much about the award itself
2017 National Film Awards
64th National Film Awards
Aamir Khan