Vivek Agnihotri says 'colourful star' got 10 awards despite flop films; internet thinks he's hinting at Ranveer Singh

Vivek Agnihotri has again criticised the ‘Bollywood award mafia’ and cited the example of an unnamed ‘colourful star’, who bags awards despite ‘disaster films’.

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has said that he is shocked to know how the ‘Bollywood awards mafia’ works, and has cited the example of a ‘colourful star’. Given that Ranveer Singh recently won two awards at an award function for his sports drama 83 and is also considered an icon for his fun style, a section of internet users believe the director is talking about Ranveer in his latest tweet. ()

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's new tweet is an apparent dig at Ranveer Singh.

Vivek tweeted on Monday, “I was shocked to know how the Bollywood awards mafia works. For example, this year one colourful star managed to get all 10+ awards despite both of his films being disasters and rejected by audience. This shows how corrupt and ‘for sale’ is the awards mafia. But Bollywood is silent.” He also replied to his own tweet asking everyone, “Please comment and share your views on Bollywood’s corrupt awards mafia.”

Responses to Vivek's tweet.

Ranveer Singh, known for his bold and colourful fashion sense, recently bagged the best actor trophy at an award function. He bagged two awards - actor of the decade and the best actor of the year - at the Lions Gold Awards. He shared pictures of himself as he held the awards and wrote on Instagram earlier this week, “Delighted to be felicitated with two honours - ‘Actor of the Decade’ and ‘Best Actor of the Year’ for my work in 83! ️ Thank you @lionsclubs for always validating my work. #LionsGoldAwards @lionrajuvm.”