Published 09:03 IST, September 17th 2020

Remember when Akshay Kumar gave his Best Actor Award to his mate Aamir Khan?

Back in date, when Akshay Kumar received a Best Actor Award for his film 'Singh Is Kinng'; he refused to accept it and instead dedicated it to Aamir Khan.

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Back in date, Akshay Kumar was awarded as Best Actor in Popular Choice category for his performance in Anees Bazmee's directorial, Singh Is Kinng. However, Akshay Kumar refused to accept  award and instead gave it away to Aamir Khan. Akshay gave a heartfelt speech on how he believed that Aamir's performance in Ghajini deserved award more than him.

When Akshay gave his Best Actor Award' to Aamir 

After Akshay Kumar held his award, he expressed how 'touched' he was. Kumar shared that he had wanted that 'little beauty' for last 18 years. More so, he also expressed that he strived for  moment to achieve  hour. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine, it would happen to him, Akshay Kumar said, calling himself a 'Chandni Chowk ka ladka'. He expressed joy and said that it had come, and it came from  people.

Sooryavanshi actor n went on to hail Aamir Khan's performance in Ghajini. Akshay continued that he watched film, Ghajini, a few days ago, and added that he was 'bowled' over. Adding to this, Akshay shared that he watched his film Singh Is Kinng again, and after that, he couldn't help but compare his work with Khan. That's when he knew without a doubt that Best Actor that year, according to him was Aamir Khan for Ghajini, said Akshay. He went on to laud Aamir's dedication in film and called it 'historic'.

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Furrmore, Akshay expressed that he refused to be man that pretended to take award away from Aamir. He knew that  moment was never going to back in his life again, but he couldn't walk out from re, holding something which he knew it belonged to him, added Akshay in his speech at show. He concluded by thanking his fans and said that award was for his mate, Aamir Khan.  

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On work front, Akshay Kumar was last seen in Good Newwz. He is w gearing up for Rohit Shetty's much-anticipated directorial, Sooryavanshi. He also has Chandraprakash Dwivedi's upcoming flick, Prithviraj in pipeline. t only se, but Kumar is awaiting digital release of Laxmmi Bomb. He has been also roped in for Raksha Bandhan, Atrangi Re, Durgavati, Bell Bottom and many more films. Aamir Khan, on or hand, will be seen in Laal Singh Chaddha, opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan. 

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09:03 IST, September 17th 2020