To treat an award like garbage is truly sad and uncivilised: Ahmed Ali Butt

'Punjab Nahi Jaungi' star has supported the platform, asking the protesters to keep it 'civilised and respectful'

The buzz around Lux Style Awards isn't dying any time soon and Ahmed Ali Butt's two cents are proof of that.

While many celebs have weighed in on the ongoing controversy, the Punjab Nahi Jaungi star has actually supported the platform, asking the protesters to keep it "civilised and respectful."

"An award has no worth for anyone except to whom it is given to," Butt wrote in an Instagram post. "It's a token of appreciation from your fellow peers, all the nominees who are elected with you hold that same respect and honour for their craft. Yet, you are the winner which means they have given you that respect and honour."



He continued, "People have the right to protest and even request not to be nominated if they please to do so. But to degrade an award and to treat it like a piece of garbage is truly sad and uncivilised."

Butt said further, "This means you have no regard for the art and your fellow peers who gave you the title. There are better ways to protest. Let your voice be heard. The matter is already in court and will be dealt by the law."

Voicing his support for the LSA, he shared, "LSA is the oldest running awards we have and has nothing to do with the other thing. Let's keep it that way by being civilised and respectful."



Taking a jibe at film-maker Jami Mahmood, who recently put out the LSA trophy he bagged in 2016 for Moor on the road, Butt added, "Still if you want to put it out on the road, it's better to return it to the LSA with dignity."

The Operation 021 director on Wednesday shared a few images on Twitter of his award out on the road as a sign of protest against the LSA.

Butt, on the other hand, has been nominated this year for Best Actor for his latest offering Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2.

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