The National Awards have never been bereft of controversy. This year too was like every other year.

First there were reservations about Saif Ali Khan walking away with the Best Actor award for "Hum Tum" and how he managed to score over the other deserving actors in the race. Now it is actor Atul Kulkarni who has expressed his displeasure about his film "Devrai" winning an environment-conservation award.

"I was totally surprised that the film had won an environment-conservation award. I had worked on the role for several months and never ever did I get the impression that the film had something to do with environment conservation. The award has sent a completely different message about the film to the layman, when we all know that it is about the trials and tribulations of a schizophrenia patient trying to battle with the disease," he says.

"Those who have seen the film have been extremely surprised about the decision, including actress Sonali Kulkarni. I am glad that the decision has come at a time way after the film released, lest it would have sent confusing signals to the audiences," Kulkarni said.

However, he feels that the jury is not to blame for the decision.

He is also happy about the performance of the film at the box-office despite the limitation of it being a regional film.