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Two great performances, one pointless argument
Kriti Sanon has just picked up Best Actress for *Tere Ishk Mein*, and social media has done what social media always does — turned it into a fight. Within hours, fans were at each other's throats over whether Yami Gautam deserved it more for *Haq*. It's a passionate debate, but it's also a fairly pointless one.
These are two completely different performances in two completely different kinds of films. Yami's work in *Haq* was all quiet devastation — less screen time than your typical lead, but the kind of presence that makes you forget everyone else in the scene. Kriti, meanwhile, was carrying an entire film on her shoulders, all raw intensity and narrative momentum. The jury backed her this time round. That's not a verdict on Yami; it's just how one panel of people saw one set of performances on one particular day.
Awards are subjective by nature. Every ceremony has a different jury, a different mood, a different idea of what "best" looks like. A trophy going one way says nothing about the woman who didn't get it — and Yami, for what it's worth, is widely expected to be in contention again before the season is out.
The more interesting story here isn't who won. It's that Bollywood currently has actresses doing work serious enough to spark this kind of argument in the first place. That's worth something.