HCA issues statement on why NTR Jr didn't attend ceremony to calm fans down

Continuing its string of wins filmmaker S S Rajamoulis RRR recently bagged five awards at the recently concluded HCA awards While Ram Charan was seen during the ceremony the absence of the films other lead NTR Jr left his fans fumingThe hullabaloo reached a point where Hollywood Critics Association HCA itself had to step in and issue a clarification over why the actor who played Komaram Bheem in Rajamoulis magnum opus didnt attend the ceremonyTaking to its Twitter handle the HCA released a statement saying that they had indeed invited the actor but he couldnt be there as he is busy shooting for another film in India and his work commitment kept him away from the ceremonyThe statement read Dear RRR fans amp supporters We did invite N T Rama Rao Jr to attend the HCAFilmAwards but he is shooting a new film in India He will be receiving his awards from us shortly Thank you for all your love and support Sincerely The Hollywood Critics AssociationAlso readRRR Check out this cute selfie of SS Rajamouli with 11yearold Violet McGrawAt the Hollywood Critics Association Awards RRR won Best International Film along with 3 big awards including Best Action Film Best Stunts and Best Original Song for the Oscarnominated Naatu Naatu and also the special spotlight awardIn his acceptance speech Rajamouli said A big thank you to all the members of the Hollywood Critics Association HCA who thought RRR had the best stunts Thanks alot I must first thank my choreographer who has put in lots of effort to execute all the stunts Juji stunt master helped them with some of the climax action sequences And to all the other choreographers who worked really hard and came to India and understood our vision They changed their working style to suit our working style and delivered what we had todayNaatu Naatu is also competing for the Academy awards this year The song was nominated for the best original score where it will be pitted against heavyweight names like Rihanna and Lady Gagas songsHelmed by SS Rajamouli RRR which stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan in the lead roles collected over Rs 1200 crore worldwide The film is an amalgamation of fact and fiction Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt also played important roles in the movieThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever