Karan Johar and Rani Mukherjee on a special episode of 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hai'

"Aamir, apologise to SRK immediately"

Hi Aamir,

I hope you will get to read my post. I woke up this morning and logged into Bollywood Hungama and I could not believe the content of the article posted on that website so I checked your blog for confirmation.

I have been a life long fan of yours and I have always respected you as an actor par excellence and as an intellectual. I have looked up to you for most of my life and your movies have entertained us for decades. I strongly supported you during the Narmada dam controversy and a number of other controversies.

I was truly shocked to read your comments and I am very disappointed. I am not a huge admirer of SRK's acting abilities but he is by far the most charismatic and most popular star representing the east. He has earned the respect of millions of people. The comments you have posted on your blog are extremely offensive to all fans of the Indian cinema and not just SRK and his fans.

I think that you should have considered the cultural sensitivities that surround those comments. There are certain rules that need be followed and certain lines that are not to be crossed when addressing your competitors and adversaries in public.

You might notice that this is my first post on your website and I rarely comment on such issues but those outrageous comments are extremely hard to ignore. According to media reports, SRK's wife and his children are big fans of your work and I would like to know how you would face them after making those comments that are usually attributed to unsavory individuals.

I am sure you are aware of the backlash Michael Richards faced following his racist rant and I am not comparing your comments to his racist remarks, but he made it very difficult for a lot of Seinfeld fans including myself to enjoy that show after that ugly episode. I am sure that you are aware that SRK and you possibly share millions of fans and I hope you will understand that those comments were extremely offensive to a lot of people. I believe that you should immediately apologize to SRK and all fans of Indian Cinema for those appalling comments. I want to be able to respect one of my favorite actors once again.

Thank You

Best,
Ali Hashimi

I am Sorry: Amitabh Bachchan

"There are some amongst you who feel that there has been an attempt on my part to compare myself with other colleagues of mine. This is false and incorrect. I think the whole purpose of my account has been incorrectly interpreted. I have never ever meant that at all. I have never considered myself worthy of such position and have hated such indulgence," he writes in his latest post from Cannes.

"However, if some amongst you have felt otherwise, I wish to sincerely apologize for that and say that I am sorry! It shall not happen again," he adds.

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Aamir's crass blog has Shah Rukh smiling

The battle of the blogs just intensified with Aamir Khan proclaiming that he has a dog called Shah Rukh.

The shocking display of insolent humour has the otherwise -unconcerned film industry sit up and take notice.

Says a popular character-actor who has worked with both actors, “I guess the freedom provided by a blog tends to loosen tongues.

Amitabh has never been known to be as undiplomatic as he’s on his blog. Aamir must have thought it’s time to increase the odds, what if Amitabh’s blog gets more eyeballs!”

His nephew, Imran Khan’s film, Jaane Tu... is around the corner. During the release of Taare Zameen Par, Aamir created a controversy by taking on Amitabh and Sanjay Leela Bhansalis’ Black. Now for his nephew’s film, Shah Rukh is being called a dog. All I can say is, life’s a bitch.”

Shah Rukh remains characteristically unfazed and humorous in the face of his colleague’s tasteless remarks. Says SRK, “Earlier, people named their children after famous people.

Somebody naming a dog after a known person is a new beginning in that direction. I don’t have a copyright over my name if used non-commercially.”

A close friend of SRK on condition of anonymity reacted far more aggressively. “Aamir’s megalomania has been brewing for a while. Earlier he declared himself No 1 as compared with SRK, who took it smilingly. Now Aamir is down to street-level provocation.

You know those neighbours who try to get your attention by breaking your windows, by letting their dogs crap on your lawn or just dirtying your car. It’s best for Shah Rukh to ignore these efforts to get his attention.”

Subhash.K.Jha, Mid-Day

Knight Rider's Night Out

Party on the field, off it all night and sit back and relax all of next day. This was Team KKR’s mantra after winning a big match against the Delhi Daredevils at the Eden on Tuesday night.

The Knights headed for Dublin, the Irish pub at ITC The Sonar Calcutta, to celebrate their victory. The song that kicked off the celebration was Paisa fekh, tamasha dekh, and no prizes for guessing on whom everyone showered their paisa’s worth of attention.

Shoaib Akhtar, fresh from winning the Man of the Match award on his IPL debut, was quite the star of the show, with every member of Team KKR and some from the Delhi Daredevils cheering him as he entered Dublin a little after 2am. Pop went the champagne bottles — four of them — to uncork what was to be a night-to-morn round of revelry.

There were Ajit Agarkar, Ishant Sharma, Umar Gul and Salman Butt, joined by Virender Sehwag and Farveez Maharoof from the Delhi Daredevils. Sourav Ganguly, who usually slips away from parties post-dinner, decided to stay back and join in the fun.

The DJ for the first half of the night was actor Arjun Rampal, sporting glares and playing tracks from his laptop.

Shah Rukh Khan, who came later, tried his hand at deejaying, as did comedian and director Sajid Khan.

At first, the only one shaking a leg to the house music played by Rampal was his wife Meher. When Sharma demanded some Bolly beats, DJ Bosco — Team KKR’s official DJ — took over.

It was not long before everyone got onto the dance floor. Ganguly, too.

“It was the first time Ganguly danced at a team party. His teammates probably held him back; he normally has dinner and slips out. Shoaib was very animated,” said DJ Harish.

Shah Rukh was, as always, in his elements. He danced when his favourite English song, Rise Up, was played, followed by Khaike paan Benaraswalla.

“He was in a fun mood and wore a boat-necked greyish T-shirt, teamed with jeans,” said one of those who were at the party.

The KKR owner left by 4am. The last ones to leave were — guess again — Shoaib and fellow Pakistani Mohammad Asif, who plays for the Delhi Daredevils.

The party, which continued till 6.45am on Wednesday, took its toll on the players. The Knights overslept and chose to stay away from public eye throughout the day.

Karo Christine Kumar - The Telegraph India