Attacks on Shah Rukh Khan intensify: Amitabh, Aamir, Salman, Akshay and now- court cases!
They say his kingdom is under threat. It seems the whole world has turned against India’s, arguably, most successful film star Shah Rukh Khan (SRK). Others point out, it was a black Wednesday (6th August) for him. Exaggeration? Read on this idiot’s guide to the ‘Inner World Of Shah Rukh Khan’s Feuds With Foes & Friends’:An exclusive feature by a Bollywood insider
- Senior actor Manoj Kumar takes legal action for defamation against SRK and his film ‘Om Shanti Om’, Wednesday, August 6. The Mumbai Sessions Court ordered the producers of the OSO to delete the scenes featuring Manoj Kumar before the movie is aired on Sony TV on August 10. Now Kumar plans to seek millions of rupees in compensation for defaming a ‘patriot’.
- A social worker files a Public Interest Litigation case for admittance before the Bombay high court against the alleged illegal construction done by the actor while constructing his Bandra building ‘Mannat’, alleging 32 violations of law. Quite serious stuff!
- A script writer Ajay Moga files a case against SRK in Mumbai High Court and alleges blockbuster film ‘Om Shanti Om’ (OSO) is based on his screenplay. Perhaps, the case was filed on August 2, but media reported it on Wednesday, August 6.
- “Bachchan is the real king. There are many who are around for 15-20 years and like to call themselves king,” says emerging superstar Akshay Kumar, obviously, having a dig at SRK who’s called ‘King Khan’ in the film world, August 6.
- Superstar Salman Khan allegedly had a fracas with SRK, calling him names. Later, Salman wrotes on his blog “I don’t understand the language of dogs”. July, 2008.
- Superstar Aamir Khan writes on his blog “Shahrukh (a pet dog) is licking my feet and I am feeding him biscuits.” May, 2008.
- Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan comments on SRK’s television show and calls it a failure. Bachchan’s fans take the cue and write insulting remarks against SRK on his blog. May, 2008.
Is it just sheer coincidence? Or, Shah Rukh is indeed a bad guy. Or, he has become too successful in whatever he does- some thing that his detractors find so difficult to accept!
Akshay’s tussle to grab No. 1 tag in Bollywood
Media is having a field day. Sources in Bollywood say this tirade against Shah Rukh Khan has gone too far. Some suggest it’s all an attempt to get the tag of No.1 in the Hindi film industry, which is widely believed to be in SRK’s domain for some years, though, unofficially. Akshay, as the box office indicates, is proving to be a gold mine for producers. His films are doing quite well on the box office.
Singh is Kinng 2008Bollywood observers believe, actor Akshay Kumar has been trying to prove just one point; he is more popular than SRK. The name of his latest movie ‘Singh is Kinng’ is actually a statement asserting Akshay, who plays Singh, is the real king, they say. While addressing reporters in Mumbai, Akshay pulled the trigger, hiding behind Amitabh Bachchan, undeniably a living legend in India. Both actors enjoy a good rapport. Akshay has participated in Bachchan’s much publicised stage shows abroad. “There is only one king and he is Amitabh Bachchan,” he said Wednesday, August 6. It seems like an innocent statement on the surface. Bachchan is indeed great! But why play on word ‘King’.
Though he didn’t name SRK but, at the same time, Akshay didn’t leave any room for doubt. More than 50 news channels and about 200 hundred papers interpreted Akshay did target King Khan. So the proof of the pudding is also in serving. When media reminded him that he was actually stirring a big controversy. He went on to say “if my comments lead to a controversy, I don’t care.” This happened Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
Court case over OSO script
The same day, news came of a court case being filed against Shah Rukh Khan and his partners of the OSO team, including director Farah Khan.
Ajay Monga, who has written Madhur Bhandarkar’s new film ‘Fashion’, featuring Priyanka Chopra, filed a suit in Mumbai High Court, alleging that OSO is a copy of the script he wrote. Alleging copyright infringement, Monga’s suit states that he had wanted Shah Rukh to play the lead role in the film, and gave a copy of the script to his company — Red Chillies Entertainment.
Many question Monga’s motive in initiating the legal action so belatedly, as the film in question- OSO- was released last year in November! Like Manoj Kumar, was he also on another planet?
Om Shanti Om on Sony TV Channel
Om Shanti Om 2007Reporters say OSO’s TV pemier on August 10 has provided fresh ammunition to SRK bashers. Timing of TV premier is surely of significance. Akshay’s most talked about film, every body knew in advance, was going to be released on August 7.Supporters of Akshay claim SRK wanted to sabotage ‘Singh is Kinng’s chances. But others say: C’mon, don’t be scared. Behave like a king. OSO is just a TV premier. Inadvertently, you’re acknowledging who the ‘King’ is.
Manoj Kumar files defamation case
Veteran actor Manoj Kumar also has filed a case against Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan and Sony Entertainment seeking a stay on telecast of the film. Kumar was unhappy over a few scenes in OSO which are a spoof on him. But, why now? Was he on another planet when the film broke all records of success and ran for months just opposite his house in Mumbai.
Salman Khan vs SRK
Salman KhanLast month, Indian media reported that actor Salman Khan had misbehaved with Shah Rukh Khan at a function. Well…it was the birthday party for Katrina Kaif, Salman’s girl friend and a very successful actress. There are suggestions that the two male actors almost came up to blows. Sources say SRK’s wife Gauri Khan, very sensibly, avoided the scene and walked off with her husband.
Later, Salman Khan wrote: “For the next few days you will hear and read a lot of shit about me, a lot of it…..sometimes when you are travelling in a fast car and you find a dog chasing your car…barking away. You don’t stop the car and start reacting to the dog…u don’t…there’s no point. I don’t wish to react. I don’t have the time for it. Besides, I don’t understand the language of dogs, except for my two - Myson and Myjaan.” - 25 July, 2008.
494 fans wrote back on Salman’s blog to support him. It’s difficult to find out who the dog is in Salman’s blog. His detractor or media? But superstar Aamir Khan didn’t mince any words in calling Shah Rukh Khan a dog or vice versa.
Aamir Khan vs SRK
Aamir Khan“A cool breeze is blowing, jannat ki hawa (breeze from the heavens), as my mother calls it. Ammi, Ira and Junaid are by my side and we are in the middle of one of our favourite board games ‘Settlers Of Catan’. Shahrukh is licking my feet and I am feeding him biscuits every now and then. What more can I ask for?,” blogged Aamir Khan. Then he went on to explain that Shah Rukh was actually the name of his caretaker’s dog.
Obviously, SRK’s fans didn’t take it lightly. They were very unhappy with Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan. Press, too, criticised the two actors.
Sensing the mood Aamir Khan apologised.
“I just wrote it out of humour and if it has hurt the feelings of mine or Shahrukh’s fans then I apologise to all,” he said.
In response, SRK was magnanimous as well as his usual self- witty. “Earlier, people used to name 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 this name if used non-commercially.”
Any one called Khan has a problem with SRK
Bollywood offers many Khans in various sizes and shapes. Interestingly, four of them-Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan- are currently in a position to dictate their terms to the producers. They all individually believe they are the Kings. If some one shouts ‘King Khan’ in public- they turn, smile in self belief and think ‘Oh, it’s me!’.
Ah! Bachchans!
Amitabh BachchanThere was a time when all Bachchans were fond of SRK. They acted together. They appeared on TV shows together. But then some thing happened. Perhaps, It was the IIFA- Indian Film Academy Awards- where the Bachchans tried to undermine SRK’s star power. Some say, the trouble started brewing when Amitabh Bachchan felt he was getting marginalised in the presence of SRK. Allegedly, he noticed this first at a film event when the hosts Moranis, organisers of huge Bollywood shows, showed indifference to his presence.
Media went ecstatic when Big B supplied them some real enriched Uranium by, allegedly, not inviting SRK to his son’s wedding. This was serious humiliation of a co-star!
Many duals reportedly happened between the two, but the latest and the serious one was when Big B initiated a discussion on his blog: “I am unable to understand its (KBC- Star Television’s show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, based on ‘Who ant to be a millionaire) falling interest as the graphs show despite he fact that they were presented by bigger and more popular stars, namely Shah Rukh. And now to see ‘Panchvi Pass’, or as one rival channel executive sniggered, ‘Panchvi Fail’, after its not too encouraging numbers, facing relative lower ratings is what I wish to debate on and would love to have inputs from readers.”
His fans went berserk and insulted SRK on the blog: “When the show lost its actual host, it lost its glamour as well. And, Mr Bachchan! Shah Rukh Khan is the king…but you still are the emperor,” was the response from a moderate fan, Zayed.
SRK top tax payer among all actors in India!
The only good news for SRK has come from the Income Tax department of India. According to their tax report for 2007-08, Shah Rukh Khan is indeed the top star in India. He has become the top tax payer among all actors. Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan are much behind him. SRK handed more than 340 million rupees in tax this year, while Akshay paid only 135 million rupees, briefed tax officials Wednesday, August 6.
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Let’s analyse all the feuds:
AB: The problem started when SRK did Don and KBC3. It was obviously very childish of AB to expect that no one should do a remake of his film or not take an assignment that was previously done by him. It is also to be noted that he pulled out of KBC2 ‘coz the TRPs were not encouraging.
Aamir: Needless to say, Aamir was wrong. SRK has never said any derogatory remark about Aamir. He is plain jealous of SRK ‘coz he hasn’t achieved even half of what SRK has despite the fact that he is 4 year senior to him in the industry. Prior to the dog incident also he has been indirectly ridiculing/belittling SRK.
Salman: Again, Salman was wrong. They were very good friends until, Salman created chaos on the sets of Chalte Chalte. But SRK generously patched up with him. Now again, he started abusing SRK ‘coz he declined to do a guest appearance in his film. Before calling someone a ‘Matlabi’, Salman should understand that SRK might be busy with other assignments.
Akshay: Again, his films might be doing well. But Akshay has a long way to go before he will reach the legendary status of SRK. He should realise that he was no where in the last 16 years and give respect to people who has been on top for the last 15 years.
Manoj Kumar: He is just acting childish. His ploys are just another way to blackmail someone. (All was fine till SRK was deliberating on his offer to do a film with him).
In short, when you are highly successful, everyone is after your life. Once you fail, everyone starts showing empathy.
I don’t think any weightage should be given to such things.After all there are controversies related to every successful person.
AB: The problem started when SRK did Don and KBC3. It was obviously very childish of AB to expect that no one should do a remake of his film or not take an assignment that was previously done by him. It is also to be noted that he pulled out of KBC2 ‘coz the TRPs were not encouraging.
Well if i see BIG B apart from what he did on his blog! he compared….if he did not done that i could be disagree about this para….!!! but a little shaq now arises…!!!
Interesting article
Don whats the source of the article?
I think Saif Ali KHan is the only good Khan besides SRK.
filmi
dude i missed it to post here….i’ll search n post soon
but this article is on many site…
forget the source..
yr thoughts on it?
i updated the source its from a site like our filmikhabar!
Don Mansoor
Wow, you did great research and came along with good reasons and proofs. Well done! This is what the good quality is of SRK = KING KHAN’s fans, they don’t talk rubbish, and say anything without thinking anything, they come with all the answers. Very goodddd.
And what can I say about this lovely and charming boy SRK, he is like the KING, and any one convinces or not but sorry *haters* SRK possesses the precious name given by his precious and excellent parents ( Salute to them, and GOD bless their souls, and may they rest in peace ) Ameen ! SRK, means *** The person who has got the KING face…***
Now no one can say anything, X Y or Z calls him SHAH RUKH KHAN, and first part of his name is, SHAH, means KING…..and last part of his name is KHAN, so, friends and fans happy? He is KING KHAN…..Isn’t it???? HAI NAAA????? Wow….SRK GOD bless with you..and Inshaallah you will always be SUNSHINE & KING KHAN. Ameen!!!
If we notice one thing all these Attacks started during the time of Release of a Movie, which shows that these people need Publicity for there Movie and to get easy Publicity they used Shah Rukh Khan Name.
Amitabh Bachchan Jealousy was Visible when Shah Rukh Khan Overshadowed Him in Mohabbatein inspite of Amitabh Role been Bigger. This Rilvary continued from Amitabh Side only and it got more heat when Shah Rukh Khan did Don. Amitabh thought that with Media help they will destroy Don. But that didn’t happened as the Movie became huge Hit inspite of Releasing with Jaan-E-Mann. This Rivarly further increased when people openely said that SRK KBC Hosting was better than Amitabh Hosting. That made Him completely Sick and He started Attacking Shah Rukh Khan with no reason.
Aamir Khan has never achieved Super Star tag and He becomes Jealous from everyone who races ahead of Him. Basically He started his Career and He is still there, while others are ahead of Him. Whenever He tried to do 2 or 3 Movies a Year his Star Power was exposed 1999 was Prime Example. 2001 also showed that DCH was just a Commission Earner inspite of Media Support.
Salman Khan is Nonsence when He talks. Nobody gives any Importance to His Interviews, so He got new Idea talk about SRK and people will talk about me. This Idea has worked in His Favour.
Akshay Kumar never said anything Related to SRK, but Media tried to put Words in Akshay Kumar mouth. But still He has remained Silent. As for King thing every one has opnion and it is His Opnion which should not be questioned.
Manoj Kumar needs Publicity which He is getting, but losing Respect as a Person. SRK Publicily apologised Him, still He is Behaving like a Kid.
Consider this: with two successive blockbusters last year (Chak De! India and Om Shanti Om), impressive future lineups, an up-and-running production house, the maximum number of celebrity brand endorsements and an IPL team worth Rs 300 crore, SRK is a real-life Badshaah”
“Shah Rukh is easily the most successful brand in India. And he is in a position not to be scared of competition,” says Anupama Chopra, who has written SRK’s biography, King Of Bollywood, trying to fathom the surge of resentment against the star.
Says filmmaker Pritish Nandy: “If Shah Rukh Khan is being attacked, it’s a clear sign of him being the most successful personality in the Hindi film industry. When a person is on top, he or she automatically loses the sympathy quotient that an underdog can get. Naturally there will be plenty of people to criticise him in every possible way.”
But then, hasn’t somebody or the other always been on top in Bollywood down the years? The current spate of hatred against the top star is surely unprecedented, as actor Suniel Shetty points out: “It’s very unfortunate but Bollywood is definitely divided these days. Earlier, stars like Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna would indulge in healthy competition but today the rivalry has gone to the streets.”
In every context, King Khan is the one who tops the news worldwide. Wrote the UK daily, The Guardian, recently: “Shah Rukh Khan (also known as King Khan) is the biggest star in Hindi cinema and this means billions of fans (Bollywood has a global audience of 3.6 billion; Hollywood has 2.5 billion)… Maybe it’s just that he is the biggest film star in the world and that is enough of a reason in itself to keep people waiting. In this country, few people outside Asian communities and Bollywood fans have heard of him and yet he sells out the Wembley arena in minutes when he comes here to perform song-and-dance routines from his films.”
Finally, what does Shah Rukh Khan have to say about the entire series of attacks on him?
As always, he has smartly pushed aside any notion of controversy, yet slyly indicating in the process that he is above everyone else in Bollywood.
“I compete with just one person — myself. I’m not in a mood to take part in any competition and I only want to top what I did last year. My rivalry isn’t directed towards X,Y or Z,” he said recently.
Well, ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ won’t be taking that line kindly…
Prashant Singh
singh is king might be a super hit with its big marketing but if u ask the people honestly the film is complete bullshit, its completely indian people been cheated to watch this movie.
Instead i would say JTYJN is much better and a honest film
Mustafa..
Akki used it to promote his film…
and as per news he saw the name of the movie n suggested KINNG…
when media is talking about Akki giving successful movies…he came up with the idea of using d KINNG word…!! wats dat?
Still I will give Benefit of Doubt to Akshay Kumar. According to me using word ‘King’ is not a Big Deal, it was just for a Movie. He didn’t said that He is King. And saying ‘King to Amitabh’ is His Opinion and everyone has His or Her Opinion.
Everyone attacks on SRK because everyone get jealousy with him.
dude i agree with u about his opinion but u use a word for yrself in a film and that too by yrself then u hide behind…c’mon
n BIG B is called EMPEROR not KING !! i think he and u both know…!!
RNBDJ will silence all this nonsence around SRK,people would star “”loving”"SRK again as they would have no option.
I have alreday decided i would watch RNBDJ 7 times in the first week.I am sure most of the SRK fans would do thhis so that RNBDJ creates first week record and biggest grosser.
In this way we (SRK fans) would silence his rivals.
Me too!!! 7 times in the first week with my entire family and friends.
Aksfilmi u didn’t replied after that..how u rate the article?
Me too!!! 7 times in the first week with my entire family and friends.
me too in Pakistan….i hope it release here
Don
Akki calling Big B the king is akin to Hillary Clinton endorsing Barack Obama. It is just political necessity, but does not make much sense beyond that.
As far as Big B is concerned, what he says or does not say is irrelevant. Just like what Dev Anand does today is irrelevant. Big B is a spent force, an old lame horse struggling to cross the finish line. His new movie, “Britney Spears” has been struggling to find a release for the last one year. His last major release with all the hype and the entire Bachchalan pseudo KHANdan, made about what a Katrina Kaif movie, “Katrina is Queen” (aka SIK), made in its first week.
Now regarding Salman, wait for the other shoe to drop. It ain’t over till the fat lady, ASH, sings.
nice shaan..!
Well said, shaan.
To the point and PRECISE.
SRK is finished..his final nail in the coffin was PANCHVI FAIL
Noone is watching it.??
Where are his fans??
This proves he is media-made.
TODAY the king is AKSHAY KUMAR.
Atleast he appeals across india unlike srk who only appeals in big cities..his appeal in rural areas is a BIG ZERO!!
Rizwan
By your faulty logic, where does Akki’s TV show doing worse than SRK’s show leave him ? If TV show is the yardstick, then week after week it has been saying SRK is the bigger star.
Rizwan you forgot that Shah Rukh Khan Last 2 Films were Blockbusters Chak De! India and Om Shanti Om which proves that He is Finished in your Dreams not in Reality.
And Amitabh didn’t had Solo All Time Blockbuster and Solo Blockbuster ispite of your so called All India Appeal. This proves that Amitabh was Never a Super Star, He was only Media Made. Prove of that is after Winning BBC Star of Millenium Next Day He was Declared Bankcrupt.
Shaan
u really kicked Rizwan ass off..!
Mustafa,
The first time I visited this site was when Chak De India was about to release. The AB fans were saying that it will flop badly. Then again, when OSO was about to release they were saying it will flop and Saawariya will be a hit. They are saying the same thing even now. They will say the same thing after RNBDJ will break all records.
They are truly Big Besharams like their idol.
I HATE AKSAY,AMIR,AMITAB,SALMAN.WE ALL RESPECT SRK
AKSAY DOES SAME TYPE OF ROLE.WE ARE NOW NOT INTRESTED TO WATCH U R FILMS
i think akshay,salman,big b r all scared that srk is being sucessfull at everything what he does so they r trying 2 bring him down bcoz they all want 2 be king they r extremely jealous they want 2 get more media attention than srk but i think srk isthe BADSHAH of bollywood yesterday,today and FOREVER and ever.ILOVESRK.