A divided Bollywood
The Shah Rukh-Shiv Sena row over Indian Premier League comments seems to have divided Bollywood.
Shiv Sena has threatened superstar Shah Rukh Khan and demanded an apology from him for his statements backing Pakistani cricketers.
But surprisingly many top Bollywood personalities have remained silent when it came to backing SRK.
Very few celebrities have voiced criticized Sena while Amitabh Bachchan seems to be singing paeans of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
Amitabh Bachchan’s latest blog is full of praise for the Shiv Sena patriarch.
Big B even writes that Balasaheb has asked him to arrange a special screening of his latest movie Rann.
“He cannot travel out due to his frail condition. But the fire in him still burns. He is resolute and firm as ever. But in that resoluteness you discover something endearing. His sense of humor is intact as he punches in some wise ones !!” writes Amitabh about Thackeray.
Yesteryear’s famous actor Shashi Kapoor’s daughter Sanjana Kapoor has blamed prominent Mumbaikars like Amitabh and Karan Johar for buckling under pressure and not taking a stand against the Sena
“We have let Mumbai down. The Marathi cause is a non-issue,” said Sanjana.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena on Wednesday issued another open threat to SRK with Sena leader Sanjay Raut warning the actor that he must remember that his house was in Mumbai and not in Pakistan/
“They are speaking in favour of Pakistan sitting in Mumbai and in this country. We will not let this happen. This is Congress’ opinion that Shah Rukh is voicing. Shah Rukh stays in Mumbai and Mannat (his residence) is also in Mumbai, not Pakistan,” said Raut
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