Om Shanti Om Controversy: Manoj Kumar to Sue Shahrukh and Farah Khan
Friday, November 16, 2007
Manoj Kumar, famous personality of Indian Cinema is said to be angry from Shahrukh and Farah Khan for a scene in a movie. In the scene Manoj Kumar double is not allowed to enter the a cinema hall because cops can't recognize him. Reason being that he is having hand over his face (Just to tell, it was Manoj Kumar Style to sometime cover his face with one hand).
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Manoj Kumar took it so aggressively, according to him, OSO has really made him hurt instead of giving a reason to JOY. His comment want that they have shivered my soul by this act.
After the first outcry by Manoj Kumar regarding this matter, Shahrukh Khan and Farah Khan, the director of the film, did visit Kumar to personally apologise and agreed to remove the scenes. However, this never happened.
After finding out Sony Entertainment Television bought the television rights to the film, Manoj Kumar decided to file a case against Shahrukh Khan, Farah Khan the director and Sony Entertainment Television, ordering them to delete the scenes before the movie is broadcast by Sony. Manoj said “We had given them sufficient time to rectify the situation. We don’t live in the Stone Age. No one has the right to take potshots at someone else.”