Manoj Kumar is at it again! A couple of years ago he took on choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan for a spoof in her film Om Shanti Om where he was shown getting beaten up in a theatre. Now, it’s Farah’s brother Sajid Khan who has upset the veteran actor-filmmaker.
Kumar is upset with a scene that, he says, mimics him in Sajid’s forthcoming film Housefull. “This is happening time and again and you can’t allow people to attack your integrity. I have spoken to my solicitor and he will now take them to task,” says Kumar.
Going back to the Om Shanti Om days, Kumar says, “At that time, Shah Rukh Khan apologised for it. He behaved so well and was very nice, so I said forget it. But now, Sajid probably wants to prove that where his sister Farah and Shah Rukh failed, he will succeed. But I won’t let that happen.” He adds, “I’m angry with that sweet boy Riteish too, who is part of the spoof. He is the son of a responsible citizen and politician.”
Isn’t he overreacting and being touchy about mimicry only meant to tickle the funny bone? “Mimicry that humiliates someone, hitting the person below the belt is unacceptable. That’s filth,” he says with some force.
While Sajid couldn’t be contacted, there’s a twist in the tale! Sources connected with the film say there is no spoof on Manoj Kumar, neither in the promo that’s on TV, nor in any other sequence. So now what?
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