‘Bollywood yesteryear star, Manoj Kumar has gone to court again against the makers of Om Shanti Om. This time he has charged Shah Rukh Khan with cheating and defamation’
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Bharat Kumar (a.k.a 1 Manoj Kumar and a.k.a.2 Harikishan Giri Goswami) is angry.
And he has a right to be angry.
Today, on the 15th of Aug, as the country celebrates Independence day and there is a palpable sense of patriotism amidst the hot and humid days of late summer, Bharat Kumar, who popularised celluloidal patriotism, decided to sue the makers of Om Shanti Om. Bharat Kumar, who from Kranti to Clerk, exalted the feeling of patriotism in all those tired souls who ventured to the cinema halls for some relaxed moments after a hard day's work, but instead found themselves reeled in waves of patriotism, the effect of which was undoubtedly disconcerting. Where they expected to furtively enjoy the mesmerizing and lithe movements of Helen, responding to her calls of 'Aaja aaja', they found themselves being told about ‘Mere desh ki dharti’. Where they expected Amitabh Bachchan teach badies like Shani Seth a lesson in Kaalia, they found Bharat Kumar singing patriotic songs (Kadam kadam badhaye jaa in Clerk) tp save his father, Ashok Kumar from a massive heart attack. Alone, he was the Mary Poppins of India and solely undertook the responsibility of saving the Indian people from moral degradation through Hindi cinema, attacking the system from within it. Being denied a burqa by virtue of his gender, he took to covering his face with his hands. As time went on and heroines less than half his age refused to sing ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ songs with him , he joined the Shiv Sena and spearheaded the movement to stop youths celebrating Valentine’s Day and such other displays of unwarranted love. Love should be for Bharat Mata, not Matilda.
We owe it to him for organisations like Kannada Rakshana Vedike which are now raiding the parties in Bangalore and making weekends a much more somber affair, more in line with ‘Indian Culture’, a culture for which they are the self appointed moral guardians.
Vedike activists actually raided a rave party in the outskirts of Bangalore. But the police were called in almost two hours later."Today's youth are ruining tradition and culture. They do not know anything about our tradition and culture. They are falling prey to these intoxicants and have no idea about our culture," says Shivarame Gowda, president KRV.The Kannada Rakshana Vedike looks at the dance ban and the 11:30 pm deadline as a way of protecting Kannada culture against western influences. Read more here.
And Shah Rukh Khan makes a mockery of such an esteemed personality ? Tut,tut Badshah Khan !!
Hence, the patriotic-hand-covering-face-dharti-putra-Bharat Kumar is angry and therefore he has sought the legal course to seek redressal. Mr. Bharat Kumar does sue…sue…
Read More here.
Bharat Kumar (a.k.a 1 Manoj Kumar and a.k.a.2 Harikishan Giri Goswami) is angry.
And he has a right to be angry.
Today, on the 15th of Aug, as the country celebrates Independence day and there is a palpable sense of patriotism amidst the hot and humid days of late summer, Bharat Kumar, who popularised celluloidal patriotism, decided to sue the makers of Om Shanti Om. Bharat Kumar, who from Kranti to Clerk, exalted the feeling of patriotism in all those tired souls who ventured to the cinema halls for some relaxed moments after a hard day's work, but instead found themselves reeled in waves of patriotism, the effect of which was undoubtedly disconcerting. Where they expected to furtively enjoy the mesmerizing and lithe movements of Helen, responding to her calls of 'Aaja aaja', they found themselves being told about ‘Mere desh ki dharti’. Where they expected Amitabh Bachchan teach badies like Shani Seth a lesson in Kaalia, they found Bharat Kumar singing patriotic songs (Kadam kadam badhaye jaa in Clerk) tp save his father, Ashok Kumar from a massive heart attack. Alone, he was the Mary Poppins of India and solely undertook the responsibility of saving the Indian people from moral degradation through Hindi cinema, attacking the system from within it. Being denied a burqa by virtue of his gender, he took to covering his face with his hands. As time went on and heroines less than half his age refused to sing ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ songs with him , he joined the Shiv Sena and spearheaded the movement to stop youths celebrating Valentine’s Day and such other displays of unwarranted love. Love should be for Bharat Mata, not Matilda.
We owe it to him for organisations like Kannada Rakshana Vedike which are now raiding the parties in Bangalore and making weekends a much more somber affair, more in line with ‘Indian Culture’, a culture for which they are the self appointed moral guardians.
Vedike activists actually raided a rave party in the outskirts of Bangalore. But the police were called in almost two hours later."Today's youth are ruining tradition and culture. They do not know anything about our tradition and culture. They are falling prey to these intoxicants and have no idea about our culture," says Shivarame Gowda, president KRV.The Kannada Rakshana Vedike looks at the dance ban and the 11:30 pm deadline as a way of protecting Kannada culture against western influences. Read more here.
And Shah Rukh Khan makes a mockery of such an esteemed personality ? Tut,tut Badshah Khan !!
Hence, the patriotic-hand-covering-face-dharti-putra-Bharat Kumar is angry and therefore he has sought the legal course to seek redressal. Mr. Bharat Kumar does sue…sue…
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I like your depiction of Bharat Kumar and remembered his little 'part' in movie OSO .
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