From misplaced words to cheating on spouses, casting couches to tongue-in-cheek remarks; Hindi film industry is a playing field of controversy.
Everybody knows about the on-and-off relationship of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha’s infamous love affair and how Anushka Sharma was blamed for Virat Kohli’s disappointing performance during the World Cup.
But did you know that Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea featured in an advertisement for an undergarment brand, or that SRK slapped Shirish Kunder at a party after the latter got drunk,
Here are the more about such lesser known controversies:
Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea featured in an advertisement for an undergarment
In the year 1998, Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea got featured in an advertisement for a Switzerland based undergarment brand. This advertisement was soon pulled down as it was considered ‘to be too crass for Indian sensibilities’. The ad also faced backlash from several women’s organizations, which raised protests.
Gauhar Khan was slapped at a live show for being a Muslim woman in a short dress
Gauhar Khan was slapped by a male audience member while she was hosting the grand finale of a singing competition India’s Raw Star on Star Plus. “Being a Muslim woman, she should not have worn such a short dress,” said the accused after he was detained by the Mumbai Police for slapping and molesting her.
SRK slapped Shirish Kunder at a party after the latter got drunk
In the year 2008, Shahrukh Khan slapped Farah Khan’s husband, Shirish Kunder at Sanjay Dutt’s party. According to reports, Shirish was drunk and followed Khan everywhere while until the latter lost his control. The real reason behind it is still unknown. However, Shirish Kunder apologised to Khan for his behavior.
Amitabh Bachchan and Anurag Kashyap’s war of words over the screening
Anurag Kashyap alleged that Amitabh Bachchan stalled the screening of Chittagong to benefit Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey’.
Shahrukh Khan and John Barrowman’s kissing scene in My Name Is Khan.
This picture of Shahrukh Khan kissing British actor, John Barrowman was all over the news in 2010. It apparently happened on the sets of a television show as it was also a part of a comic scene in the movie My Name Is Khan, which later got scrapped.
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