What issue do you have against Shah Rukh Khan?
By showing a duplicate of Manoj Kumar and passing him off as the real Manoj Kumar in the scene of the premiere in the film Om Shanti Om, Shah Rukh Khan has actually insulted not only me but also the crores of the citizens of this great country who consider me the symbol of Mr Bharat. I am not only deeply pained but also hurt and anguished by this uncalled act of his
Are you contemplating taking legal action against Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan for defaming you in Om Shanti Om?
More than legal action, I want to taker moral action against him. Shah Rukh Khan or Farha Khan cannot get away with declaring that it is their creative freedom to show whatever they want. I want Shah Rukh to delete all references to me in bad light in the film with immediate effect.
Is a film maker not allowed creative freedom to entertain his audience?
You should as a responsible filmmaker know where to draw the line between .I was aghast when I saw the film after my London based niece called me to ask me whether I planned to take any action against Shah Rukh Khan who has produced Om Shanti Om and Farha Khan who has directed the film for showing me in bad light.
What irks you about Shah Rukh Khan?
Shah Rukh Khan does not seem to have any respect for elders. How can he stoop so low to injure my soul by showing a junior artiste who plays my double in the film being beaten up by the cops? Are Mumbai cops so bewakoof? It is a plot hatched by fundamentalists like Shah Rukh and Farha against a respectable Brahmin Pundit like me, for no rhyme or reason, to ridicule and humiliate me. Would they dare to show Dilip Kumar in such bad light?
Do you feel that the scene in which they portray a duplicate as you is illogical?
Of course. I am a six foot tall pathan. And every one knows what the height of Shah Rukh Khan is? Yet I am amused to see in the film that the cops feel that the junior artiste Shah Rukh Khan is the real Manoj Kumar just because he covered his face and throw out the duplicate who plays Manoj Kumar. If today Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan or for that matter Hrithik Roshan go to see a film in a theatre, do you think the cops or the usherers would not know who they are? I am surprised that even the cops have not contemplated any action against Shah Rukh Khan for portraying them in a bad and funny light.
Do you think Farha or Shah Rukh Khan has done this because you refused to do a cameo in Om Shanti Om?
When I met Farha in Nanavati Hospital where I visit regularly, do you know that I had asked Farha whether she required me to do a cameo role when I came to know that she had taken a shot on a duplicate and she had told me that she did not want to waste me!
Does it mean that you are against duplicates and mimics who mimic stars with their voices?
It is not that I am against healthy entertainment without hurting people’s sentiments. I admire Johny Lever and am in fact a fan of his too but this is taking too much undue liberty at my cost. I am in favor of healthy humor but this one is definitely in a very bad taste.
Is it true that you want Shah Rukh Khan to act in your film?
Though I have not met him, it is true that I have a script and want Shah Rukh Khan to act in it.
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manoj kumar is a fundamentalist hindu, that’s why he is making mountain out of a molehill because farha and srk are muslims. i used to like manoj a lot but i think he deserves hatred. he can’t even understand that it was done in a good humour. stupid manoj. i have no respect for an elderly people like u.
srk is 2 big 4 his boots… 1st AB & now Manoj!! shame on u SRK it’s bout time u grew up!!
Scary movies and other films in hollywood,you make funny of bigger stars than him and they dont sue cause they know it was made of humor!
Manoj kumar was never a big star if AB was dominating his time!
He is a useless actor and he is only enjoys now due to congress party blessings.uska aukat kya hai in front of Big B and MK.If he wants to joke tell him to do for Dilip Kumar and his father.asssssss hole…
Aur aapka aukat kya hai Big B? Aise baatein kyon karte ho, kyon uski mare hui baab ke baath karte ho.you´re talking very stupid and unrespectfull. how dare you! Aapka koi baab nahi hai kya?
aur yeh Manoj kaun hai? I don´t know him. He is talking too much after the scenes in Om Shanti Om. I think he wants money and publicity. because no one cries so much for an stupid scene…
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Let SRK make a Upkar a Shor or a Purab and Paschim before he can affort to take a dig on a vetran producer director.OMO is a badly made spoof.