PHOTO: SRK Briefs Media About Wankhede Spat

Twitter reacts to SRK's scuffle at Wankhede

The altercation that took place between Shah Rukh Khan and the security guard and MCA officials last night after SRK's IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders defeated home team Mumbai Indians, started trending on twitter in no time. While some sympathized with the superstar the others just cracked jokes on the incident. Take a look at some of the tweets.


Celebrity Tweets

@sujoy_g: "read about the SRK incident. I think @iamsrk was very decent about the whole thing. I'd have ripped their heads off if it was my daughter." 

@anjanasukhani: "Can the media stop pickin on SRK.....he's a gentleman....unless provoked badly nobody reacts....dnt judge n create imaginary stories" 

@sanjaymanjrekar: "Life time ban on entering wankhede for what SRK did there ??? Take it easy MCA !" 

@cricketwallah: "Uproar over Shah Rukh's brawl with Ravi Sawant & Nitin Dala continues to rage in Mumbai Cricket Assoc corridors.Most officials intent on ban.. SRK defends his actions in a press conference. Says kids along with him were manhandled by MCA officials who owe him an apology... mumbai Cricket Association managing committee meets tmrw morning at 11 to discuss Shah Rukh Khan matter and ban or not.. Dont know of the pros & cons of Shah Rukh's brawl since I was not there but the incident certainly mars the image of IPL and Indian cricket" 

@shiekhspear: "Somebody physically pushed Suhana for playing in the area! And they d?dnt even apolog?se after misbehaving! Any parent would have done what @iamsrk did! Why wouldnt he be angry? #istandbysrk …If a parent stands up for his child...how does it become hooliganism? Can the press explain what's all this negative reportage on @iamsrk ?" 

@deannepanday: "My son was there with Srk & other kids,@iamsrk did the right thing by protecting our babies,why doesn't the media/officers see that,so angry.. Srk was looking after so many kids..damn these people who pick on him so much… I would have done the same,just that I a no body so they would let it go.." 

OTHER TWEETS

@PartyRocker_M: "I guess the guard at Wankhede saw 'Ra.One'.... And when he saw Shah Rukh Khan last night.... rest is history !!!" 

@MrinalMathers: "What Srk did was totally right. I'm proud to call myself a SRK fan. #ISupportSRK !" 

@TheUnRealTimes: "If Shah Rukh Khan really wanted to bash up the MCA officials he could just have shown them Ra.One." 

@WordsOfWacko: "Shah Rukh Khan banned from entering the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. But no problems for him, he will watch the match in Dish TV. Kyunki SRK ke sar pe Dish Sawaar Hai :D" 

@Tanumoyd: "SRK was d reasn 4 the trending terms lyk "Wankhede" nd "SlapGate". So dat shows d power. Even though he is in a good side nd alwys will be" 

@_fakeiplplayer: "Next episode of Satyamev Jayatewill feature the security personnel assaulted by Shah Rukh Khan." 

@ShivAroor: "You know what'll be cool? If Shah Rukh Khan buys the Wankhede Stadium and throws out these sanctimonious MCA trolls." 

@QuanakJess710: "Now Shah Rukh Khan will just fly in into the Wankhede stadium in his G.One suit." 

@BullOperator: "Losers want a reason to hate the King, if his team is @ No. 1 post, they insult him.. Sore loosers! #srk #ipl" 

@mojorojo: "Text from girlfriend: "Hee! Shah Rukh banned from Wankhede." Text two minutes later: "Please stop thinking of a joke to tweet." 

@thatweirdguy: "Shahrukh got a little tipsy & the the security guard at Wankhede Stadium resembled Shirish Kunder. Rest is History..... Kudos #SRK! B-) ?"

@TheBarfigirl: "So Shah Rukh Khan is banned in wankhede.Very good.He's crossed Salman Khan in these kind of activities!" 

@Eccentricandhow: "Shah Rukh Khan denies using the 'MC' word for the Wankhede guards. He says he was only calling out to them, "MC...A ke guards ji..." #Srk

@Arjun024: "May be when he was inebriated, Shah Rukh Khan imagined himself to be in "Don's Wear"; the mood was infact "Don't Swear"."

@shadymumbai: "@CricMS: Shah Rukh Khan can now enter United States of America, but not Wankhede Stadium...." 

@_fakeiplplayer: "News emerges that Shah Rukh Khan didn't actually do any MC-BC. He was just saying MCA and BCCI." 

SRK gets into scuffle at Wankhede stadium

Wednesday night after the Mumbai Indians (MI) lost the match to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the ongoing IPL series, KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan allegedly got into a scuffle with the security and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials.

The MCA officials claim that SRK, who arrived at Wankhede after the post match presentation got into an altercation with the security after he was stopped from entering the cricket field. Allegedly, he even misbehaved with the MCA officials, including president Vilasrao Deshmukh.

The story goes that Shah Rukh and his posse of bodyguards had gone up to the teams' dressing room and then came down and started to step on to the ground. The MCA security personnel told them they cannot do so as the match was over which led to Shah Rukh abusing them as well as the MCA officials. There was manhandling too by his people.

The MCA officials have now lodged a police complaint against SRK at the Marine Drive Police station, for his alleged misbehavior last night at the Wankhede Stadium and have decided to ban him for life from entering the stadium.

Finally breaking his silence on last night's incident at the Wankhade stadium, SRK hit back at the MCA saying, "They should apologise to me. I was being bullied. I was angry, but I was not drunk. I had gone to pick up my children. The officials were extremely aggressive. I just got angry but I left after that. I said a few things in anger. I was one and they were 20-25 officials and they were extremely rude. When I tried to answer them, they hid behind others" 

The superstar agreed that he used abusive language, "Yes, I was abusing as they were insulting me. I will not deny the fact that I abused, was provoked when someone abused me in Marathi." said SRK to the media.

He was also was indifferent about the MCA's ban saying "I would not like to go to a stadium where people are so rude. It won't change my life if I am not allowed into the stadium," SRK said.

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Movie Review: ISHAQZAADE

Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Anil Rastogi, Pravin Chandra, Mohd. Hafeez, Aaftab Ahmed, Gauhar Khan

Music: Amit Trivedi

Producer: Aditya Chopra

Director: Habib Faisal

Rating: ***

If you are from Noth India, you have already seen ‘Ishaqzaade’ in your everyday life. In case you hail from any other part from this country, YRF’s latest flick gives you an interesting peek into this land where treachery is a virtue, muscle power equates manhood, family honour lies in your daughter’s virginity, love is a crime and hate unites. 

Yes, it all happens in every nondescript, grubby town of Uttar Pradesh and certainly in Almore as well where Parma (Arjun Kapoor) and Zoya (Parineeti Chopra) grow up hating each other. Why... because their respective families are baying for each other’s bloods over a legislative assembly seat. 

Amidst the several rounds of gunfires and tight slaps the two eventually come close and seem to look like every second rebel couple before Parma delivers a coup-de-grace and shocks everyone watching his adorable act. After all he has grown up in Chauhans’ ‘Mardon ki haveli’ and hence starts another round of tiffs and gore. 

Along comes the Chand baby (Gauhar Khan) a somewhat sane voice in this maddening crowd. But hers is a voice too feeble to be heard in this badland of hooligans. 


Love does make a comeback in their lives but will they be able to survive the onslaught of these bloodthirsty boors? Well, for that you have to pay a visit to these Ishaqzaade, who have done a fairly decent job in this tough love story. 

Parineeti Chopra deserves a special mention for her portrayal of a headstrong girl, going through one emotional turmoil after other. She looks promising for several author backed roles which might come her way after Ishaqzaade. But Katrinas and Deepikas need not worry; she belongs to Vidya Balan’s clan. 

Arjun Kapoor makes a fairly decent debut too. Though his churlish UP lad lacks the required diction and accent, he makes up for them with his high-intensity performance. Sure he is not going away anytime soon. 


The screenplay is taut and Habib Faisal displays his grip over the story especially in the first half. He is certainly not one of those armchair directors. He shows his prowess with the powerful dialogues and feisty direction. He is someone who actually senses the pulse of this country’s middle class. More power to you, mate. 


Ishaqzaade looks a tad bit stretched in the second half but it certainly is not a ‘dangerous ishq’ which will bore you for too long. 

Go watch it, if you want to get a raw taste of North India. Perhaps then you will understand how ‘dangerous’ it is to be an ‘Ishaqzaade’ in this mad, mad land.

Movie Review: DANGEROUS ISHHQ

Cast: Karisma Kapoor, Rajniesh Duggall, Jimmy Sheirgill, Divya Dutta, Ruslaan Mumtaz, Aarya Babbar, Gracy Singh, Samir Kochhar

Director: Vikram Bhatt

Rating: **

Much talked about comeback cine flick of Karishma Kapoor, 'Dangerous Ishhq' took a below average take off on the big screen. The movie which was expected to see a massive reception on the big screen witnessed a meagre 10-15 % occupancy at the opening.

Knitted over a span of five centuries and past life regression, Dangerous Ishhq is a romantic thriller depicting an association between present and previous births.

Background
Sanjana (Karishma Kapoor) is a super model in love with Rohan (Rajneesh Duggal), the son of a business magnate. In the course of development, Sanjana comes across a lucrative modelling assignment which she decides to forgo because her instinct tells her to do so. Sanjana's tryst with the sorrow begins as Rohan gets kidnapped and the kidnappers demand a ransom of 50 Cr.

During her stay at hospital, Sanjana comes across some clairauditory and retro-cognitive experiences for which she consults a psychologist, who tells her about past life regression and association of her current plight with the previous births. The movie further depicts how Sanjana relies upon her extra-sensory instinct to save the life of Rohan.

The Story
Though the concept seems to be unique but the pace at which the story moves makes it a slow thriller which tests the patience of the audience. The script failed in keeping the main story line and the concept of past life regression glued together, which often appeared to be divorcing from the original concept. The movie has some sequences with predictable/ unpredictable twists but they too appear to be insufficient to make Dangerous Ishhq a hit, thus marring teh comeback of Karishma.

Acting
Thumbs up for Karishma who looks bright throughout the movie; and by her outstanding performance and thereby proves her acting potential.She carried the periodic transition of her characters very well, in the entire course of movie and nowhere looked like a comeback beauty who is facing the camera after a 7 year long hiatus.

Though Rajneesh Duggal didn't have a much lengthier role to play but whatever share of performance this model turned actor displayed is simply commendable.

Jimmy Shergill too, deserves to be patted, for his good performance. Jimmy, as ACP Singh thoroughly impressed the masses and successfully kept surprise element under the wraps, till the climax.


On the whole, Dangerous Ishhq is an average entertainer which may succeed in recovering its production cost despite a weak script and slow pace.

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