Om Shanti Om made a spoof on many senior and new age actors-Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi,Rishi Kapoor,Subhash Ghai, Akshaye Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Sooraj Barjatiya, Dev Anand, Rajni kant. All of them took it in the right spirits and understood the humour behind this art of filmmaking, except the thespian Manoj Kumar.Not until yesterday he seemed to be hurt and his reaction to this -'a conspiracy to ridicule me', 'injured my soul', 'i feel insulted' ,'my wellwishers and fans are outraged'.He has left it to his lawyers to decide on the course of action.
Is it easy to take a joke?And if that joke you feel ridicules you or your image? How many of us can really take a joke in a lighter vein without getting hurt?Manoj Kumar is a very senior and serious actor of the 70s who has given us inspiring and patriotic movies.His reaction is a spontaneous reaction to the scene in the movie which brand him as'bumbling buffon' .The scene where the cops beat up his double was too much for him to accept. So naturally the actor voiced his displeasure at this satirical episode.The message was loud and clear from his side-Give me my due respect .Not only in real life but in reel life also.
Part of the film industry felt he was overreacting and advised him to take it as a complement, a tribute and understand the hidden humour behind this.The media sees it as a desperate attempt by Manoj Kumar to hog archlights and seek fame.The Om Shanti Om crew and cast were apologetic and said hurting anybody was the last thing in their minds.Some feel it is a publicity stunt.After all this i think many people who havent seen the movie will actually watch it to see what really happened with the onscreen 'manoj kumar', his young double.
I have noticed in many movies legendary actors like the late ashok kumar,sanjeev kapoor,raj kapoor are easy targets of ridicule.These movies either have duplicates,comedians or the main leads trying to make give a comic twist to movies by making mockery of their style and persona.Why speak of these legendary actors when we have duplicates of shah rukh khan ,salman khan, sanjay dutt and many others who do the same thing.But today the new age actors understand and have learnt to take it in their stride, to take the joke on them when portrayed in films or shows.
All's well that ends well. Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan conveyed their sincere apologies and the thespian should forget and forgive and let bygones be bygones and show the white flag.
Is it easy to take a joke?And if that joke you feel ridicules you or your image? How many of us can really take a joke in a lighter vein without getting hurt?Manoj Kumar is a very senior and serious actor of the 70s who has given us inspiring and patriotic movies.His reaction is a spontaneous reaction to the scene in the movie which brand him as'bumbling buffon' .The scene where the cops beat up his double was too much for him to accept. So naturally the actor voiced his displeasure at this satirical episode.The message was loud and clear from his side-Give me my due respect .Not only in real life but in reel life also.
Part of the film industry felt he was overreacting and advised him to take it as a complement, a tribute and understand the hidden humour behind this.The media sees it as a desperate attempt by Manoj Kumar to hog archlights and seek fame.The Om Shanti Om crew and cast were apologetic and said hurting anybody was the last thing in their minds.Some feel it is a publicity stunt.After all this i think many people who havent seen the movie will actually watch it to see what really happened with the onscreen 'manoj kumar', his young double.
I have noticed in many movies legendary actors like the late ashok kumar,sanjeev kapoor,raj kapoor are easy targets of ridicule.These movies either have duplicates,comedians or the main leads trying to make give a comic twist to movies by making mockery of their style and persona.Why speak of these legendary actors when we have duplicates of shah rukh khan ,salman khan, sanjay dutt and many others who do the same thing.But today the new age actors understand and have learnt to take it in their stride, to take the joke on them when portrayed in films or shows.
All's well that ends well. Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan conveyed their sincere apologies and the thespian should forget and forgive and let bygones be bygones and show the white flag.
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