5 Bollywood Stars Who Share A Love-Hate Relationship With Press
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Media and paparazzi love covering During the promotional event of his last release Kick that Salman Khan’s bodyguards had a spat with photographers and the actor showed no sympathy. To make matters worse, he passed an apparently rude statement, “Those who want to cover the event are welcome to stay, the rest can leave if they wish." Naturally, this didn’t go down well with media, which decided to boycott the star till the release of the film.
According to reports, Aashiqui 2 actress allegedly made a group of photographers wait for two long hours and then finally refused to pose for photographs. This was after her last release Ek Villain became a hit. Though her father Shakti Kapoor came to her rescue but the media had already decided to ban her. The boycott continued till Shraddha personally met with the union of photographers and sorted the matter before the promotions of her upcoming movie, Haider began.
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan
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Even the mega star Amitabh Bachchan wasn’t spared by the press. He faced media ban at a time which was the high point of Amitabh Bachchan’s career; this was when he was churning out hits after hits like Sharabi, Lawaaris and Deewar to name a few. The fact was recently revealed by Big B on his blog, in which he wrote that the ban came because the press apparently believed some sources, who claimed that Bachchan had supported the idea of Emergency and ban on press. During that period, media stringently decided to not cover AB in interviews, pictures and or news.
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