Manoj Kumar, popularly known as ‘Bharat Kumar’, touched the highs in a 40 -year film career. His movies filled with patriotism touched the hearts of people. Manoj used to remain calm but at one time he was angry with Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan. The matter was related to the film Om Shanti Om. He filed a defamation case against the movie director Farah Khan and Shah Rukh. Learn the whole thing …
Why was Manoj angry with Shahrukh?
This incident happened during the release of the film Om Shanti Om in 2007. In the movie, the iconic style with his hands on Manoj Kumar’s face was parked. In a scene, how the imitation of Manoj Kumar is covered in his style. Because the guard does not recognize him, he is driven away from the event. This scene was not liked by Manoj Kumar at all. He filed a defamation case against Shah Rukh Khan and director Farah. However, when Shah Rukh apologized to the actor and promised to remove this scene, Manoj Kumar agreed.
Why Manoj Kumar said- I got cheated
The matter arose again when it was released in Japan. The anger of the actor was angry at not removing the scenes that made fun of Manoj Kumar. Then in an interview to Zoom, Manoj Kumar said, “I have been cheated.” I am sad I wanted to know whether they removed the scenes that made fun of me or not. I am a trusted person. When he (Farah and Shah Rukh) told me that they had removed the scenes, I obeyed them. But then I got feedback that they did not remove the scenes. Those who have made fun of me, I should take strict legal action on them. I will teach the person a lesson who tries to let me down. ”
For some time, this dispute remained in the limelight and then cooled down. According to the report of Hindustan Times, Manoj Kumar later withdrew his complaint. He believed that this action did not create a sense of responsibility in Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. A few years later, Farah Khan improved his relations with Manoj Kumar.