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SHAHARUKH KING KHAN LASHES OUT AT ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has lashed out at Islamic fundamentalism and said the time has come for the today’s youth to be given the proper understanding of the Holy scriptures like the “QURAN”. As earlier written in my blog, King Khan while speaking to television channel CNN-IBN, said "Let me clarify this. I have read the holy Quran. It states that if you heal one man, you heal the whole mankind and also that if you hurt one man, you hurt the whole mankind. Nowhere in the Quran does it say that jihad will lead you to jannat (paradise)”.He further adds that the Holy Quran preaches that even in a (religious) war, you are not allowed to kill any woman, child, animal or even destroy any crops.According to Shaharukh, he had witnessed the 1984 riots of Delhi, and the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai as well and now 26/11 attacks. He adds that I feel more like an Indian rather than a Mumbaikar, and “I am an educated liberal Muslim, who has a Hindu wife and two kids."He clarified that "There is an Islam from Allah... and there is an Islam from the Mullahs. I appeal to all of them to please give the youngsters, the right reading of the Quran,".Khan appealed to every Indian citizen to not let ideological and religious stuff come in their way and especially since now that we both have come together on the same platform which is FEAR. He spoke "Let's use this fear in a better way and put it to better use. Fear is the greatest uniting force in the whole world".
Shah Rukh Khan appreciated the blog written by his colleague Aamir Khan, who has asked the today’s youth to enter the political arena and remove the roots of corruption, for which he will extend his fullest support.
King Khan expressed that there is a need a law to ban all hardline political parties and just like Aamir Khan, urged the youth to come together to form a political party and assured of his whole-hearted support in the cause.

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AAMIR KHAN : EXCERPTS FROM HIS BLOG ON MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS

Aamir Khan has blasted the political parties thru’ his blog, for failing to tackle the terrorism and using it to their advantage.

He writes “As I had expected, various politicians have tried to use this traumatic and tragic attack to their advantage…quite clearly both the major political parties have failed to tackle terrorism…while what happened in Mumbai recently clearly exposes the incompetence of the Congress, the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight 814 during the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) rule shows them even in worse light,”.

He added on his Tuesday blog “They actually negotiated with the terrorists and released the three dreaded terrorists from Indian jails. All the five hijackers and the three terrorists released from India by the then BJP government were allowed to escape to attack us another day,”. “No matter what, the next time round, and let’s not fool ourselves, we must be alert and prepared for more attacks, and we must not negotiate. All potential terrorists must get a clear message that India does not negotiate with terrorists,”.

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STARS REACTION TO MUMBAI ATTACKS

After the reactions of Big B & Amir Khan in their blogs, now more and more are film stars are coming in open to share their opinions in public.

Recently SAIF ALI KHAN & KAREENA KAPOOR, who are presently shooting in the freezing temperatures of Philadelphia and incidentally for a film based on terrorism have penned down an open letter to Mumbaikars thru’ a MUMBAI daily MID-DAY, expressing their agony & grief on recent Mumbai terror attacks and venting their anger on politicians

Below is the extract of their letters :

KAREENA KAPOOR'S LETTER

7000 miles away and very very angry.

On Wednesday, 26th November, when the terrorists attacked Mumbai, I was getting ready to start my day 7000 miles away in Philadelphia. I got a call from my sister saying there are bomb blasts in Mumbai. It was an eerie feeling. Seven years ago, we were in India following the news coverage of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York. Today, I was in the US, following the news coverage of the 26/11 attack on India's financial capital. CNN was carrying live coverage of the attacks. In the days that have followed the 26th of November.., I have felt a surge of mixed emotions. Sadness at the loss of lives and property. Admiration for our police, armed forces and firemen, who did their best and fought bravely despite the limited means at their disposal. Disgust with the so-called political leaders who provide no leadershipand ironically surround themselves with so many security guards while doing little or nothing for the security of the people who have voted them to power. And anger at the cowards who kill in the name of religion, and anger at the cowards who support them without owning up. I am writing this after seeing pictures of the citizens' rally at theGateway of India and I am filled with pride. It was wonderful to see so many of us speaking in one voice for our city, our country. I am writing this piece as this is the only way I can reach out to our people from so far away.I want to applaud the media for being pro active and for being the force that is trying to unite the nation. We must genuinely unite if real change is to come. There are too many divisions..Political and religious in our minds. If we are to be secure and strong we need to fight terror together..Without any negotiation. Saif and I both would like to offer our deepest condolences to all the bereaved families..You are in our thoughts and will stay in our minds ..I love my city very much..Mumbai is my home, our home.. And is the city that has given us all so much. I pray that we can build a better tomorrow on the rubble of our today.

With all my love, Kareena Kapoor.

SAIF ALI KHAN'S LETTER

To my city…Mumbaikers are resilient!! The spirit of Mumbai! Back on its feet...I’m sick and tired of hearing about the spirit of the resilient mumbaiker..What bloody choice do we have? I really hope we don't forget this .. The government has failed us again. the B.J.P. are advertising for your votes while the bodies of the dead are not yet cremated....Mr.Modi has offered a crore to the widow karkare..Everyone as usual gaining their own mileage from a deplorable situation…the Taj in flames..60 people shot dead at the c.s.t.. 9.11 was not so close to us. Terror has come home. Who will protect us from this happening again? Is getting shot in the coffee shop of a 5 star hotel or getting killed in an explosion another legitimate way to die..Like getting run over or dying of some disease? In our parents time Beirut was called the paris of the east. Will Mumbai succumb to a similar fate? As an Indian and an Muslim I feel like expressing my condemnation and outright disgust at any party killing innocent people in the name of God, Allah or whatever we choose to call Him. I am so worried that the whole religion will be judged and condemned. There are strong communal feelings running through all stratas of our society. And I find it hard to defend the fact that there seems to be a Muslim hand behind every detonator…Indians must unite as Indians and not split under any circumstances on any line.I too want revenge for what has happened. I know the whole city is baying for Pakistani blood. We want to bring back draconian laws like pota, while I might agree with this. I feel we should all remember that 500,000 Indians are in jail under this law...without a trial. Our judicial system is so slow anyway...is it humane to go in this direction without fully understanding the situation. I feel a little scared as a Muslim.. I want to urge us to fight the right enemy. This is beyond religion India vs. Pakistan. I do feel that to fight Pakistan or to go to war is to play into the hands of the terrorists. This is what they want. We need to unite as a region against this common enemy. Pakistan is fighting the Al Qaida on the Afghanistan border. The U.S. has pledged support. The Marriott hotel was destroyed and Mrs. Bhutto was killed.. we have the same enemy. I applaud Condoleezza Rice for flying to India and saying that non-state actors sometimes act in the confines of a state and there has to be strong action against them and it is still a matter of Islamabad's responsibility and Pakistan has to act against them. I would like to thank the n.s.g. and the Mumbai police who handled the situation so well with so little on their side in terms of equipment and support.... Our government agencies like R.A.W have failed us yet again..since 1970 there has been more politicizing of these agencies leading to their innefiency.. Lets get it right this time..lets vote for the government that we believe in and then stand by them..let us unite on this issue as Indians. Shooting cold wintery nights in Philadelphia, in the united states..Already miserable with the weather and the hours..Making a film on terrorism of all things..Both Kareena and I were exposed to the news that has shaken the foundations of our city and destroyed our already shaky belief in our governments ability to protect us.We feel so terribly sad and depressed for our city..our thoughts and prayers are with you Mumbai. x

Saif Ali khan Pataudi.

Courtesy: Mid-Day

NACH BALIYE, SA RE GA MA

INDIAN TV NEWS :

NACH BALIYE : Contestants of another famous dance based reality show “NACH BALIYE 4” being aired on STAR PLUS are also being effected by last week terror attacks.Thet were finding bit difficult to get back to dancing mood. Finally the news is that they decided to perform a HAVAN on the sets for PEACE and CALM.

ZAHEER ABBAS : He is the other person who is suffering due to these attacks. Zaheer is one of the seven finalists in “SA RE GA MA” , a famous MUSIC REALITY SHOW on ZEE TV. Now he is finding difficit to get the Indian visa, since Indian officials have become quite stringent in issuing the visas specially to the neighbouring country.

WEDDING BELLS : Popular TV actors KARAN SINGH GROVER and his long time girl friend SHRADDHA NIGAM have finally decided to tie knots and the news are that they both got married in Goa last week. It is said that Karan took a 5 days break from his serial “DILL MILL GAYE” and rushed to Goa for the D-Day.

But it seems that both Karan & Shraddha are in no mood to divulge their wedding news. When asked to Shraddha, she messaged saying that they were on a family vacation and that there is no truth in their getting married.

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MUMBAI ATTACKS

AQUIB AFZAL : The after effects of recent Mumbai Terror attacks are now cropping up, specially concerning Indo-Pak relations as regards to entertainment industry.

The news is that Aquib Afzal, Pakistan born, London based actor, who is also the brother of cricketer Usman Afzal is facing the post 26/11 attacks side effects.

He is set to make debut in Bollywood with Arif Sheiks’s “LET’S DANCE”, but the problem is that he is not getting visa to visit India, so as to complete the dubbing of the film.

As per the sources, Aquib was to commence dubbing this week, but due to non-availability of Visa, entire film’s schedule has been re-scheduled, thereby causing monetary losses to the tune of 30 lacs.

ZAHEER ABBAS : He is the other person who is suffering due to these attacks. Zaheer is one of the seven finalists in “SA RE GA MA” , a famous MUSIC REALITY SHOW on ZEE TV. Now he is finding difficit to get the Indian visa, since Indian officials have become quite stringent in issuing the visas specially to the neighbouring country.

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BOLLWOOD RESPONSE

SHAHARUKH KHAN : Everybody was wondering as to there is no response from our Bollywood stars to the recent Mumbai terror attacks, except for Big B, Amir, that too they have not come out and spoken on TV, rather have chosen to express their feelings thru’ their respective BLOGS.

Infact there was a general feeling that when it comes to promoting their films, Bollywood stars are to be seen everywhere, be it on TV Channels, Roadshows, Malls, etc., but when it comes to speak to public about this sensitive issue, they have maintained a big LULL.

Finally Shah Rukh Khan has come out, but that too he has expressed his thoughts on ) 'Love Bollywood' Show on BBC Asian Network, which will be aired on Dec. 6.

He says "I've tried to keep away from commenting on this as there are no words to express a situation like this because our feelings are mixed with anger, disbelief and sadness." He adds further as regards to religion - "Being Muslim myself, I believe youngsters need to understand Islam and respect the religion in the right way. It's such a huge waste and my appeal to all in these times and in recent years is that please can we run what we want in terms of politics, government, jobs and teaching our children with the prime motive of taking communalism out of it. I think no agenda should be attached to any kind of religion."

He rather speaks that children of the country should infact follow the religion of 'WORK'.

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FARHAN AKHTAR

It seems that ACTING BUG has seriously bitten our Director turned Actor Farhan Akhtar and so much that he has decided to postpone his next directorial venture “MY VOICE FROM THE SKY”, so as to accommodate himself as a lead actor for a new thriller film, to be directed by debutant Director Vijay Lalvani.

Farhan says that “MY VOICE FROM THE SKY”, is a period film and it requires a lot of research and also finances, and hence he and his friend producer Riteish Sidhwani decided that it is not the right time to go ahead with their film and instead Farhan chose to do this quickie.

PEACE RALLY

November 26 has been a sad day for all the Indians, especially for Mumbaikars, for whom it will rather be difficult to forget this fateful day, when the terror attacks literally crippled this lively city.

Now to express solidarity over this sensitive issue, TV actors have come forward and have decided to hold a rally at ‘Gateway of India’ on December 03 evening. Th elist includes – Aamna Sharif, Jennifer Winget, Abhir Goswami, Faisal Raza Khan etc.