Shahrukh and Aamir are '2 Idiots' : Hindu extremists Shiv Sena

Updated on : Tuesday, February 2, 2010

MUMBAI: Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan are '2 Idiots'. That's what the Shiv Sena believes and the party’s Hindi mouthpiece ‘Dopahar Ka Saamna’ said in a statement: “In real life, Aamir and Shahrukh have been proved as ‘2 Idiots’ as both are making stupid statements supporting the cause of Pakistani cricketers.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut also said that if Shahrukh was so keen on Pakistani players he could go play his matches in Lahore and not in India.

Shahrukh had to face Sena's wrath when he voiced his disappointment at Pakistani players not being hired by any of the franchise for the third season of the tournament.

Sena had stepped up it's campaign against King Khan on Sunday and took out a morcha to his house Mannat. They also tore down posters of his upcoming movie My Name is Khan and also warned theatres against screening the movie in Mumbai.

Shiv Sena also targeted Aamir who was on a rare occasion heard voicing the same opinion as Shahrukh.

Aamir had said "National boundaries are man-made. If someone is a good cricketer, then I would want him in my team. I don't care which country he belongs to.”

Well it seems Sena is panning to take on anybody who voices his opinion, which doesn't fall in line with Sena's ideology and its leadership.

Aamir, Rekha, Saif get civilian honours

Updated on : Monday, January 25, 2010

NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Aamir Khan and Tamil composers A.R. Rahman and Ilayaraja were Monday named for Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third highest civilian award,

While actors Rekha, Saif Ali Khan, Arundhati Nag and sound engineer Resul Pokutty got Padma Shri.

Aamir, 44, who struck gold at the box office with his latest outing “3 Idiots” that grossed over Rs.375 crore worldwide, is already a recipient of the Padma Shri.

Allah Rakha Rahman, who shone at the Oscars last year with his double golden statuette win, seems to be on an award winning spree post the success of “Slumdog Millionaire”.

In 2008, Rahman scored the music of Danny Boyle’s rags-to-riches drama “Slumdog Millionaire” for which he won a Golden Globe. He also bagged two Oscars for the film, becoming the first Indian citizen to do so.

Apart from the Oscars, Rahman has also been awarded with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award, four National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare awards.

Tamil composer Ilayaraja has been a prominent name in the southern film industry since 1976. He debuted with “Annakkili” and is known for integrating Tamil folk lyric with Western music. He won the Indian National Film Award thrice for the movies - “Sindhu Bhairavi”, “Rudraveena” and “Saagara Sangamam.”

And now Ilayaraja gets the Padma Bhushan.

Bollywood diva Rekha, 55, has been selected for the Padma Shri, the fourth highest honour, after four decades in the Indian film industry.

Rekha has acted in over 150 films and maintained versatility in films like “Do Anjaane” (1976), “Ghar” (1978), “Muqaddar Ka Sikander” (1978), “Khubsoorat” (1980), “Silsila” (1981), “Baseraa” (1981), “Utsav” (1984), “Khoon Bhari Maang” (1988), “Ijaazat” (1988), “Kama Sutra” (1996) and “Zubeidaa” (2001), et al.

After being awarded with the 2008 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, now Arundhati Nag, a well-known name in the theatre world, wins Padma Shri. She was recently seen in “Paa” as Amitabh Bachchan’s grandmother.

Saif Ali Khan, one of the top notch actors in Hindi film industry, has been honoured with the Padma Shri. He became a sought after name after the success of “Dil Chahta Hai” (2001). After that there has been no looking back for the actor who also bagged the National Film Awards for his performance in “Hum Tum”.