De disappointed with Bollywood, comes down heavily on SRK

Shobhaa De has expressed great disappointment over the trivial way Bollywood has reacted to the Mumbai terror attacks.

Spicezee Bureau

New Delhi, Dec 09: Eminent writer and socialite, Shobhaa De has expressed great disappointment over the trivial way a major part of Bollywood has reacted to the Mumbai terror attacks. According to De, Bollywood has shown its cowardice by choosing indifference over action. The writer has conveyed her surprise at the way the mainstream guys have chosen to keep mum about the whole issue. In a recent write-up, De claimed that it was just a handful including- Preity Zinta, Kangana Ranaut who could muster up enough courage to take a stance. Excerpts from Shobhaa De’s write up- “I read ‘Shah Rukh Khan`s on BBC Asia’ (reported in a local tabloid) with a great deal of disappointment. The report begins by quoting him stating, "I tried to keep away from commenting on all this..." He later goes on to say, "Youngsters need to understand Islam and respect the religion in the right way...." Yes, Shah Rukh! You are not telling your fans something they don`t know! Also, "........no agenda should be attached to any kind of religion.`` Thank you SRK, for stating the obvious. And for being so very politically correct.... non- committal ....during the most violent attack on Mumbai - the very city that has made you. I wanted to hear some words of comfort for those who died; some strong condemnation of those who committed this crime. This report made no mention of any such thing. And it was the only published comment from SRK to date”. The discontented writer also justified the reason for her extreme dissatisfaction, “SRK is no ordinary Bollywood star. Others from his fraternity have spoken up boldly. Why such a wishy-washy response from The King\Badshah etc etc?? This is the time for people like him, Sachin Tendulkar and others who preen themselves as `National Icons` at other times, to stand up and be counted. Look at RGV`s arrogant and offensive stance even today - boycott his lousy films and teach him a lesson. The Taj is not a potential movie set he needed to study for art direction! Most of the filmwallas owe something to someone sitting in Dubai. The fiery personality called the entire Bollywood full of cowards. The avid activist also added “No wonder they have been so cautious and guarded in their response. Cowards! All they can think of are overseas’ box office returns (they make the most money in those markets). Dhanda has silenced their conscience. Amitabh sleeps with a gun under his pillow, and then says it is a symbolic act! Aamir weighs his words with care. Salman stays chhhup (just as well). Akshay, Hrithik, Saif...... lost your voices all of a sudden??” Well, we appreciate Shobhaa for having enough courage to speak her mind and come out in open with her opinions, rather than go into a hiding like the Bollywood biggies!