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I own Kolkata, can watch matches now: SRK

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Posted online: Friday , January 25, 2008 at 04:20:25
Updated: Friday , January 25, 2008 at 04:36:49


Mumbai, January.25: After a run-in with the BCCI last November, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan took a swipe at the body saying there should not be any objections if he now watched cricket matches.

"No one should have objection if I watch a match now," said Shah Rukh after he won a bid on Thursday to own Mumbai team in the high-profile Indian Premium League (IPL).

The actor was at the receiving end of an outburst on November 20 by senior BCCI official Ratnakar Shetty who alluded that cricket matches were being used by stars to promote films. The remark, which saw the actor in the centre of a controversy, was in the context of veiled suggestions that his attendance at cricket matches including the T-20 final was an attempt to promote his film Om Shanti Om.

"The one thing I hope that does not happen is that people think I am watching a cricket match to promote my film. I will be supporting my team," Shah Rukh said taking a potshot at the BCCI on Thursday.

Reacting to Shetty's remarks, Shah Rukh had said he does not have to depend on other's platform to push his films.

Shah Rukh had said he was sad and disappointed over the remarks by Shetty that use of platform of cricket by stars for promoting films is ‘slightly debatable’. The new film had also echoed in the commentary box during Shah Rukh's chat with TV commentator Rameez Raja at the Jaipur ODI cricket match between India and Pakistan.

BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla had defused the controversy when he said the BCCI has no objection to Shah Rukh or any other film personality coming to watch international cricket matches involving the national side.

Shah Rukh had also said he was not going to watch cricket matches in future if it has not gone well with the BCCI.

But now that the star is the owner of a cricket team the tale may well turn out to be ‘Chak de Shah Rukh’.

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SRK's comments by sandy on 26 Jan 2008

Hi SRK You must be mature enough to ignore comments of BCCI. Please stop making childish remarks now. Also Please with money should start spedning it on the poor and not self promotion. Cheers.

Manish by Manish on 26 Jan 2008

That's true.

I own Kolkata, can watch matches now: SRK by Deepak on 26 Jan 2008

Its a huge price for a match though !

Re: Shahrukh's Kolkata by Geeta Singh on 25 Jan 2008

Congratulations Shahrukh.You are the best.God is with you.

Its all money Game without Gentlemen !!! by Arrvind P on 25 Jan 2008

Both Cricket officials and stars are talking all nonsense. They are only trying to satisfy their own ego and proving that they are one above other.At the end of the day its foolish public , who is wasting money to give credence to the officials and stars. Media should devote more time and space for betterment of society and not publish nonsense of half literate cricket officials and egotist stars !God Bless the country !!!!

Level of Journalism by Abhay S. Kushwaha on 25 Jan 2008

Headline says he owns Kolkata team. Paragraph 2 says he owns Mumbai team. Which is it? Is nobody proof-reading these things in Indian Express any more?

IPL by ashok on 25 Jan 2008

BCCI can now be blamed for using film stars and Industry champiaons for promoting / Selling Cricket

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