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How long has it been since Om Shanti Om came out? I’m sure it’s almost a year now…

…So it either shows the laziness of the justice system or the unimportance of the case that Manoj Kumar brought against Shah Rukh Khan, wife Gauri Khan and director Farah Khan. After a lot of rumours whether he had forgiven Shah Rukh and Farah or not, it’s obvious that Manoj is not going to forgive that easily.

The defamation case will happen on the 22nd of February, with Farah, Shah Rukh, Gauri and Manoj all in attendance. Manoj has stated that the scene in the movie where a younger Manoj Kumar was shown to be beaten up by bouncers was a personal insult against his integrity, it lowered his reputation and image and he’s demanded that the scene be removed from all DVDs…and a cash remuneration for the mental trauma.

Obviously.

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And is taking it to the next level…the next level being monetary gains for being made fun of. There seems to be something funny going on with Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan and Manoj Kumar. It was reported that the veteran actor wasn’t very amused by a scene in Om Shanti Om where “he” was beaten up…or at least a look-a-like was given a few knocks.

And even though Farah and Shah Rukh apologised to him and claimed to offer the deletion of the scene, Manoj refused and said it was OK. However it doesn’t look like that was the case and the dude is still quite pissed off. He insists that the scene be removed from the movie ASAP or he’ll be suing SRK.

“I am not here to beg for anything. If he has committed a crime, he should realise that he has to personally apologise to me.

In my 50 years of work, I have never held a press conference or hired a PR person. I have been extremely tolerant, but if someone hits me below the belt, it is unpardonable.”

“Frankly, I don’t believe in litigation. But after three days, I will consult my well-wishers and advisors and if they say that I should knock the doors of a court, I will. I am not going to stop protesting,”

The going has not been easy for Manoj either, since Shah Rukh offered to come to his house and apologise personally, resulting in the usual ‘tamasha’ that follows King Khan outside the home of Mr. Kumar. And guess what? Shah Rukh didn’t pitch and police had to be called in to disperse the crowd.

Ah how fun. I see a lawsuit…

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