Controversies that rocked Bollywood in 2015
29 Dec 2015 2:50 PM IST29 Dec 2015 2:50 PM IST
Controversies that rocked Bollywood in 2015
Hindu Sena protest outside Aamir Khan's residence, protesters detained. (Photo: Twitter)- And finally, the scandal that had got the Bollywood boat rocking! Radhika Apte had an unfortunate start to her 2015, with a series of nude pictures surfacing online, that the star insisted wasn’t her. A month later, a video of Radhika doing a full
- When Gajendra Chauhan was appointed Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), students went on strike because they felt that he was not fit for the post. Joining the protests was a list of National Award winning directors, alumni,
- Early this year, the AIB Knockout, which saw Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor being ‘roasted’ by ‘roast-master’ Karan Johar, the abuses and vulgar gestures, left many red faced. The live show, aimed at ridiculing celebs (with their permission) was
- Anushka Sharma, who is in a relationship with Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, faced the wrath of cricket fans when India lost the Cricket World Cup semi-finals earlier this year. Fans blamed the star for 'distracting' the cricketer. This however, only
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was in the centre of a controversial ad campaign, that had the light eyed beauty depicted as royalty, while a dark skinned boy pictured as her 'sevak'. The boy in the backdrop was replaced with a safer black backdrop.
- Celebs like Madhuri Dixit, Amitabh Bachchan, Priety Zinta found themselves tangled in the Maggi Noodle ban. The stars who were former band ambassadors, were targeted for supporting 'dangerous products' that allegedly had high amount of lead in it.
- The BBC documentary 'India's Daughter', that brought Nirbhaiya's story to light, divided the nation and the film industry. While some stars agreed with the government's decision to ban the documentary, others questioned the ban asking why
- Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been hopping in and out of Pune’s Yerwada jail, created an uproar when reports claimed that the star was likely to be released from jail, nearly three-and-a-half months before completing his sentence, because of good
- Actress Ameesha Patel had a Twitter showdown with TV star Kushal Tandon, after the latter criticised the actress for not standing up for the national anthem. The star shot back with a series of tweets saying her ‘girly problems’ prevented her from
- We turn back the clock to take a look at all the events that kept the entertainment industry entertaining. High up on that list is the Censor Board Chief Pahlaj Nihalani censoring out a kiss from the 007 movie ‘Spectre’. The chief, who openly
- Apart from celebrating his 50th birthday with an extravagant party, Shah Rukh Khan also made headlines on his ‘extreme intolerance’ comment. However, with ‘Dilwale’ all set to hit the big-screen, the actor took a u-turn saying that ‘the youth should
- Another starry case that sent chills down our spines was the Jiah Khan suicide case. Sooraj Pancholi who made his Bollywood debut in ‘Hero’, turned villain, when reports this month claimed that the young star ‘pulled out the foetus (of his unborn
- While Aamir avoided staying in the city after his comments, Salman Khan walked around a free man. Call this 13-year-long case whatever you want, but the Bombay High Court acquitted the actor of all charges in his 2002 hit-and-run case. Everyone (
India's entertainment industry was in for a bumpy but entertaining 2015. With films failing to capture much attention, focus soon shifted to actors' personal lives. Aamir Khan may not have had a December release this year, but his comments about the
Controversies that rocked Bollywood in 2015
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