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  1. vineet said:

    Ha! The smoker:

  2. amit said:

    I respect him for doing that - it's so easy to get tempted by big bucks and try to look cool out in Hollywood. He knows he's the hottest property in bollywood, so why bother trying something else? Plus like you say - he knows that hollywood is shaking because bollywood is gonna go mainstream in the next few years!
  3. amit said:

    'tis a good point doods - it's part and parcel of the image too - can't for example see someone not smoking in a Tarantino movie! Some things are just cool left without people babbling about influences - it's an artists' license after all.
  4. doodler said:

    I dunno, I agree with the no advertising for smoking and of course there are problems with youngsters being influenced, but banning smoking on screen? I am on Khan's side for this one, the notion that film and television influences kids is an ongoing argument and once you take the view that it is an unavoidable and overriding fact, you have to start taking every 'bad' thing off the screen. And where would that leave us?!


In this photo provided by Mirchi Movies Limited and made available on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, a poster of Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' film shows Zain Khan, left, Swini Khara, second left, Vijay Raaz, right and an unidentified actor. Bollywood producers set to release a film called \"Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors\" are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise. While Bollywood films often borrow liberally from Western movies, producers of \"Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors\" say their movie bears no resemblance to any film in the \"Harry Potter\" series.

In this photo provided by Mirchi Movies Limited and made available on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, a poster of Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' film shows Zain Khan, bottom in orange t-shirt, Vijay Raaz, left and an unidentified actor. Bollywood producers set to release a film called \"Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors\" are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise. While Bollywood films often borrow liberally from Western movies, producers of \"Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors\" say their movie bears no resemblance to any film in the \"Harry Potter\" series.

Bollywood actor Bobby Deol (R) speaks as his brother Sunny Deol watches during a promotional event for Bobby's upcoming film \"Chamku\" in Mumbai August 28, 2008. The film is directed by Kabeer Kaushik and also stars Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra.

Bollywood stars setting a bad example to millions of children by smoking on screen

    • Bollywood Actors told to stop smoking on the Film Sets

    • Shahrukh Khan photo

      Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan have been encouraged to stub it out by India's Health Minister. Ramadoss, is campaigning to ban smoking on screen, is worried about the number of young Indians becoming addicted to tabacco......... (Not to worry about all the other issues affecting Young Indians!!!) Apparently statistic showing 52 per cent of children have their first puff of cigarettes because of movie celebrities. Do we think it's the same in Hollywood?

      Khan states “As film-makers we should have creative liberties because cinema is all about make believe. It is an attempt to curb our creative freedom and amounted to censorship"

      In India around 250 million people smoke or chew tobacco, and 2,200 people die daily from tobacco related diseases.

      As part of the crackdown, the Government has outlawed smoking in public places and banned advertising for a series of tobacco products!! Hmmm so how long with that go on for?

      What do you guys think?

      Average: 3 (3 votes)