Actor Anil Kapoor has begun facing severe backlash on
social media for lunging out of a Mumbai local train while promoting the Indian
adaptation of the popular American television series '24' on Colors.
The Western Railway who gave permission to the production
house to let the Slumdog Millionaire star travel with fans for the promotion of
the second season of the '24' series, is learnt to have slapped a Notice to the
production house demanding an explanation on the 'stunts' by the actor.
Bollywood's only PR guru Dale Bhagwagar says this kind of
celeb picking is a silly trend. "First it was Salman Khan being dragged
into an unnecessary bloated national controversy about the rape comment. And
now it is Anil Kapoor."
"What Anil Kapoor is doing on the local is NOT a
'stunt'. Stunts are a different thing. All he is doing is striking a pose. We
have all leaned out of trains for that whiff of fresh air at some point of time
in our lives. Does that make us all guilty of so-called stunts," questions
the public relations expert.
The publicity consultant who is considered to be
Bollywood's best in handling controversies, feels that our society is nowadays
getting touchy and sensitive about everything. "Anything and everything
raises eyebrows and becomes issues of national debate."
"There was a time when Protima Bedi streaked naked
on the beach for a film magazine photoshoot. There was a time Mandakini and
Kimi Katkar showcased their bosoms and nipples in Ram Teri Ganga Maili and
Tarzan. There was a time a film like Bandit Queen could have a full nude scene.
All this was liberal, tolerable and acceptable to society then."
"We need to ask ourselves, if we are going to allow
social media to make us progressive, or regressive," states Dale. Point
taken.
The spin doctor also points out that "we are living
in a world where perception is reality" and vows to "reveal a new
Anil Kapoor train picture by tomorrow which will open the eyes of the public,
about how they are being carried away by an exaggerated perception being
created on social media".
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