Yearender 2014: Top 5 Bollywood Controversies

With the year coming to an end, let’s take a look at of the top 5 Bollywood controversies, which shocked the world and made 2014 a memorable year.

1. Ranbir Kapoor Vs Paparazzi
When the alleged couple of Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, moved into their new home, Ranbir got into a fight with the photographers there. He didn’t only misbehave but also snatched their cameras. This incident was reported a lot in the media. Apparently, the young man had a tiff with photographers last year as well, and this was just an action replay.

2. Gauahar Khan Vs Akil Malik
On the sets of a reality show that had actress Gauahar Khan as the host, a man slapped her for wearing indecent clothes despite being a Muslim. The man was arrested and jailed for this, but the incident shocked the industry and many celebrities used Twitter to express how appalled they were by the incident.

3. Shweta Basu Vs Media
Telugu actress Basu, who as a child acted in some critically-acclaimed movies, was caught in a hotel which was reportedly running a sex racket. Although celebrities refrained from commenting on the issue because of lack of facts, the incident was reported to be shameful. To add to the irony, there was a statement where the actress herself was quoted saying that she took up prostitution because of lack of films and financial insecurities. The case however, took a new turn when the actress wrote an open letter to the media and rebuffed all the claims of giving such a statement. She said that she had been given a clear chit on the case, and was in the hotel for an event. The incident put a big question mark on the credibility of such statements.

4. Sussanne Khan’s Alimony Demands
After the super couple of Bollywood, Sussanne Khan and Hrithik Roshan decided to part ways last year, there were a lot of speculations regarding what or who was the reason behind the split, who would get the custody of their children Hridhaan and Hrehaan and how much money would be exchanged as alimony. Amidst all this came reports that Sussanne had demanded a hefty sum of Rs 400 crore. This news spread like a jungle fire until Hrithik clarified from his end that the news was fake and Sussanne has not demanded a single penny as alimony.

5. Salman Khan Vs Photojournalists
It was at the launch of a song from his movie Kick that Salman Khan had some misunderstanding with the media people present. Reportedly, Salman’s bodyguards misbehaved with the paparazzi present, and as a result, he was boycotted by photojournalists for being unfair. All seems to have settled now, as was evident by the presence of media at Salman’s sister Arpita Khan’s wedding.

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