Anurag Kashyup says Big B stalled a release to save Abhi’s career

Goes ballistic on Facebook alleging that Amitabh Bachchan stalled the release of Chittagong to benefit Abhishek's KHJJS. AB refuses to dignify his comments

Anurag Kashyap's reputation often precedes him. The filmmaker is known in the industry for candid outbursts against members of his fraternity. But this time, Kashyap has locked horns with none other than Amitabh Bachchan.

Kashyap has posted a comment on a social networking site, alleging that Big B is responsible for pushing the release of Shonali Bose's Chittagong, which is being directed by her husband Bedabrata.

The film, like Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, is based on the 1930 Chittagong uprising, led by Surya Sen and his team of Bengali revolutionaries. While in Gowariker's film Abhishek Bachchan plays the protagonist Surya Sen, in Bose's, Manoj Bajpai does.

The two films were meant to release around the same time but Gowariker's reached the theatres first. Reacting strongly against what may have led to the delayed release of Bose's film, Kashyap has been posting caustic remarks on the networking sites.

While these comments reach millions, you wonder why Kashyap has a soft corner for Bose's film Chittagong, considering he has nothing to do with the project.

Meanwhile, Kashyap's post shockingly reads (sic), "See Chittagong, a far superior film made on the same subject as Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.. At 1/8 th the cost, far superior actors and immense passion... Producers decided to sit on it, because of a phone call from someone, because that someone was trying desperately to save his son's career... welcome to Bollywood, where whose son you are outshines all the hard work and passion and potential and talent. KHJJS came and went, now what?"

Moreover, Kashyap has been telling his friends that Chittagong, which was to release on October 26, is on the same subject as Ashutosh Gowarikar's KHJJS.

Unaware of Kashyap's remarks, writer-producer-director of Chittagong, Bedabrata Pain, said, "Anurag is known to be a very frank and fearless person. I am very honoured that people like he and Vishal Bhardwaj have thrown their weight behind the film. The last thing I want is controversy. Some time ago, I lost my 16-year old son and right now, my priority is my 12-year old son. I want people to come and see Chittagong. Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey has come and gone. The story is yet to be told."

Big B, it seems is quite irked as well. When asked if he had indeed made a call to stall the release of Chittagong, Bachchan said, "This is incorrect and baseless and I do not wish to dignify this undignified remark by commenting on it."

Big B may want to rethink that after reading what Kashyap finally told us. "About my Chittagong status, I was furious. Some of my team members saw the film KHJJS and walked out. Then you realise what a f****** industry we work in," said Kashyap.

This post can be seen as a part of two other posts of Amitabh lambasting the critics against Abhi's new film and the discussion of whether Abhi's filmi career is over

Right so the point here being :
While on one hand I think its commendable that AB Senior is leaving no stones unturned to save his son's career, I think it also borders on juvenile. I am not trying to scapegoat Abhi-baba here, we all know the industry is full of star sons and daughters. While everyone entered the industry due to some connection or the other, most have managed to carve a niche for themselves after of course the initial helping hands of daddy dearest. The Kapoor sisters have undeniable made it. So has Aamir Khan, Hrithink Roshan, Ajay Devgan , Kajol, Salman Khan, Konkana Sen among many others. There are few who are still struggling like Tushaar others are somewhere in between like Saif Ali Khan.

However none of them have had their parents breathing down at every critic who have said unfavorable things against them. Abhi might be a good actor, not great but good. But we have many good actors in the industry. He does not even have that something extra which helps people like say Salman. He does not really posses the charm of Shahrukh , Salman, Hrithik or Aamir. Many of his films have flopped because he could not essay the characters properly. Raavan being the latest example.

So instead of Amitabh shoving Abhi baba down our throats, Its high time Amitabh just let Abhi baba be. Take a back seat. Abhi baba will be give numerous other chances to prove himself like he has been receiving for the past 10 years. But I doubt he will ever be No. 1.

And that is why Karan was right in asking Abhi Baba the question which is the Khan of all seasons. Ash's reply of Bachchans for all seasons just did not cut it. Amitabh has more years on him than all the Kahn's put together , he should not even be competing with the Khans. Aishwarya, well lets not even go there. Jaya left long time ago and Shweta has a new profession - a filim critic !!!!!