HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | HAPPENINGS Amitabh Bachchan reacts to Salim Khan's comment28th Apr 2008 09.00 IST By Agencies Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan has reacted to noted script writer Salim Khan's comment on his television advertisements. Observing that it’s nothing new for celebrities to be at the receiving end, Bachchan said he is not an exception to it and people in a democratic country are free to express themselves. 
He was reacting to noted script writer Salim Khan's comment on his television ads for Uttar Pradesh government saying "UP mein hai dum, kyunki jurm hai yahaan kum. "This is a democratic country and everyone has the right to express themselves," the Big B told reporters during a press conference on his forthcoming film Bhootnath . In an article published in a Mumbai daily, Khan wrote at times actors just concentrate on the pay packets and not the content they are delivering through their advertisements. Bachchan further elaborated by saying, "I do not know the reason for the supposed animosity as I take Salim Khan to be a close friend as his contribution to my career is impeccable." The Big B also said he is not going to work with Ram Gopal Varma again due to the bitter experience he had during ‘Aag’, the remake of Sholay . But Bachchan will soon be seen in the Varma directed Sarkar Raj . Related Amitabh Bachchan Ram Gopal Varma Sholay Sarkar Raj | ALSO READ scoop ~ Slumdog sweeps UK film awards ~ Terror fallout – Ayesha Takia postpones marriage, Tusshar Kapoor cancels party ~ M F Hussain to paint a portrait of Katrina Kaif? ~ Kangana Ranaut wants to look sexy the natural way ~ Britney Spears back with her new album 'Circus' ~ MGR to return in an animation flick ~ Farhan Akhtar to act in a psychological thriller ~ Saif and Kareena to live in together ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Amitabh Bachchan turns down Bill Clinton's invite ~ Jethro Tull, Anoushka concert dedicated to Mumbai terror victims ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > Halloween, New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Sorry Bhai, Yuvvraaj, Dostana, Dasvidaniya, Golmaal Returns, Fashion, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, EMI, Heroes, Roadside Romeo, Kidnap, Drona, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Rang Rasiya , Meerabai Not Out , Horn Ok Pleassss MUSIC Ghajini , Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Chitrangada Singh | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Mandira Bedi | Shahana Goswami | Konkona Sen Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | Shweta Kumar | | more... | 
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