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With the start of a new blog of Super star Amitabh Bachchan, a hot debate between him and Shatrughan Sinha is started. (Also see Amitabh targets Shatrughan Sinha in his blog!)

Replying to the recent statements of Big B regarding the IIFA awards in his blog, Shatrughan said, “I don’t know why Bachchan is taking these things personally.”

Recently Sinha has said that the nominations list of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards was fixed and Amitabh talk about it in his blog taking this comment on him.

While talking to a channel Sinha said, “I am not talking about fixing of IIFA awards only but I am saying about every award.”

He blamed that there is no fairness in any award because it is emphasized to any particular person or organization or politics.

Sinha said that it is conflict of interest because Amitabh is brand Ambassador of IIFA. Hence it is natural that he will favor IIFA awards.

Amitabh said that IIFA awards are based on voting and computerization.

Replying to this statement Sinha said,” Amitabh is bigger than me in film industry and he knows the truth. I am in film industry for last 35 years and I don’t have to tell how the awards are given.”

He also questioned that Aamir Khan’s movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’ is highly appreciated by the public but why it was not nominated for awards? It is done to benefit some special persons. Sinha tells Big B’s comment unimportant.

Sinah said, “Amitabh is my good friend and I have done many hit films with him. But I couldn’t understand Amitabh’s rage. I didn’t specify any name. I only said that IIFA awards are only the function of a Bollywood family. Bollywood includes Khan family, Kapoor and Roshan family too but how Amitabh thought that I am talking about his family.”

However Amitabh said, “I believe that these types of gossips are trying to make the public think that there is some fixing in IIFA awards. There is only one family which is pointed for this and it is not hard to guess it.”

IIFA will be held in Bangkok this year from June 6-8.

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The Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who has recently stepped into the world of blogs to share his views with his fans, hit out his co-star Shatrughan Sinha’s statement in which Sinha has said that the nominations list of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards was fixed.

In his blog http://blogs.bigadda.com/ab/2008/04/21/day-4-blog/, he wrote, “A section of the print media carried comment from my colleague and friend and neighbor, Shatrughan Sinha. It reportedly quoted his reactions to the nomination list of the IIFA awards, wherein he has purportedly stated that ‘sab kissika beta hai, ya kissiki bahu, ya kissiki biwi’, and the media adding there interpretation to it, stating that this was directed to a particular family of ‘guru’ fame.”

The Mani Ratnam directed Guru, starring Amitabh’s son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, has been nominated in all the main categories of the IIFA awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Performance in a leading role.

Amitabh stated that these comments are similar to that happened past years when the National Award for best actress was honoured to Raveena Tandon. Brother of Raveena’s mother, MacMohan was one of the members of the jury that time. It was alleged that Shatrughan Sinha’s wife, Poonam, a great friend of Raveena’s mother had recommended the appointment of MacMohan. Shatrughan Sinha was minister of state at that time.

“If this alleged story is true then I do value Mr. Sinha’s alleged statement of sab kissika beta, kissiki beti, kissiki biwi - you are so right Shatru,” he wrote.

Commenting on the IIFA nominations, Amitabh said the names were finalized through computerized voting system.

“And may I also state that IIFA nominations come from the film fraternity through computerized voting systems, audited and compiled by PriceWaterhouse Coopers, an international company of repute and standing.”

Commenting on Shatrughan Big B said, “And Shatru! I have seen some very encouraging reports of the film, where your son is being introduced to this great industry. May he prosper and succeed even more than his illustrious father and may he never have to face a slighted accusation of ‘fixing’, when his name comes up for an award in future.”

IIFA will be held in Bangkok this year from June 6-8.

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One more supporter jumped in the pool of poor politics of Maharashtra! Bollywood star and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha stated Bal Thackeray as his god and supported him.

Shatrughan Sinha’s statement in ‘Samna’ has exploded more the debate of Marathi Vs Bihari going there. Shatrughan said, “I got that from Mumbai what I didn’t get in temples and Gurudwara. Threshold of big temples and Dargaahs don’t have that magic present in Mumbai soil. I am living in Mumbai for 40 years and Bal Saheb Thackeray is like a god for me. I am not shy to say ‘Jai Maharashtra’”.

While Salmaan khan has refused his support for Raj Thackeray, Shatrughan Sinha has clearly stated that Maharashtra and Marathi culture should be respected. Salman said that he only protested to prevent the freedom to speak. He denied his signatures on any paper and stated that he is totally secular and protest racial discrimination. Same track is followed by Manoj Vajpayee also. These Bollywood figures has soon changed their words and come back to safer side.

But in place of these icons, Sinha came as a new entry. Basically from Bihar, Shatrughan Sinha has been also doing politics in Bihar. Still he is saying against his people. He even said that Bihari leaders have misguided the matter by saying wrong and challenging statements. According to him there should be no debate on Bala Saheb Thackeray’s words. Now it is not understandable what he want to prove by this type of statements? This debate seems to go endless if these types of new entries of well known figures and controversial statements by them will continue!

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