Shahrukh Khan Could Be Banned from Watching IPL For Smoking

It seems the smoke will not leave Shahrukh Khan even in South Africa. It seems Shahrukh Khan could be banned from watching IPL matches live at the stadium in South Africa for smoking in public while cameras are broadcasting.

The anti-smoking lobby is trying very hard to get celebrities not to smoke on screen. The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) said in a statement issued here Saturday that its counterpart South African National Council Against Smoking (NCAS) is lobbying with the official broadcasters to ensure that footage of smoking, especially by celebrities, should not be broadcast."We have sent the details to Supersport, who are the official broadcasters of the IPL and the NCAS is in the process of soliciting an agreement that they will not show anyone smoking," NCAS's convener Peter Ucko informed NOTE on Friday."If Khan does it again we will ask the management to caution him, or we will seek his removal from the stadium," the press note states.The NCAS has also assured that they would lobby with the chief executive officer of the Wandereres stadium Alam Kourie to enforce the 'no smoking in enclosed areas' law."We have also asked the stadium management to make no smoking announcements through the match and during drinks breaks."

Source [Midday]

Akshay Kumars Cold War With Shahrukh Khan & IPL

Akshay Kumar stays away from IPL even though he is shooting in South Africa ? Or is it because he is a Bachchan camp follower ? I have seen many many photos of him cosying up with Bachhans. 

Last year Akshay Kumar avidly supported the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Daredevils.Akshay intends to maintain his distance. When quizzed on this matter, he was evasive, “I am shooting during the nights for Tv show. I would like to spend my day time catching up on my sleep, or spending time with my wife and kids who are also here with me.” 

But when we probed further we realised that Akshay was excercising caution when it came to being associated with any event featuring Shah Rukh. A source said, “There has been a constant attempt to pitch Akshay against the Khans. So far, he has fought a lonely battle to develop and maintain his brand name. There's a strong attempt to demean his latest film Kambakkht Ishq. He even knows where these attempts are emerging from.” 

Akshay said diplomatically, “Right now, I do not want to say anything. I know exactly who these people are and I wish they would do their own work and let me do mine. The day I decide to speak out about them, they won't know where to hide. I've worked really hard on Kambakkht Ishq and I won't let anyone spoil it for me.”  

Source [TOI]

Is this a new cold war emerging ?