Surrogacy & Twins: Leave Karan Johar Alone, Akshay Kumar Was NOT Rude

When film journalism disturbs me, and here is a case in point. Not only Akshay's comment, every second journalist wants every celebrity's take on Karan Johar's kids!

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Surrogacy & Twins: Leave Karan Johar Alone, Akshay Kumar Was NOT Rude

Last night, I came across a story on the Internet which said that Akshay Kumar is in no mood to congratulate Karan Johar about becoming a father.

In fact, the story began with the sentence: Seems like Akshay Kumar is in no mood to congratulate Karan Johar. 

The judgmental writer then went on to say that Akshay was rude in handling the question at an event! (See the video above)

Now if you too feel that Akshay was impolite, let me tell you that we journalists must stop asking this question to every celebrity we meet. Isn't that just what many of us are doing ever since Saturday night when the news about Karan's twins- Roohi & Yash- broke out?

The worst part here is that a certain news on the Internet even had a picture of two infants lying near each other. Height of stupidity! For Pete's sake, Roohi and Yash are still not out of hospital because they were born premature and weigh just 1.5 kg. Wonder whether the writer in question even knows about this, or is he so insensitive? 

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Coming to Akshay's reaction, what's rude about saying that he will talk to Karan personally about this? His manner of evading the question may have been slightly different, but we need to understand that it's just that he quickly wanted to get away from that question else you know how we journalists trap stars into saying something or the other.

Asking every star around us about Karan's kids is just silly. Certain topics are really personal and sensitive, and I don't think anybody should talk about it except the person himself, in this case Karan.


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My problem with this whole oh-so-predictable journalism is: Let's stop hounding celebrities in the name of content on everything that happens in the world. Why corner celebrities into talking on everything that happens around us?

India beat Australia. Order in the newsroom:
 Celebrities ke bytes lekar aao.

BJP confident about winning the UP elections. Order in the newsroom: Celebrities ke bytes lekar aao.

Holi aa rahi hai. Order in the newsroom: Celebrities ke bytes lekar aao.

Hrithik and Sussanne have parted ways. Order in the newsroom: Celebrities ke bytes lekar aao.

Reporters are rushed out to different locales and an amalgamation of those quotes is your next story!

Now let me tell you what a leading actress told me yesterday. She said: I have already spoken to Karan and told him what I had to.

Does this ring a bell in my fellow mates? All stars who wished to congratulate him have already done it through a Phone Call/SMS/WhatsApp.  


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