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The Superstar Who Crossed a Red Line: By Rajeev Masand

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Here is the blind item by Rajeev Masand:

He's one of Bollywood's biggest superstars, if not the biggest. He's invited to inaugurate renovated hospitals, flag off rallies, endorse political parties, and shine some luck on new film entrants. But the one place that's in no hurry to invite him back is his own alma mater.

Reportedly, the very mention of this A-lister in the staff room of his Bandra school draws an uncomfortable silence among senior faculty, particularly the management. The story goes that years ago when he was invited to address students and staff at a school event, the actor delivered an impromptu speech that didn't feel right for the occasion. He spoke at length about his mischievous ways, how he played pranks on his professors, copied in his exams, and just about managed to graduate from school without flunking a year. That speech wasn't the problem... some even thought it was heartfelt and honest. It was what he did after.

The Catholic school prides itself for instilling discipline in its students, which is why its management and faculty was nothing short of horrified when in his closing remarks, the by-now-emotionally-charged movie star crossed the line'. Possibly carried away by the enthusiastic response from students to his unfiltered memories of school days, the actor ended his speech by saying he was very happy to be invited back to school: "So happy, in fact, that I declare tomorrow a holiday for everyone!"
Expectedly, the students were overjoyed, and before the principal could grab the mike out of the star's hand to make light of"and nullify"the holiday declaration, the noise from all the cheering drowned out any chance he had to rectify the situation. And that's why they won't have the actor back... even if he is in fact the school's most famous old boy

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/voices/sniping-about-a-sublime-actor
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