Pune

Mocking a farmer on a hunger strike, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at a public rally in Pune on 7 April (2013) said, ‘If there is no water in the dam, what should we do? Urinate in it?’. The remark has sparked of nationwide protest for what is seen as an example of a politician’s crass insensitivity towards the common man’s distress. And the comment has also angered many in the Bollywood industry.

Sudhir Mishra is embarrassed by the stories in the papers on Tuesday morning stating he got into a scuffle with bouncers at a mall in Pune on Monday. Says the mortified moviemaker. “I’ve never got into a scuffle with anyone. It just so happened that we were at this very crowded mall where the bouncers couldn’t control the crowds. One of them pushed me. He didn’t recognize me and probably thought I was a fan of Chitrangda. If someone pushes you, don’t you push him back? It was no big deal.”