Hrithik Roshan popped up in public consciousness an unprecedented number of times in 8 days
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Hrithik Roshan, who has spent most of this year maintaining a studied distance from the media, popped up in public consciousness an unprecedented number of times in 8 days
Nishi Tiwari (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 13, 2017)
On October 5, Hrithik Roshan resorted to Facebook to speak up for himself in the very public feud with former colleague and alleged ex-flame, Kangana Ranaut. In the long and carefully-worded post, the 43-year-old actor made a compelling case of his precarious situation as a privileged man in a male-dominated society.
The subsequent week has been underlined by an unprecedented number of public appearances by the actor – by way of TV interviews, mentions on supportive online posts by industry colleagues, and rounded off with a low-key dinner party at Farhan Akhtar’s residence – who had, for the better part of the year, maintained a studied distance from the media glare, inadvertently offering up vignettes from his life strictly through the online feeds of friends and family.
TRACING A WEEK IN HRITHIK’S LIFE:
October 5: Re-enters the feud with a dignified Facebook post outlining the duality of opinion.
October 7: First appearance on a news channel to address the episode. Practically reads out his Facebook post in its entirety.
October 8: Farhan Akhtar writes an open letter urging everyone to refrain from discriminating on the basis of gender. Sonam Kapoor calls the post “very well-written and very fair.” Twinkle Khanna, Dia Mirza, Sonali Bendre follow suit. Actor’s Kaabil co-star Rohit Roy pens the third open letter.
October 9: Hrithik makes second appearance on TV. Kaabil co-star Yami Gautam shares open letter reiterating dangers of gender bias.
October 10: Hrithik pens second letter, politely refusing more interview requests and requesting fans/supporters not to take sides. Arrives at Farhan’s Pali Hill residence later in the day for a low-key dinner with Farah and Sajid Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, among others, also in attendance.
October 12: Yash Raj Films announces their next, with Hrithik and Vaani Kapoor as leads.
This entry was posted on October 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm, and is filed under
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Twinkle Khanna,
Vaani Kapoor,
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