SRK beat up Farah's husband at Sanjay Dutt’s party

Mumbai, January 30: Clearly, we now know Bollywood looks into its own backyard for inspiration to churn out potboilers like clockwork.

With a plotline that’s fit for a box office winner, superstar Shah Rukh Khan takes the lead with accusations flying that he slapped one-time friend and choreographer/director Farah Khan’s husband at a party last evening.

And this is not just any party, mind you, but that of actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been celebrating of late for the success of his film “Agneepath”.

Farah’s husband, Shrish Kunder (who is also a film director), has kept mum on the subject so far, as has Shah Rukh himself. But the feisty Farah spilled the beans to Indian media outlet, Headlines Today, saying: “Shirish, my husband, was beaten up by Shah Rukh and his three bodyguards in Sanjay Dutt’s party.

“Shah Rukh asked Shirish why he had tweeted against him... There was no provocation from our side. He had screamed at Shirish telling him that he would destroy me as well.”

Back in October, Kunder had tweeted about Shah Rukh Khan’s “Ra.One”, saying: “I just heard a 150 Cr firework fizzle.”

The film in question was rumoured to have a budget of Rs1.5 billion.

Farah Khan also texted reporters according to Hindustan Times, saying: “Shahrukh has always told me that physical abuse is the worst way to sort out a problem, and that it means the person who’s hitting has either a personal or professional crisis going on. It saddens me to see him doing the same (sic).”

It is being said that Dutt had to intervene and finally escorted Shah Rukh out.

The Twitter world erupted as soon as news broke, with news sites and fans wondering what the fuss was all about. It wasn’t long before, both Farah Khan and Shrish Kunder were trending on the Indian microblogging site, with rumours flying over what really happened.

Shiv Aroor said online: “It was over a tweet! @iamsrk thrashes @thefarahkhan’s husband @shirishkunder for tweeting something derisive against SRK. #HeadlinesToday [sic].”

However, Ankit Sawant tweeted another tale, saying: “So @IBNLiveRealtime claims that @iamsrk and #SanjayDutt both slapped #ShirishKunder and he also misbehaved with a girl and Manyata (Dutt’s wife).”

But most didn’t seem to care about the drama, preferring to use this moment to throw in some tongue‘n’cheek comments, with MTV India leading the way.

The music and entertainment channel tweeted: “Dear Shirish Kunder, Kha.One [eat one: a play on SRK’s film, “Ra.One”] Regards, Shah Rukh Khan.”

Another tweet followed by the channel, saying: “Shah Rukh Khan finally has the biggest 'hit' of 2012 thanks to Shirish Kunder. #Tamacha [slap].”

Bollywood Gandu tweeted: “So many people are happy that @iamsrk slapped @ShirishKunder. It's wrong. We should never condone violence against women.”

Meanwhile, Chamatkari Patrakar said: “Apparently @ShirishKunder was beaten up by @iamsrk and his 3 guards at Sanju Baba’s party. Looks like he is still frustrated about Ra-One.”

Looks like the Farah-Shah Rukh war will continue in 2012 for now.