Source: cnn.com
March 24, 2010
(CNN) -- Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood superstar, has become more than a little accustomed to being adored by millions.
"I don't want to be anonymous... I'm very honest about that. I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away," he told CNN.
But earlier this year comments by Khan, the owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders, caused a storm of controversy and attention he didn't want.
Watch the exclusive clip from CNN's interview, above, as Khan discusses what kind of a cricket boss he is.
Khan questioned the lack of Pakistani players in this year's competition, and Indian Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena interpreted the comments as inflammatory. Threats were made to boycott his latest film and some activists made some threats against him and his family's safety.
"It just went onto a political agenda platform, onto an activist platform. I'm not on the same playing field. I'm an actor, I'm not a politician," he said.
"This was my point of view... it wasn't as if I was saying something new. I didn't know it would cause so much trouble, and especially when a film was releasing, you don't want that kind of trouble. It just went completely through the roof."
Khan is keen to keep his roles as an actor, cricket team boss and icon for millions as far from the political realm as possible. His face is one of the most salable in India with his image used in a raft of adverts and supporting products.
Yet his recent film "My Name is Khan" did touch upon religious sensitivities, striking a chord among cinema goers in Muslim countries across the world. In the film Khan, himself a Muslim, plays an autistic Muslim immigrant in American soon after the terrorists attack on September 11, 2001.
"I really thought the film was about humanity. It's not about Islam, it could have been about any religion to be honest," he said.
"But I simply thought we made a film about humanity. I knew it would do well but I didn't know it would this well because it is a very niche sort of a subject."
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
IPL cricketers to don eco-friendly attires
Taken from: Hindustantimes.com
Not only does the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) promise to be one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas in the country, it plans to keep the show small in its carbon footprint too.
And doing its bit to help the organisers achieve their goal is the famed hosiery industry of Ludhiana — otherwise notorious for its pollution record — with ‘green kits’.
Contracts have been received to produce the eco-friendly sportswear to be worn by IPL team owners like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, the Ambanis, their players and the lakhs of fans expected to buy them as souvenirs.
Carbon footprint is the measure of the ‘environment-killer’ carbon dioxide (CO2) released in any activity by way of energy consumed to produce goods or carry out any work.
And the specially designed “carbon neutraliser” clothing cuts down on the vital count at every stage of production — from raw materials to packaging. The result: from the average 6-8 kg CO2 released in the environment per garment, it will be as low as 3.5 –4.5 kg per ‘dri-fit garment’ being produced.
Different units have contracts to produce 16 lakh such kits.
Arun Dhand, owner of Ankita Impex, producing for Reebok, says: “We imported special raw materials, including polyester, which is sourced from recycling. Its carbon credentials have been scientifically established.”
Reebok is supplying to Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. Another global brand, Adidas, has given the contract to two other city-based firms — Knitwell Apparels and Ankita Impex’s sister concern run by Dhand’s son Anuj — to provide the kits to Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils.
But a small carbon footprint is not the only quality of the green kits. These are also 16 per cent lighter than the previous year’s kits, and designed to keep the wearer drier, cooler and, thus, more comfortable. The fabric carries the sweat to its outer surface much quicker, thus facilitating fast evaporation. Then there are ‘ventilation zones’ — essentially, laser-cut holes — that enhance ‘breathability’ of the garment.
As this is the second time the local units are fabricating sportswear for the IPL, workers at the factories have their loyalties too. For Jugraj, it is Royal Challengers. “It was a proud moment when I saw team owner Vijay Mallaya wearing the shirt tailored by me. This time, I’ve asked to be again put on the unit stitching for Royal Challengers,” he says.
Sanjay has been inscribing ‘best of luck’ on every carton containing kits for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s daredevils.
Not only does the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) promise to be one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas in the country, it plans to keep the show small in its carbon footprint too.
And doing its bit to help the organisers achieve their goal is the famed hosiery industry of Ludhiana — otherwise notorious for its pollution record — with ‘green kits’.
Contracts have been received to produce the eco-friendly sportswear to be worn by IPL team owners like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, the Ambanis, their players and the lakhs of fans expected to buy them as souvenirs.
Carbon footprint is the measure of the ‘environment-killer’ carbon dioxide (CO2) released in any activity by way of energy consumed to produce goods or carry out any work.
And the specially designed “carbon neutraliser” clothing cuts down on the vital count at every stage of production — from raw materials to packaging. The result: from the average 6-8 kg CO2 released in the environment per garment, it will be as low as 3.5 –4.5 kg per ‘dri-fit garment’ being produced.
Different units have contracts to produce 16 lakh such kits.
Arun Dhand, owner of Ankita Impex, producing for Reebok, says: “We imported special raw materials, including polyester, which is sourced from recycling. Its carbon credentials have been scientifically established.”
Reebok is supplying to Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. Another global brand, Adidas, has given the contract to two other city-based firms — Knitwell Apparels and Ankita Impex’s sister concern run by Dhand’s son Anuj — to provide the kits to Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils.
But a small carbon footprint is not the only quality of the green kits. These are also 16 per cent lighter than the previous year’s kits, and designed to keep the wearer drier, cooler and, thus, more comfortable. The fabric carries the sweat to its outer surface much quicker, thus facilitating fast evaporation. Then there are ‘ventilation zones’ — essentially, laser-cut holes — that enhance ‘breathability’ of the garment.
As this is the second time the local units are fabricating sportswear for the IPL, workers at the factories have their loyalties too. For Jugraj, it is Royal Challengers. “It was a proud moment when I saw team owner Vijay Mallaya wearing the shirt tailored by me. This time, I’ve asked to be again put on the unit stitching for Royal Challengers,” he says.
Sanjay has been inscribing ‘best of luck’ on every carton containing kits for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s daredevils.
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