Case against Big B over ‘incorrect’ Natl Anthem

New Delhi: Short filmmaker Ullhas PR on Monday filed a police complaint against Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, accusing him of taking more time than mandated while singing the National Anthem during the Twenty20 World Cup clash between India and Pakistan.
The complaint was lodged at the New Ashok Nagar police station in east Delhi.
Bachchan sang the National Anthem on March 19 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata along with thousands at the sprawling stadium — before the high-voltage match began.
Ullhas told IANS: “Amitabh Bachchan sang the national anthem in 1 minute 10 seconds while the mandatory time is 52 seconds. One can take two or three seconds more or less while singing the national anthem but Amitabh crossed the mandated time limit.”
In his complaint, Ullhas also said that Bachchan used the word “Sindhu” in place of “Sindh” while singing the anthem.
It was rumoured that Bachchan got Rs 4 crore for his appearance at Eden Gardens before the match began,however it was soon clarified that he, in fact, did not charge for his presence and singing the national anthem.
As against this, it was mentioned by Cricket (Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly that he spent Rs 30 lakh from his own resources for flying him to Kolkata and staying there.
Earlier, he lodged a complaint against Aamir Khan following the release of his film “PK”, in which he referred to policemen as “thulla”. (Agencies)