When Manoj Kumar filed lawsuit against Shah Rukh Khan over ‘Om Shanti Om’ scene

Manoj Kumar filed defamation case against Shah Rukh Khan for parodying him in Om Shanti Om, later withdrawn.

Manoj Kumar, the patriotic and romantic hero of many movies from the 1960s and 70s, had famously filed a defamation case against superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan for parodying him in Om Shanti Om.

Kumar, who died on Tuesday due to age-related issues, was upset with a scene in the Farah Khan-directed movie, which featured cameos by many industry stalwarts, including Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra.

The scene sees Shah Rukh's character Om imitating Kumar's famous palm across face gesture to gain an entry to the premiere of a film featuring Shanti Priya, played by Deepika Padukone.

In the film, when the real Manoj Kumar turns up for the premiere, he is shooed away by the guards.

Kumar had expressed his displeasure over the scene and requested the makers to remove the scene from the film. He went to a civil court, which ordered the makers to remove the objectionable scenes before the satellite screening.

Shah Rukh had personally apologised to the cinema veteran and the scene was chopped from the movie.

But the matter didn't end there.