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Iqbal Sharma's wife lashes out at Kareena, Saif [TOI report]
In an interview to TOI, Iqbal's sharma talked about the whole scuffle. In a no-holds-barred exclusive interview to Subhash K Jha model-actress Tarina Patel whose husband South-African entrepreneur Iqbal Sharma was allegedly roughed up by Saif Ali Khan at a posh restaurant, reveals her husband's Gandhi connection and lashes out at Kareena Kapoor's allegations... First of all tell me about that fistful night at the Taj? First of all, let me tell you my husband is not some star-struck foreigner in India. He comes from the biggest political family in South Africa . He is Fatima Meer's nephew. His family was instrumental in getting Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa. So your husband has Gandhian connections! Yes, and to find himself in such a non-Gandhian situation. How ironic is that! My husband is a truly peace-loving person. His uncle and Nelson Mendela were best friends. He's in and out of Mumbai doing business, negotiating trade on behalf of South Africa with India for the last ten years. He comes from a very distinguished. Though I stay in South Africa with my husband I too am in and out of Mumbai all the time. My husband has a great deal of business in Mumbai. As you may know India and South Africa have a great trade relations.And my husband is a pivotal part of it. Kareena says Saif was provoked by your husband? Wow! It doesn't take much to get people provoked . We had no idea asking people to lower their voices in a restaurant was such a provocation that it would warrant a broken nose for my husband. I am so sorry about Bebo's stress level caused by our objection to their volume level. Is that all your husband did, asked them to lower their volume? We didn't even ask them directly. We asked the manager to ask them to keep them down. Then what happened? The noise was so unbearable that we decided to move downstairs. We were on the way down and waiting for the lift when this happened. Saif was on the way up.This was certainly not normal behaviour. We were willing to go to the police station and submit ourselves to a blood test. But they were not willing to do the same. In fact he (Saif) went missing for 20 hours. What did Saif actually say at the lift where you all were waiting to go down? He told us to f..k off to a library if we wanted peace. Frankly, my husband was more stunned than me. I've known this film industry because I work here. My husband is clueless about the ways of Bollywood actors. He didn't know who Saif or Kareena are. Why should he? He knows who Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan are. Beyond that my husband or the rest of my family doesn't know the industry and they don't care. That's what got Saif offended? Of course! He hit my father. My father is a gentle doctor. He saves lives. How would your daughter react if he saw you hit? I am hurt beyond reason by what happened. And to now have Kareena say I'm doing this for publicity! But are you any part of Bollywood any longer? I do come here and do a part now and then. I'm right now working in Priyadarshan's 'Malamaal Weekly 2'. I've earlier done his 'Bhool Bhulaiya'. I do a lot of work in South Africa and come here for work when I can. But that's not the point. I am not in this for publicity. If I was I'd have spoken to a thousand journalists who have tried to get in touch since the incident. I chose to remain in the shadows, took calls on my hudband's behalf handing it to him. I was playing the phone operator. No, the good wife. Okay, thanks. I am glad you said that. And then how can Bebo turn around and say I am doing this for publicity? It just shows the calibre of these people. They are all about media and publicity. Kareena has said that you fled the scene when the brawl happened? Ha ha.Right. Everything happened so suddenly I couldn't even move from where we were. When it happened we called security. The ladies with that person (Saif) have said I didn't intervene. I am sorry we have not been brought up to deal with public brawls. Kareen also wonders how a man with a broken nose can talk for ten hours? Because my husband talks through his mouth, not his nose. Also, my dear, it's for justice. And we're going to go all the way with this. Now the matter is in the hands of the lawyers. I want justice to be done, no matter what it takes. Saif has gone on television to apologize. That isn't the same as apologizing to my father and husband. He claims to be apologetic and yet the ladies are slandering me. Apparently eyewitnesses say Saif threw the first punch? I am glad there are honest people out there. The Taj hotel is a magnificent place and it's a favourite of my husband and me. That hasn't changed. A visual byte shows Saif in a torn green shirt. I remember he was wearing a light neutral colour. I am not sure. What really baffles is, why did he run away? Apparently he was hurt on the eye? No one hit him. Do you fear ostracization from the film industry? Not at all. I did what I had to after the incident without caring. We went to the hospital. From there we went to the police station. I didn't sit and plot and plan my action. I was just looking at my father and my husband and their hurt and stunned faces.There was no time to think. You don't fear a Bollywood boycott? I've my integrity. If I didn't the course of my careeer in Bollywood would have been different. I don't need money from Bollywood to support myself or my family. I come from a very wealthy family. I don't do films for money. I do it because I've a strong creative streak. I actually come from a medical background. So they can bar me from Bollywood. You think I care? But I won't sell my soul to get little films after what they did to my family. I'm willing never to work in this industry. But I won't allow what was done to my father and husband to go unpunished. Have you had any support from Bollywood? In copious amounts. You'd be surprised at how many people from the industry have come forward in our support, has offered to support me all the way. Please go ahead and quote on everything. This is my first and last interview on the issue. p.s : So obviously I googled Tarina Patel, came up with quite a few photos. Came up with these photos.
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@Fiza_Khan I completely AGREE WITH your comment!!She is just an average/below average actress.But is better than some today.But is plain bad when compared to Ash,Vidya etc
It ain't any surprising that she is unknown in the west.Good for her,she can take a walk whenever she's wants too without the fear of being noticed.She is a complete BW star,and is known by the people who watch BW or her films.I am not much into what the above article is about.But the girl above doesn't look or seem innocent from any angle.And we r all,well aware of Kareena's snotty attitude too.No one's innocent here.
@Fiza_Khan .... i completely agree. you are right when you mention about acting skills of Sonam/Deepika/Kat. We do not have any good actress , only pretty faces. I believe only Kat is a decent girl in all of them (my belief is based on the interviews that I had read/seen of these actress). The only ACTRESS in recent times are vidya balan , rani mukheerji.
Its so laughable that Ash and SRK followers are coming out from their caves to do the honorary bashing! There are the same haters bent on bashing and hating others to honor their favorite stars. It so sad to read these pubescent comments spewing on this website. It seems most of you need help with your anger and immaturity, I wonder if most of your are being bullied in school or have a depressed life to spew your hatred on these stars to whom have not caused any emotional, mental and physical pain. These celebrities do not need your help, they are busy making money and enjoying their wealth while most of you have none, living a boring life, no job or mentally unstable. If most of you can just be more open minded in helping the homeless and handicap instead of spewing hatred, it certainly can lead you to better, healthy and positive way of life.
i hope saif goes to jail. saifeena can get married there. ahahahah
arina,
I don't understand why you suddenly forgot that pretty much everyone has worn these types of cloths in bollywood. kareena herself has usually nothing on remember tashan. also, there are people in this world believe it or not that don't know low class actors like saif and kareena. let's not not forget there are more popular actors than them even in india let alone anywhere else. your unreasonable comment shows how you just don't care that SOME PEOPLE WERE HURT INCLUDING AN ELDER PERSON. i put it in caps so you see it clearly. anyone would have objected to what your as you call them stars did. imagine someone hitting your grandfather!how would you fee?you would not tell anyone?humanity is what you should be standing for right?unless you want youngsters to follow the same paths and soon india if you really live in it and care would go down the road of destruction.
LOSER Kareena and FAKE nawab Saif......To hell with them!
Did anyone expect any different from the likes of Saif and Kareena ??
They are both overprivileged filmi bratz with stupid fans who constantly defend their bad behaviour and make excuses for them.
I hope justice is served and Saif learns a lesson. "Nawab" my a$$ . He's so uncivilized and disrespectful.
First of all she looks like a slut and is hungry for publicity..second kareena can talk about the incident cox she was present there so its none of damn business..and the funny part is she and her family is pretending they don't know anybody other than srk and amithab..haha..lol..she is workin in BW but pretending she dosent know anyone..then she is telling she is from a wealthy family and telling she has relation with mendala blah blah shows her how much she want free publicity..Hate these type of slutty girls ..Its easy to target these stars cox we all know how srk incident got so much free publicity for farahs husband..
Tue, 2012-02-28 17:16 — Anonymous
So this woman's in-laws are a family of intellectuals ? Then why on earth let her speak out ? Why would you bring up Gandhi-giri ? Or Nelson Mandela ? Or a fail bollywood career ? If commentors can pounce and say that Bebo's a bimbo then I'm sorry but this B-Grade actress dosn't seem any better. One bimbo's pathetic interview over another ? LOL i'll wait for the blind eyes of justice, thanks.
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I agree with you! but people shouldn't assume. No one knows the real story, everyone has a different part/perspective in every story/incident/event
these film stars are jerks.just becoz they are satrs,h ave fan following,we cant ignore their wrongdoing.what would you do if a star hit you??WILL YOU SAY THANKU just bocoz he is bolly celeb??? DIDnt expect this from kareena. i thought she is Sophisticated but no.
I only respect these actors as ACTORS. I really don't know why people expects really high from them!
Since they have too many fans and too many admiration coming from every side, it is easier for them to hide their true personality. Plus, all these admiration just boosts their ego and adds over confidence in them...What they REALLY forget is that there are more powerful people than them. Saif is reacting like "I am the boss, who the hell are you to tell me to lower my voice?"....I mean seriously - first of all tell me who are you? just a normal actor! You are not even as popular as Amitabh or Shahrukh! Saif's acting was always really GAY!.
Coming back to Kareena, I also only respect her as an actress, I have never thought she has a good personality, I remember watching her in KWK (on that time, she wasnt that popular) and her comments toward Preity Zinta, Aish was REALLY mean! She always has this over confidence in herself as if she is not from Kapoor Family, she is from the "Gandhi" family.
Kareena Kapoor is good in acting (compared to her shemale bf), but the only reason I think she is good in acting is because compared to these day's actresses, she is a lot better than Sonam/Deepika/Katrina or other dumbs. But if you compare her to the times when there was Kajol, Rani, Juhi, Aishwarya, Madhuri, then her acting is NOTHING in front of them - and also her Dancing skills just suck.
Just because there are no good actresses left now, therefore she stands out! But I remember the time when she used to flop, because they had better actresses that time!....
She acts like as if she passed all the good actresses like Sridevi...or as if she is even better than them.
I even dunno why she is waxed in Madame Tassauds...when there are better people who deserves this!
09:31 i agree 100%
Oh didn't she play the role of Kanika in Dhol and Nandini in Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Btw she looks really different in these pics.
"A visual byte shows Saif in a torn green shirt.
I remember he was wearing a light neutral colour. I am not sure. What really baffles is, why did he run away?"
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT!!!
So this woman's in-laws are a family of intellectuals ? Then why on earth let her speak out ? Why would you bring up Gandhi-giri ? Or Nelson Mandela ? Or a fail bollywood career ? If commentors can pounce and say that Bebo's a bimbo then I'm sorry but this B-Grade actress dosn't seem any better. One bimbo's pathetic interview over another ? LOL i'll wait for the blind eyes of justice, thanks.
They act in films as gentlemen, good upbringing, etc etc., but in real life these stars are jerks!!!
DID ANYONE ASK WHY SAIF DISAPPEARED FOR A DAY?????????there is your answer people.that's the truth. he even knows he is guilty
So, let me get this straight:
saif starts a fight, hits an old man, breaks the other person's nose, he denies he started the fight, then he justifies it, then his girlfriend calls the hurt individuals some nasty things????????wow what a couplethese saif and kareena are.I really feel bad for their child. loserssssssssssss
good for this woman for speaking against injustice.immortality is the result of people like saif getting aggressive and bashing people up and then try to cover it up and justify it. for once let the truth won and let saif get punished for what he did
shame on kareena!!!!!!!!!!!!\
so glad shahid got away from kareena and got free of her........I am a woman and when i see people behave like kareena does i feel sorry for my gender honestly................................................................................just wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
RE: Tue, 2012-02-28 13:00 — Anonymous
really????you have got to be kidding me dude?the question is not whether or not they knew saif or that bimbo girlfriend of his but the fact that saif behaved in such manner and with violence!!!do you see the point now?next time be smart and think about an issue before resorting to such meaningless comments.
who is Kareena...useless actress!
go home!
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Tue, 2012-02-28 14:34 — Anonymous
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Thank you for telling the truth.....I mean god people are so used to forget the bad things and horrible things people do that they can't tell the difference between right and wrong anymore....blackbuck...punching elderly...dishonesty....cheat.....shall I add more of what these so called "star" has done...he's not a star people wake up he is a CRIMINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah Tarina has a point. I mean, Saif went on TV to apologize and they should have left it at that, and kept it at no comments. But no! Then Kareena had to go and give a snotty interview insulting Sharma and his family, and launch a new round of accusations. Why did Kareena have to open her silly mouth? She only made things worse for Saif the "gentleman". I don't think that interview of Kareena's made it on to Pinkvilla for some reason, LOL...
some of u pinkvilla pple and indian jaanta r so stupid and blinded by ur admiration for these stars. i am not at all surprised that saif has done this and it is important to expose his ass and boycott his films. for those of u thinking that previously the only brush he had with the law is the blackbuck case. think again. READ this article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-scandals-from-saif-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-...
it sums up all the incidents where he has used physical violence against people when he didnt get HIS way. and trust me there are many. i hope saif gets convicted. stars do not have special rights that ordinary citizens do not have.
lol is this the first time anyone gasped at Kareen and Saif's arrogance?? it's been so prominent at any award show or any other public event they've attended. I've never liked Kareen's overacting or Saif's "still coming of age personality even at the age of 40". they way they self advertise is an indicator how big their egos r, they really have no class. I hope Agent Vinod flops.
Wow! Kareena Kapoor has no class! Saif and this guy were in a scuffle. Being a celeb, she should have some social graces and not resort to such nasty words. If any celeb in the US sent out a press statement like that, their career would be over.
I am sure Saif's father is turning over in his grave for the crap mannerless son he has brought up. His brawls and drunken behavior are nothing new. I have met Saif and Kareena and they are the most arrogant and misbehaved stars on the planet. This was bound to happen. They have gotten away with bad behavior in the past so they think they are immune. One day you will get your due and the time is now. Good for the Iqbal family for sticking up and cowing down like most people are forced to do. I can't believe he even hit an elderly gentlemen.
If you want to be drunk, loud, violent and disorderly, do it in your own premises. Not in a public place where everyone has a right to request certain behavior.
No wonder India has become the most Jungli Society of all. We give Vah Vah's to Jungli people. Like Salman, Sanjay Dutt, SRK and now Saif.
Saif is 100% wrong in this issue!