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Actor Rishi Kapoor reportedly had journalists ejected from a book launch in New Delhi, dismissing them off-handedly as being there for the freebies. Mr Kapoor, 65, was launching a book on his father Raj Kapoor, whose 93rd birth anniversary it was on Thursday. The book is authored by his sister Ritu Nanda. Rishi Kapoor ran into three journalists covering the launch on the invitation of the publisher. The actor, known for his short fuse and no-holds barred tweets, became instantly hostile, according to an agency account. An ‘agitated’ Rishi Kapoor asked “Aap log kaun ho (who are you people)?” when he happened upon the three mediapersons. When the journalists presented their credentials, the Kapoor And Sons actor walked off, reportedly muttering “muft ki daru.” Kapoor’s personal security then arrived and reportedly turned the journalists out, saying: “Kapoor doesn’t want you guys here, please leave.” When a representative of the publisher requested the hotel security in-charge...

The BBC on Tuesday apologised for a gaffe in which they ran a video of Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor while reporting on veteran actor Shashi Kapoor’s death on Monday. The BBC on Tuesday apologised for a gaffe in which they ran a video of Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor while reporting on veteran actor Shashi Kapoor’s death on Monday. The elder Kapoor died after a prolonged illness in Mumbai. He was 79. The goof up caught the attention of several people on social media, who called out the BBC for their ‘racism’. “Why do I pay my licence fee for such shabby journalism?” asked one user. “Apology and correction required. Lazy journalism,” wrote another, tagging BBC News editor Paul Royall. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/937823882211405829 The youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi’s demise marks the death of an era - the second generation of the illustrious Kapoor clan that is often referred as the first family of Hindi cinema. Shashi’s brother Raj Kapoor and...