Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan were two of the most accessible people in the Hindi film industry at one point

Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan were two of the most accessible people in the Hindi film industry at one point. The Jawan star in particular, used to celebrate all the special occasions with the press at his sprawling residence Mannat at one point, especially his birthday on November 2.

Shah Rukh Khan says goodbye

The traumatic month of October 2021, when his son Aryan Khan was arrested after the NCB raid at a Mumbai cruise completely changed the course of his life. Little did we know the promotions of his 2018 film Zero would be the last time he would be seen interacting with the media. He was and still is upset about the social media pandemonium that unfolded when his son was behind the bars. He did a film called Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, but said goodbye to the press.

Shah Rukh Khan- Won’t be able to handle my emotions

When a senior journalist wanted to reach out to Shah Rukh Khan for a sit-down interview, the actor said he would not be doing interviews anymore as he wouldn’t be able to control his emotions while talking about the turmoil he went through. Even when he was awarded the CNN Indian Of The Year Award earlier this year, he said in his speech he went through some unpleasant and bothersome experiences that made him realize it’s better to keep quiet and work hard.

Not just Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan too

1975 was a historic year for Amitabh Bachchan on the big screen but equally challenging off screen. It was the time of the National Emergency and a section of the press boycotted the actor for his supposed role in press censorship, that led to the actor boycotting the media in retaliation.

Amitabh Bachchan breaks silence

In an old interview, Amitabh Bachchan said, “Whenever anyone enters the public life, the media and the press are after him, which is ok. In 1975, when Emergency was declared in the country, film journalists wrongly thought that the press censorship that came with the Emergency was my doing. They said, ‘This man is close to Indira Gandhi and he is involved in the press censorship and that is why we need to ban Amitabh Bachchan.’”

Not only Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara as well

A controversial episode need not be the only reason for stars not to interact with the press and South superstar Nayanthara is one such example. She doesn’t give interviews as she prefers to keep it low key and private.

Thalapathy Vijay and Thala Ajith

Thalapathy Vijay and Thala Ajit have also stopped giving interviews as they were misquoted by the media back in the day, and their statements were misconstrued and blown out of proportion.