RUKH KHAN FLOUTS INDIA'S SMOKING BAN

Last updated: Saturday, November 17, 2007

Actor SHAH RUKH KHAN has come under fire in India for openly flouting a smoking ban.

Shah Rukh Khan at Chak De India - World Premiere at Somerset House. London,England - 09.08.07

The Bollywood star could face action by Indian authorities after allegedly smoking at a cricket match in Mumbai and at a media conference in Delhi.

Anti-smoking group the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) is calling for the 42-year-old star to explain his actions.

A spokesman for the group says, "This is not how a superstar should behave. Adored by millions (he) cannot lend a helping hand to promote smoking.

"We will be filing a case against him at the local court."

However, the star's lawyers have rejected the allegations, arguing Khan was smoking on both occasions in private places.

His attorney says, "A space where the general public does not have any access is excluded from the definition of a public place.

Source: WENN

| Saturday, November 17, 2007

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