When
Shekhar
Suman
made
critical
remarks
about
Akshay
Kumar
vis-a-vis
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
little
did
he
know
it
would
blow
up
into
such
a
huge
point
of
debate.
In
a
reconciliatory
gesture,
Shekhar
sent
an
SMS
on
Thursday
morning
apologizing
to
Akshay.
"It
was
never
my
intention
to
offend
Akshay.
And
if
I've
done
that,
then
I've
no
hesitation
in
saying
sorry.
Akshay
is
too
much
of
a
good
soul
for
me
to
hurt
him.
He
should've
realized
my
comments
had
nothing
personal
about
them."
Shekhar
is
taken
aback
by
the
backlash
to
his
tongue-lash.
"I
never
knew
my
opinion
would
matter
so
much.
I
reacted
as
an
outraged
viewer.
I've
always
admired
Akshay
Kumar's
resilient
climb
from
the
bottom
rung
to
the
top
of
ladder.
In
fact
I
tell
my
son
Adhyayan
that
Akshay
Kumar
is
a
role
model
to
follow.
Self-made
superstar." Sadly
a
section
of
Akshay's
supports
including
the
Chandni
Chowk
director
Nikhil
Advani
saw
Shekhar's
comments
as
below-the-belt
attempts
to
get
publicity
for
Adhyayan's
release
this
week.
Shekhar
laughs
off
this
accusation.
"My
son
is
talented
enough
to
do
without
such
cheap
props.
We
don't
need
to
use
big
names
to
get
noticed.
Adhyayan's
performance
in
Raaz
2
will
speak
for
itself.
I'd
say
exactly
what
I
did
about
Chandni
Chowk
even
if
my
son's
film
wasn't
releasing."
Story first published: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 13:39 [IST]