Big B is disappointed

Amitabh Bachchan is quite disappointed with the spot-fixing scandals surrounding the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Nevertheless, he believes it has been an exceptional season.

He was specifically impressed by the huge turnout of cricket aficionados at the Ferozeshah Kotla Grounds in Delhi on Tuesday night.

"Disturbing on all the wrongs that overcome IPL, but exhilarated to see massive turn out at Feroz Shah Kotla for the CSK (Chennai Super Kings) vs MI (Mumbai Indians), despite. This has been an exceptional IPL - competitive, exciting, nerve racking, incredible game play... and still no limits established," Amitabh mentioned on social media.

The renowned actor is so curious to watch of this game.

Sports Was not like that........

Deepika Padukone, daughter of badminton icon Prakash Padukone, says sports was pure and clean during her father’s era. She rues how malpractices such as spot-fixing can give any sport a bad name.

Following news of actor Vindu Dara Singh’s association in the recent spot-fixing scandal of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Deepika says it is sad how because of a few people, several others come in the ambit of doubt.

"It gives a bad name to the sport. It is unfair just because of a few people following this malpractice, you start doubting everybody else. As a country if you want to shine or if you want to be on the same level economically or otherwise (with others), I think it's important that sports people in our country do really well and this (spot-fixing) is not really helping that," Deepika told reporters at an event.

"It's sad. I have grown up in a generation where I have seen my father (play), and sport at that time was so pure and clean. So, to see it go down this route is very disappointing," she added.

Calling the spot-fixing scandal “shameful”, Deepika’s 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' co-star Ranbir Kapoor said: “IPL has become such a great entertaining platform for the world right now and when such things crop up - like people playing dirty, it's unfortunate.”

“There is no justification to it and I hope people who are concerned in this mischief should be punished. It is not fair to the people who are playing the sport with the right intention,” he added.

YJHD has an ethics

Ranbir Kapoor has said about 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' (YJHD), being asked as "unethical", and these films are made to entertain people, not to spoil the society.

"I don't see anything unethical about the movie. It is purely entertainment. We do not make any film to spoil the society," Kapoor told media persons at a promotional event for 'YJHD'.

It has been produced by Dharma Production and Directed by Ayan Mukherjee. 

Ranbir, the grandson of the legendary Raj Kapoor, explained that though the movie is youth-oriented, it is not meant to influence youngsters in a negative way.

"It is not meant to spoil the youngsters, but it is fully entertaining and is meant for them. The story is about four youngsters, their journey in life, their ambition, their first love and their first heartbreak," said the actor.

'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', is getting released on May 31, with the stars of Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Sidharth Roy Kapoor.