Has Madhuri done more for dance than Saroj Khan?
Madhuri Dixit-Nene has been in the middle of a controversy and the reason behind this is the issue of setting up a dance academy. Reports had recently claimed that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had identified 100 plots in the western suburbs for Madhuri's dance academy after the actor had expressed a desire to set up a multi-genre dance school.
This issue of allotting a plot of land to Madhuri had come under the scanner. Model-turned-actor Bhairavi Goswami, who had been in the news after her controversial remarks against Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pregnancy, took to microblogging to express her anguish.
"Madhuri needs free land to start a dance academy. BMC offers a list of 100 plots to choose from. Why? Has she done more for dance than Saroj Khan? What will be the cost of land allotted to Madhuri? Is the dance school justified? She will also teach a few 'gareeb' students free in a separate servant area," Bhairavi wrote on a sarcastic note.
The actor further went on to ask, "Why should BMC give away a land for free or as a subsidy, to someone who can easily afford it? In that case, why can't super models get free land to start grooming academy to teach English, to train ordinary girls become models? In fact, talents who are poor should be given these kinds of privileges. With due respect to Madhuriji, who is a living legend, I think she has done nothing good for the nation or state courtesy which she should be expecting huge favours in return!"
While Bhairavi was very vocal online and otherwise with her protest, recent reports suggested that BMC had clarified that no such action has been taken. "All the calls and interviews about land being allotted to Madhuri when she can fully afford it have been successful. BMC says they will not allot any land," Bhairavi wrote.
While the Madhuri controversy might have been sorted out, fact is there are huge number of celebs who keep on making requests to various governments to allot them free plots of land even when they can very well afford to buy them. If the issue is to actually do a service to the nation, wonder why musicians, actors and sportsmen don't generate money themselves to buy the plots of land without adding any financial pressure to the government. Is it a concern for philanthropy or an ego massage that makes them take the free-plot path?
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