From True Colours to An Ordinary Life Biographies which sparked controversies

Controversial Books

Many celebrities like to document their life stories in the form of biographies, so that their fans can be made aware of their life journey and struggles. Some of the biographies sparked controversy very quickly as soon as they hit the stores. The latest example is Nawazuddin’s ‘An Ordinary Life’ which caught controversy after his ex-girlfriend Niharika Singh lashed out at him for documenting their story in the book. Let us take a look at some of the controversial book which made headlines:

Anything But Khamosh

Anything But Khamosh: Shatrughan Sinha’s biography which was released on January 6th, 2016 and penned by writer BharathiS. Pradhan. The book contains some controversial excerpts which reveal a turbulent relationship between Shatrughan Sinha and Amitabh Bachchan.

The Descent Of Air India

The Descent of Air India: Written by former executive director of Air India. The book was withdrawn after a defamation suit was filed by former Aviation Minister Praful Patel. The book is now available as an ebook on Amazon Kindle Store.

True Colours by Adam Gilchrist

True Colours: Released in the year 2008, the autobiography is written by former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. The book sparked controversy because of his take on Sachin Tendulkar and Australian cricket board in the monkey-gate scandal

An Ordinary Life

An Ordinary Life: Based on the life of versatile actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, ‘N Ordinary Life’ grabbed headlines when his co-star slammed him for documenting their story with changed facts.

Five Point Someone

Five Point Someone – Written by Chetan Bhagat, a movie ‘3 Idiots’ has some scenes which were lifted from the book. The writer claimed that he was not given credit for that. The controversy end when Chetan’s name was mentioned in the rolling credit at the end of the movie.