Punctuality has been an Achilles Heel for several stars. Be it for shooting or gracing an event, turning up on time is a virtue that they remain alien to.
<img title="Shah Rukh Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/07-Shah-Rukh-Khan.jpg" alt="Shah Rukh Khan" /> Shah Rukh Khan
On Friday, Shah Rukh Khan was supposed to reach a Chennai five-star by 4pm to promote his upcoming multi-starrer film, Happy New Year. However, he managed to reach only four hours later and livid journalists decided to boycott the event. They reportedly chose to stick around the venue till he arrived and then walked out on him to register their protest. It is said that Shah Rukh apologised for the delay and assured exclusive interviews to all of them but that did not cut ice with the furious mediapersons.
<img title="Shraddha Kapoor was boycotted by media photographers for refusing to be clicked on a few occasions" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/07-Shraddha-Kapoor.jpg" alt="Shraddha Kapoor was boycotted by media photographers for refusing to be clicked on a few occasions" /> Shraddha Kapoor was boycotted by media photographers for refusing to be clicked on a few occasions
Of course, this wasn&rsquo;t the first time that the superstar made a late entry to an event. Earlier, for an endorsement announcement, SRK had reached the venue two-and-a-half hours late and apologised to the media, which had then shunned him by not asking any questions.
hitlist throws light on a few particularly late latifs of B-Town...
<img title="Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/07-Kareena-Saif.jpg" alt="Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor" /> Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor
Late date The list of Bollywood latecomers runs long. There have been many stories of veteran actor, Govinda, keeping his film unit waiting for hours on end during his heydays.
Saif Ali Khan is another actor, who found himself at the receiving end of media&rsquo;s wrath. He was late by two hours for the marketing of his film in Delhi, Bullett Raja and when asked by the media to apologise, he lost his cool. He refused to bow to the pressure and reportedly said: &ldquo;I will not apologise because it was not my fault.
<img title="Jacqueline Fernandez" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/07-Jacqueline-Fernandez.jpg" alt="Jacqueline Fernandez" /> Jacqueline Fernandez
I was stuck in a traffic jam. I should not be blamed for this chaos, and I feel stars should not come to Delhi. This is my last visit to Delhi and henceforth, I will give interviews from Mumbai.&rdquo; The media boycotted him and the event.
<img title="Salman Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/07-Salman-Khan.jpg" alt="Salman Khan" /> Salman Khan
Not again! A few years ago, Saif and his lady love, Kareena Kapoor faced a similar situation when they walked into a city five star inordinately late for a media interaction regarding a shoe brand they endorse. The duo blamed it on the &ldquo;crazy Mumbai traffic&rdquo; and profusely uttered the &lsquo;sorry&rsquo; word but the media chose to walk out.
<img title="Govinda" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/07-Govinda.jpg" alt="Govinda" /> Govinda
Taking for granted Salman Khan may have been banned by photographers for pushing them at an event but he too likes to take his sweet time to start shooting, be it for films or his reality show. Even if he reports on the sets on time, he prefers to hang out with his staff and crew members for a couple of hours and then get the cameras rolling. The Salman-media conflict is yet to be resolved with the star appearing hesitant to make the first move.
No love lost Only a few months ago, Shraddha Kapoor had to bear the brunt of a photographers&rsquo; ban for allegedly making them wait for hours for a click. On the sets of a reality show, where the young actress was promoting her film, Ek Villain, she fought shy of shutterbugs as her PR team insisted that she complete the shoot first. The show&rsquo;s publicist asked photographers to wait for at least a couple of hours to click her, angering them. They then stopped taking her photos at all events. Finally, it was Shraddha&rsquo;s father, Shakti Kapoor&rsquo;s intervention that led to a truce with the media.
Apology accepted Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been a victim of media&rsquo;s rage once when she arrived for an event two hours late. But Jacqueline immediately resolved the issue by personally apologising to the mediapersons and requested them to stay back.

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