Talk to Me about My Ideology if There’s An Issue: Shah Rukh Khan
Following Shiv Sena’s attack on him regarding his criticism fore exclusion of Pakistani cricketers from IPL, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has said that there is an issue, people should talk to him and hoped that Shiv Sena ire agaisnt him will not be visited on his new film, reported IANS.
“If there is an issue with me you have to sort it out with me and talk to me about my ideology,” he was quoted as saying.
He is currently in New York to promote his new film ‘My Name Is Khan’.
“As far as the film is concerned, that is an incidental thing. According to me, that’s not something they should take their ire against and hopefully they won’t and nobody will and it will release and, inshallah, people will like it,” he was quoted as saying.
“I have nothing to respond,” the actor was quoted as saying.
He was responding to a query about Shiv Sena’s threat to disrupt the screening of the film if he did not apologise for criticising the exclusion of Pakistani cricketers from IPL.
“I don’t even understand what ‘My Name Is Khan’ has got to do with what I say,” he was quoted as saying.
“You know ‘My Name Is Khan’ is not only my film. It has got Kajol and Karan (Johar) and hundred and fifty other people whose livelihood depends on that.”
“And if there is an issue with me you have to sort it out with me and talk to me about my ideology,” he was quoted as saying.
“I have no take on anybody’s statement,” Khan was quoted as saying in reference to Shiv Sena leaders’ criticism of his views.
“I can only do a take on my statement. And what I say and what everyone believes in… what I say that we are Indians and we should have everyone like to live freely and happily and be good.”
“And so there is nothing new, we learnt it in class three civics books till I finished my masters that this is what I was taught by my parents and my mom.”
“And I don’t know what the issue is really. I mean what is wrong in saying what I say that everyone is welcome to my country and I welcome them with open arms, whether it’s art, culture, sport, politics… you know, whatever.”
“Everyone has got the right to do what they wish to do in our country. That’s why it’s the biggest democracy apparently,” Shah Rukh was quoted as saying.
