Shah Rukh Khan addresses the 'Pathaan' controversy for the first time

Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham had their first media outing following the tremendous success of 'Pathaan'. At the event, King Khan compared himself and his co-stars to the iconic characters of the classic 1977 movie 'Amar Akbar Anthony'.

He also urged the audience not to take the characters they portray in films too seriously. He added everything is done in the name of entertainment and nothing they say or do in the film is meant to hurt any sentiment or anybody.

Shah Rukh Khan said, ‘Sabka maksad ek hi hota hai (Everyone has one motive). We should spread happiness, brotherhood, love, kindness, even when I'm playing a bad guy like [in] Darr. Even if I'm playing a Baazigar, even if John is being bad in a film. None of us are bad. We are all playing characters to make you happy. If we say things in the film, none of them are meant to hurt any sentiment or anybody. It is just entertainment.’

He further said, ‘We love each other, we joke with each other. We have fun with each other. Fun, entertainment should be left at that. Don't take it more seriously. We all are one. All of us are loving each other and trying to make that love spread just to tell you in a very simple manner... this is Deepika Padukone, yeh Amar hain. Main Shah Rukh Khan hoon, main Akbar hoon. Yeh John hain, yeh Anthony hain. And this is what makes cinema.’

The actor also added, ‘There are no differences that any of us have for anybody, any culture, any aspect of life. We love you, that's why we make films.’

For the unversed, 'Pathaan' faced massive backlash over its song 'Besharam Rang' as it allegedly hurt Hindu sentiments.

‘Pathaan’ hit the theatres on 25 January 2023. It has crossed Rs 500 crore mark worldwide and has made Rs 271 crore in India.

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