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My remarks were misconstrued : Shah Rukh Khan

by IBNS 22 Dec 2015, 07:16 pm

Kolkata,Dec 23 (IBNS) More than a month after his remarks on 'intolerance' in India evoked bitter reactions from his critics, actor Shah Rukh Khan has said his comments were "misconstrued" and "mispresented" for which he should not apologise.

"...Lot  lot of things I say are misconstrued, perhaps mispresented, perhaps misinterpreted sometime.... "I have not said anything for which I should apologise. I am not in a stage or age that I need to clarify. People know me. Perhaps they did not understand what I said," he told media on Tuesday in Kolkata.

On his birthday on November 2, the actor had expressed his dismay over the "climate of intolerance" in the country that a section of the civil society has been protesting.

"Religious intolerance, or intolerance of any kind, is the worst thing and will take us to the dark ages," he had said.

Shah Rukh  had also come out in support of the artistes and writers who have returned awards in protest, though he said he would  rather would choose a different form of protest, like a march or a strike.

Following his remarks, the celebrity actor came under sharp attack from several BJP leades. Some of his critics even suggested that though Shah Rukh lives in India, his heart is in Pakisan.

Reying a question  about the reports on demonstrations and halting of the screening of his film 'Dilwale' in some areas,  Khan, 50, said, "For 25 years, I had been bestowed with unconditional love and affection... So if now I get messages on social media, if my film is stopped in theatres, I feel extremely sad".