An upset Shah Rukh Khan tells MiD DAY from London that the attacks on his bungalow and at Gaiety over a song in Billu are unwarranted and give the community a bad name
An upset Shah Rukh Khan tells MiD DAY from London that the attacks on his bungalow and at Gaiety over a song in Billu are unwarranted and give the community a bad name
Shah Rukh Khan is a disturbed man. After three unidentified men threw a glass bottle apparently containing some inflammable substance inside his bungalow, Mannat, at Bandra on Thursday night, a group of Muslims attacked Bandra's Gaiety theatre screening the actor's latest movie, Billu, yesterday.
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Shah Rukh, who got
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to know of the incidents only when he landed in London yesterday, told MiD DAY, "This is the work of some Muslim group that has taken objection to the Marjani song in Billu. They should not resort to such tactics. They are giving the community a bad name by behaving like this. Matters can be sorted out across the table."
Shah Rukh added, "Yes, bottles were thrown inside the compound of my house, but luckily, no one was hurt. Everyone was inside the house since it was late in the night. Why should they throw a bomb inside my house for making such a non-controversial film?
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"I cannot understand how people can have problems with a simple and sweet film like Billu. First, it was the hairdressers' association and now this. I thought I'd face problems from religious groups while making Om Shanti Om because of the title, but luckily that didn't happen."
Stone throwing
Infuriated by the Marjani song in Billu, a group of Muslims threw stones outside Gaiety and then barged inside the theatre yesterday morning. Following the attack, hundreds of policemen were deployed at the theatre to prevent any untoward incident. Shah Rukh said the misunderstanding has been sorted out.
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All's well
Shah Rukh spoke to some maulvis and leaders of Muslim groups to explain that there was nothing objectionable about the lyrics of Marjani.
"They had misunderstood the meaning of the song. The line goes as:u00a0 Hey rab ke hazur mein kasmein bhi kha li. The word hazur used in the song means 'in the presence', but the Muslim groups thought it was a reference to Huzoor, which is also used for Prophet Mohammad.
After I explained the real meaning, they had no problems."
The actor concluded by saying, "I really hope people like this film. This is a film made with a pure intention and I don't intend to hurt anyone's sentiments."
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