Shah Rukh Khan addressed the Pathaan controversy for the first time in his first media appearance following Pathaan's phenomenal success. The actor was talking about playing characters in movies and advising audiences not to take their alter egos too seriously. He stated that everything is done solely for entertainment purposes.
The actor was joined by Pathaan director Siddharth Anand, Deepika, and John Abraham for a media event. They were in front of the media and fans in Mumbai to celebrate the success of the action film. Shah Rukh shared, "Sabka maksad ek hi hota hai (Everyone has one motive). We should spread happiness, brotherhood, love, and 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."
Previously, many people protested the film for allegedly hurting their feelings. Protests followed the release of the Pathaan song Besharam Rang.
He went on to talk about the good equations the cast and crew shared with each other. "We love each other, we joke with each other. We have fun with each other. Fun, and 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," he concluded to claps from the audience.
"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," he added.
Pathaan hit theatres on January 25 and has since broken box office records both domestically and globally. The Pathaan team thanked the audience for their support and for helping to make the film a success.
