Shah Rukh Khan reacts to ‘Pathaan’ controversy says social media can be “divisive and destructive” | Hindi Movie News

All of the motion was taking place in Kolkata this night as Bollywood stars turned out in massive quantity for the inaugural ceremony of the twenty eighth Kolkata Worldwide Movie Pageant. One of many highlights of the night was Shah Rukh Khan’s look and his speech on the occasion. With out instantly addressing the on-going ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Besharam Rang’ controversies, SRK did make some daring statements, albeit with out making it clear if he was addressing Pathaan controversies or not.

In keeping with experiences, whereas addressing a star-studded gathering on the KIFF, SRK criticized social media’s tendency for destructive reactions to Bollywood and mentioned the trolling was, “making it divisive and damaging.”

Not making all of it too clear if he was referring to dealing with the controversies surrounding his subsequent launch Pathaan and the political opposition to Deepika Padukone’s avatar within the new track Besharam Rang, SRK mentioned, “Hamare jaise constructive log zinda hai (We’re constructive and alive).”

These in attendance on the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata immediately took SRK’s phrases as a veiled response to the criticism of his upcoming film with Deepika. Protests have been staged in varied components of the nation, alleging a neighborhood has been offended by the movie’s track Besharam Rang.

Revealing extra in regards to the energy of movies and the respect they need to be afforded, SRK added, “Cinema is the most effective place to maintain a counter-narrative that speaks to the bigger nature of humankind.” Whereas SRK does not normally have interaction in political beliefs, when he does, he all the time makes a straight and impactful level.

Revealing additional in regards to the affect cinema can have basically, SRK additionally mentioned cinema was a car “for individuals of various colors, castes and religions to higher perceive one another”.