—SHAH RUKH KHAN
Stardom, bringing his much respected faith into it is just not acceptable.
Speaking from S San Francisco, the actor has responded quickly to an FIR lodged in Mumbai after he was quoted in the Time ‘n Style,a supplement of a broadsheet business daily, allegedly calling the Prophet Mohammed a “negative figure” in history.
The FIR, filed by advocate Khalid Babu Querishi claims SRK hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.
The supplement carried the interview last week and has since published a clarification saying the quote was an error made while editing.
Shah Rukh had, in fact, called Prophet Mohammed “the most impressive positive figure”which was, instead, published in a way that had the actor quoted as saying the Prophet was a negative figure.
The publication carried corrigendums in all it’s editions yesterday saying it “deeply regretted” the error Shah Rukh,who is currently in US shooting for Karan Johar’s My name is Khan said, “It’s a mistake in hah Rukh Khan says that while being dragged into controversies is part and parcel of LIM the writing format…not a statement that I made.
Obviously I think that there is no more important figure in history than Prophet Mohammed in the most positive way possible. Also being a Muslim and standing up for the tenets of Islam is my most important agenda.
He adds, “If they have seen my interviews etc on TV about Islam and Prophet Mohammed, they should know that it (the interview) is a clear writing error and not a thought or view that I believe in. For all practical purposes, Prophet Mohammed is the most important positive figure in Islam, and how can someone possibly question my view on that?” Sources close to Shah Rukh vouch for the fact that the star is always known to be a devout and God-fearing Muslim.
A friend — who has worked with SRK on the advertising campaign of a watch brand — said, “Do you not notice how many times he says Insha Allahwhile speaking…he signs off all his interviews and meetings with Khuda Hafiz.Howcan such a person say anything derogatory against the Prophet?”.
