Aamir Khan on intolerance: I am alarmed, my wife suggested moving out of India
TNN | Nov 23, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
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NEW DELHI: Actor Aamir Khan on Monday joined the debate over "rising intolerance" in India, saying his wife Kiran Rao had asked if they should move out of the country, as she feared for the safety of their children in a climate of insecurity.
He was speaking at the Ramnath Goenka Awards function of The Indian Express Group. Khan said there was an increased sense of despondency over the past 6-8 months and that he was alarmed by it. "Important that those in power strongly condemn what's wrong," Khan said, backing writers and intellectuals who have returned their awards following the Dadri lynching and the murder of rationalists.
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"Historians, scientists have had a view to express. Returning awards is one way of getting your point across," said the 50-year -old actor, who has been awarded the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. "Everyone has the right to protest," he said, adding that he supported any protest that was non-violent.
Last year, Khan's film 'PK', which took an irreverent look at organized religion, was a box-office blockbuster. It remains Bollywood's biggest grosser worldwide.
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Speaking on the Paris attacks and its aftermath, Khan sought to delink acts of terror from religion. "I don't think any religion teaches killing of people," he said, pointing out that a number of Islamic organizations had started speaking up against ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the multiple attacks that killed 127 people.
On the censorship row over the recent Bond flick, the actor maintained that the censor board was just for certification but was behaving in an alarming way. "I hope that changes," he said, stressing that as an adult, one should be able to decide what one wanted to see.
Making light of the "almost interminable" kiss in box-office super hit Raja Hindustani (1996), he said the scene was not censored. "I feel lucky," he said.
(Aamir's comments in this report have been put together from a series of tweets and retweets posted from the official handle of the Indian Express, @IndianExpress.)
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TNN | Nov 23, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
Aamir on intolerance: I am ala...SRK says there's ‘extreme into...Salman requests media not to p...Nobody has right to call India...Director slams SRK for his rem...'Intolerance' hurting country'...Intolerance row: Manoj Tiwari ...Religious intolerance in India...More writers return literary h...Now, filmmakers protest 'risin...BJP indulging in contradicting...
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Aamir on intolerance: I am alarmed, my wife suggested moving out of IndiaSRK says there's ‘extreme intolerance’ in countrySalman requests media not to promote religious intoleranceNobody has right to call India intolerant, says Anupam KherDirector slams SRK for his remarks on intolerance
Anupam questions Aamir's statement on 'intolerance'No place for intolerance in India, PM Modi saysWorld struggling to deal with intolerance: PresidentOdisha poet Jayanta Mahapatra returns Padma Shri
NEW DELHI: Actor Aamir Khan on Monday joined the debate over "rising intolerance" in India, saying his wife Kiran Rao had asked if they should move out of the country, as she feared for the safety of their children in a climate of insecurity.
He was speaking at the Ramnath Goenka Awards function of The Indian Express Group. Khan said there was an increased sense of despondency over the past 6-8 months and that he was alarmed by it. "Important that those in power strongly condemn what's wrong," Khan said, backing writers and intellectuals who have returned their awards following the Dadri lynching and the murder of rationalists.
READ: No place for intolerance in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says in UK
"Historians, scientists have had a view to express. Returning awards is one way of getting your point across," said the 50-year -old actor, who has been awarded the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. "Everyone has the right to protest," he said, adding that he supported any protest that was non-violent.
Last year, Khan's film 'PK', which took an irreverent look at organized religion, was a box-office blockbuster. It remains Bollywood's biggest grosser worldwide.
ALSO READ: Anupam Kher questions Aamir Khan's statement on 'intolerance'
Speaking on the Paris attacks and its aftermath, Khan sought to delink acts of terror from religion. "I don't think any religion teaches killing of people," he said, pointing out that a number of Islamic organizations had started speaking up against ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the multiple attacks that killed 127 people.
On the censorship row over the recent Bond flick, the actor maintained that the censor board was just for certification but was behaving in an alarming way. "I hope that changes," he said, stressing that as an adult, one should be able to decide what one wanted to see.
Making light of the "almost interminable" kiss in box-office super hit Raja Hindustani (1996), he said the scene was not censored. "I feel lucky," he said.
(Aamir's comments in this report have been put together from a series of tweets and retweets posted from the official handle of the Indian Express, @IndianExpress.)
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