Actor Naseeruddin Shah has voiced his opinion on the three Khans-Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir as well as Bollywood’s silence on former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s remarks about Prophet Muhammad. In an interview to NDTV, Shah said that speaking of the biggest stars of the country has become like losing a lot.
Shah said of the three Khans, “I cannot speak for them. I am not in the position they are in. I think they think they might be taking too much risk but still I don’t know how they explain it to themselves (his conscience).” On the three Khans not commenting on political issues, Shah said, “I think they are in a position today where they have a lot to lose.”
Referring to the incident with Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan, Naseeruddin Shah said, “What happened to Shah Rukh Khan and the way he dealt with it was commendable. It was nothing but a victim”. Shah said that “he only supported the Trinamool and had appreciated Mamata Banerjee. Sonu Sood’s house was also raided. Whoever makes a statement or raises a question, he definitely gets an answer. Maybe I’m next”.
Shah also talked about actors and filmmakers taking part in projects considered nationalist. When asked about Akshay Kumar’s film and Vivek Agnihotri’s blockbuster film The Kashmir Files, Shah said, “They want to be on the winning side.” He also accused the government of promoting the controversial film Kashmir Files, describing it as a fictional version of the Hindu massacre.
Recently during a TV debate, a comment was made by Nupur Sharma about Prophet Muhammad. Subsequently, Sharma was suspended by the BJP after several countries in the Middle East raised official objections. The BJP distanced itself from his statements by calling him a ‘fringe element’ and said that his words do not reflect the views of the party.
Aryan Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau last year in a drug bust on a Goa-bound cruise ship and later spent several weeks in jail before being granted bail. Aryan and five others were recently given clean chit by the NCB in their chargesheet for ‘lack of sufficient evidence’. The way Shahrukh Khan handled this whole matter, Naseeruddin Shah has praised him.