Aamir Khan has lastly spoken out in regards to the controversy surrounding his 2014 hit movie ‘PK’, directed by Rajkumar Hirani. PK, probably the most acclaimed satirical dramas in Bollywood, has confronted criticism from sure teams, accusing the film of being anti-religious and selling ‘love jihad’.In a current interview with India TV, Aamir firmly said that the movie was by no means supposed to offend any faith or religion.Aamir Khan about criticism towards ‘PK’“We’re not towards any faith. We respect all religions and all non secular folks. That movie simply tells us to be cautious of those that exploit faith to idiot the frequent man with a view to extract cash from them. You’ll discover folks like that in each faith. That was the movie’s solely goal,” he mentioned.
Aamir additionally addressed one of many key factors of criticism the film obtained: a Hindu girl (performed by Anushka Sharma) falling in love with a Pakistani Muslim man (portrayed by the late Sushant Singh Rajput). Many interpreted this as an endorsement of ‘love jihad’.Aamir Khan about his household life and interfaith marriagesThe ‘Dangal’ actor known as it a humane portrayal and urged folks to rise above non secular divides. He believes that interfaith love and marriage shouldn’t be politicised, citing his family and private life as examples.Aamir’s sisters have each married Hindu males — Nikhat Khan is married to Santosh Hegde, whereas Farhat Khan’s husband is Rajeev Dutta. His daughter, Ira Khan, not too long ago tied the knot with Nupur Shikhare, who was born right into a Hindu household. Aamir himself was married to Reena Dutta, and later to Kiran Rao.Aamir additionally shared the reasoning behind the names of his youngsters — Ira Khan, Junaid Khan, and Azad Rao Khan — which are sometimes perceived as Islamic. He clarified that it was his wives who selected the names. Reena, as an example, chosen the names Junaid and Ira.“Let me let you know, Ira is one other title for (goddess) Saraswati. Have you ever heard of Irawati? It’s simply that Reena needed to pronounce it in another way,” he added.He additional defined that the title was impressed by The Penguin Ebook of Hindu Names by Maneka Gandhi. Azad’s title, he mentioned, was chosen by Kiran Rao as a tribute to the liberty fighter and former Schooling Minister Maulana Azad.“Azad isn’t a Muslim title. Haven’t you heard of Chandrashekhar Azad? He was additionally a freedom fighter. It’s a impartial title,” he clarified.“I’m very proud I’m a Muslim. I’m additionally proud I’m a Hindustani. Each of those statements are true,” he emphasised.Aamir Khan’s work entranceOn the work entrance, Aamir is gearing up for the discharge of ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ on June 20.