During an interview Shah Rukh Khan addressed the protest for “Pathaan” to which he said they are merely playing characters to entertain the audience, have nothing against culture.
Talking about the same, Shah Rukh said, “As I am 57 years old, I can say things to younger people and make them believe in goodness and happiness. Cinema is only for that. We also make mistakes. We do good things as well as bad. But, to be honest, whoever makes a film, be it in North or South or in any language, I think all of us have the same motive that we should spread happiness, brotherhood, love, and kindness, even when I play a negative character on the screen. None of us is bad. We all are playing characters to make you happy.”
Further he spoke more about the hate and protest against movie, the allegation that were made against the movie.
He called himself and his co-stars John Abraham, Deepika Padukon as Amar Akbar Anthony, “this is Deepika Padukone – she is Amar. Mai Shah Rukh Khan hu – main Akbar hu. Ye John Abraham hai – ye Anthony hai. And, this is what makes cinema, Amar Akbar and Anthony”
