BERLIN, (Reuters) – Shah Rukh Khan, arguably Bollywood’s biggest star, said yesterday he was “scared” and “hurt” by hardline Hindu party Shiv Sena’s reaction to recent remarks he made in support of Pakistani cricketers.
The 44-year-old heartthrob, in Berlin to present his latest movie “My Name is Khan”, also told reporters that he wanted to see the row settled quickly.
“I really want everybody to be happy … and I’ll make sure that by the time I get back to India that everybody is happy,” said Khan.
“I don’t want any aggression, any problem. I get very, very disturbed and scared and emotionally hurt when things like this happen.”
He was referring to protests by Shiv Sena after he criticised the fact that no Pakistani cricketers had been picked for the Indian Premier League.
Earlier this week more than a thousand Shiv Sena workers were taken into preventive custody by police and security was beefed up at cinemas in Mumbai yesterday as the group targeted the opening of My Name is Khan in India.