‘We are positive and alive’, says Shah Rukh Khan amid row over ‘Besharam Rang’ song

PTI

Kolkata, December 15

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday said whatever happens surrounding people like him, they will stay positive.

The comments came in the midst of a row over a song in his upcoming film ‘Pathaan’.

Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the inauguration of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), Khan said, “Hamare jaise positive log zinda hai (We are positive and alive).”

This is seen as a response to the criticism of his upcoming film.

Protests have been staged in various parts of the country alleging a community has been offended by the content of the song “Besharam Rang” in the yet to be released movie ‘Pathaan’.

Khan also said in his speech, “Cinema brings to the fore humanity’s immense capacity for compassion, unity and brotherhood.”

“Cinema is the best place to sustain a counter-narrative that speaks to the larger nature of humankind,” Khan, the guest of honour at KIFF, said.

The superstar also described cinema as a vehicle “for people of different colours, castes and religions to better understand each other”.