By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Mumbai: Bollywood undisputed King Shah Rukh Khan, is a Muslim by birth and his wife is a Hindu, he has two children Aryan eight and Suhana six. He is an extremely high profile celebrity in bollywood and his films are appreciated by his fans all over the world. Shahrukh says “I’m not religious in terms of praying but I am Islamic. I believe in Islam, its tenets and that it is a good religion. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who misinterpret Islam.” Shahrukh strongly condemns and criticizes the recent terrorist bombings in several different parts of the world. He says “We need to arrest the thought of violence; we can’t only keep on arresting people.” Khan claims that he loves the adulation and respect that he gets as a superstar and that he loves being a star.
Shahrukh is also one of the few superstars who have had very few controversies in his personal and professional life as an actor. In fact even when he entered the film industry he was already married to Gauri. Shahrukh says “My liking and respect for women is so immense, it goes far beyond just getting into their beds.” Shahrukh does not believe in being modest about his wealth as he is a self-made actor and has not been handed the legacy from his family. He says “I’m wealthy because I work fast and earn fast. I don’t sit back and I do a lot for people. But I don’t talk about my wealth and the wealth that I give to the poor.”
In a interview with IBN before the launch of his forthcoming film Chak De India, Shah Rukh syas “I believe in the educated Islamic sect, I belong to it and educated Muslim people are the nicest people in the world. That is my religion and I would like to propagate that through my film without shoving it down your throat. I am not shoving my religion down your throat. I am trying to say that the ideology of an educated Muslim is what my ideology is – that you believe in humanity.”
In Chak De India, Shah is playing role of a Muslim Coach of a National Hockey team. This movie is due to hit theater on Friday.