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 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has lashed out at Islamic fundamentalism and said there was urgent need for the youth of the day to be given the right interpretation of the Holy scriptures like the Quran. In an interview with television channel CNN-IBN, Khan said "Let me clarify this. I have read the holy Quran. It states that if you heal one man, you heal the whole mankind and also that if you hurt one man, you hurt the whole mankind. Nowhere in the Quran does it say that jihad will lead you to jannat (paradise). He went on to say that the Quran preaches that even in a (religious) war, you cannot kill any woman, you cannot kill any child and you cannot kill any animal or destroy any crops. Khan went on to state that he had witnessed the riots in Delhi in 1984, and the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai and now 26/11 and now "more than a Mumbaikar, I feel like an Indian. And specifically becausae I would like to believe that I am an educated liberal Muslim, who has a Hindu wife and two kids." He clarified that Jihad was supposed to be propagated by the Prophet himself but unfortunately now two versions of Islam has come into existence. "There is an Islam from Allah... and there is an Islam from the Mullahs. I appeal to all of them to please give the youngsters, the right reading of the Quran," he said. Khan said he would appeal to every citizen of the country to not let ideological and religious stuff come in our way now that we have come together on the same platform which is fear. "Let's use this fear in a better way and put it to better use. Fear is the greatest uniting force in the whole world," he said. Shah Rukh Khan referred to his tinsel town colleague Aamir Khan's blog where the latter exhorted the youth to get into the political arena and said "There is corruption everywhere, but if somewhere doen the line someone moves away from it, I am there to support that person." He called for a law to ban all hardline political parties and said the youth should come together to form a political party and assured such a grouping of his whole-hearted support in "any which way possible." Related StoriesBollywood-hero-Khan-to-tackle-Islam,-terrorism-in-new-movie  India's top Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan will star in a new movie exploring the issue of Islam in the post 9/11 world and the misperception that all Muslims are terrorists. "My Name is Khan" tells the story of six people with Muslim surnames who suffer suspicion and prejudice years after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. "The movie is about a Muslim person's strife (in telling) people that 'my name is Khan but I am not a terrorist'," Khan tol more King-Khan-storms-Paris  Only Shah Rukh can cause such a frenzy even if it's Paris. And the red carpet was rolled out for him at the Musee Grevin where his wax statue was unveiled. SRK, who was accompanied by wife Gauri and close frined Karan Johar, was clearly impressed with himself. "Amazingly handsome like someone I know," said SRK. SRK will now have Michael Jackson, Marylin Monroe and 300 other great celebrities for company. So far, the only other Indians at the Grevin were Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa. more SRKs-partying-with-11-beauties! The King Khan seems to be in a celebration mood these days. Well, he has reason to, in spite of the new Don being so closely scrutinized and even criticized; the movie has made the BO ring vehemently. So SRK is enjoying like he never has. He's shooting for Chak De in Australia, and after a long, hard day's work - the superstar hits the dance floor. Yes, our sources said that last week SRK went out partying with eleven girls (he's shooting with a team of eleven beauties) and the crew of the film. And they all rocked till the wee hours of the morning. Now once in a while, even King Khan needs to let his hair down, right? It doesn't happen everyday gals, so enjoy it while it lasts! source:timesofindia &n more King-Khan-takes-Aamirs-blog-in-good-humour  After Aamir Khan caught everyone's attention with his blog entry on Shahrukh, his dog; Shah Rukh Khan, the actor reacted to the dog-blog controversy. And here's what he had to say. "Moving towards blogs is a way towards joining the journalist fraternity, I love journalists but I am an actor and would like to keep it that way." Shah Rukh Khan said he chooses not to blog in reaction to Aamir Khan's recent blog entry that talks about a Shah Rukh licking his feet. This is what Aamir wrote in his blog: more King-Khan-to-arrive-in-Qatar  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is to arrive in Doha, the capital of the Gulf state of Qatar, next Friday, according to the officials of the Bank for which he is the brand ambassador. King Khan is expected to take part in the opening ceremony of the bank's new branch, at the Qatar Financial Centre. Accompanying the Bollywood superstar will be top playback singer Shaan and TV anchor Mini Mathur. Shah Rukh Khan is also expected to interact with the bank's VIP customers over a luncheon to be held at the Ritz-Ca more The-King-and-Us...  When King Khan has a birthday, you can be rest assured that the entire film industry will be there! And that was exactly the scene outside ‘Mannat’, Shah Rukh Khan’s decorated and well-lit Bandra residence on Saturday night as his wife Gauri Khan hosted a grand birthday bash for her husband. Right from Bollywood’s best directors and actors and actresses to fashion designers to high-flying socialites, everyone who’s anyone in Mumbai city was there to celebrate with the King. Parmeshwar and Adi Godrej more Shah-Rukh-Khan-paints-with-M-F-Husain  After Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif now Shah Rukh Khan tried his hands on canvas. King Khan and famous artist MF Husain painted a canvas together to celebrate 60 years of Indian independence at a charity auction in Bonhams, London. Shah Rukh stated that he has been an admirer of Husain’s work since childhood. The duo worked on a painting which was inspired by a scene from filmmaker K.Asif's Mughal-e-Azam, with Anarkali in Prince Saleem's arms. The painting was auctioned for Rs 1.2 crore. The auction more Its-a-bird,-its-a-plane...-its-King-Khan!  After Hrithik Roshan, it’s Shah Rukh Khan’s turn to play superhero. The only difference is that King Khan is doing it only to win his lady love over in Farah Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’. “It’s a scene where Shah Rukh is trying to impress Deepika Padukone. He’s all dressed up as a superhero to woo her with some crazy stunts,” revealed a witness present on the sets during the shooting of the sequence. Like most SRK romances where he does something to impress the heroine — right from ‘DDLJ’ to ‘Pardes’ to ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ — more Big-B-is-the-real-King-of-Bollywood  Steering clear of speculation that the movie title 'Singh is Kinng' was an assertion of his box office status, actor Akshay Kumar whose recent films have raked in nearly Rs 500 crore worldwide, said megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the real 'King'. "Bachchan has been in the film industry over over 35 years and he is the real king. There are many who are around for 15-20 years and like to call themselves king. There is only one king and he is Amitabh Bachchan. I am merely acting in a film called 'Singh i more King-Khans-Knights-storm-Kolkata  The concept of being the 12th man was started by King Khan and now it has taken Kolkata by storm. In order to tap the growing fan base of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, Shah Rukh Khan has come out with another concept. Though his team's latest fans can't tell the difference between a yorker and a bouncer but SRK is making sure he's got his next generation of Kolkata Knight Rider cheerleaders right here. As a further incentive, King Khan came out and performed for a crowd of about 6,000 more |
