controversly P K

Aamir Khan's PK has released last Friday amidst much fanfare and has got a good response in the box-office. But that did not stop the controversies from erupting. After the first Poster created ripples and sparked protests at various regions all over the nation, once the movie released fringe Hindutva groups started outraging against the PK makers for allegedly hurting their religious sentiments . 

The groups accuse there are multiple scenes in the film which are extremely hurtful to Hindus and their religious sentiments. According to the religious groups, the entire imagery of Aamir running around Shiva in the film has offended them . But actor Amir Khan looks unperturbed in face of all the charges.

He said, "We respect all religions. All my Hindu friends have seen the film and they have not felt the same. Even Raju is Hindu, so is Vinod and so is Abhijat. In fact 99% of the crew was Hindu. No one would have done such a thing", he clarified. But that everyone will have different viewpoints is something that Aamir knows and respects as well."I think that this is a democracy where everyone has their own opinions and I respect everyone's viewpoints, their feelings and their opinions. Having said that, I don't think that any of us are talking about any one religion in particular. I think there have been utmost care taken in telling the story in a sensitive matter and not a sensational matter"

Rajkumar Hirani, who directed the movie further adds, "We have not done anything for which people can tell we have deliberately hurt anyone's religious sentiments. The core idea of the film is just that we are not born with a birthmark proclaiming we are Hindus or Muslims or Sikhs or Christians. It is just that like a baby is born without any pre-conceived notions and is made to follow a certain lifestyle and perform certain rituals, we decided to have Aamir as an alien which meant he too did not have any idea or notions about what religion is here on Earth. A newborn baby is taught to follow certain rules and act according to one's religious traditions. When they grow up and have their own set of ideologies, they think their ways or methods are right and others are wrong. To a Hindu, some ritual might be done in a certain manner or something might be considered sacred. But for Muslims, it might be something else. That is what we tried to portray that our ways are different, not by choice, but our faith remains the same"

"In Munnabhai, we tried saying that doctors should be compassionate. It was a message , not for all doctors because not all doctors are uncompassionate. Similarly this message is for a particular section of people who exploit and use others for their own benefits, in the name of religion"

Right away a question rises. Are all spiritual gurus in the country wearing such masks? 'No', says Aamir as he continued saying. "There are a lot of spiritual gurus as well who will make you feel better and who are devoid of such notions. They inspire and enrich you with ideas and they are great spiritual leaders. This film does not target them. But it is for them who are corrupt and are trying to take advantage of you to sell their products"