Reacting to the Twitter debate, Aamir Khan defended his movie saying it is about blind faith in godmen
Even as Godmen’s shocking scandals are surfacing one after the other, the blind faith continues to flourish in India. In less than 48 hours of its release, Aamir Khan starrer PK was right at the centre of controversy as #BoycottPK and #PromotePK ignited a heated discussion on Twitter. Hardliners took a stand against PK calling the movie as anti-Hindu while there were many who believed how movie managed to stir up the right issue. It’s shocking to come across poor interpretations by fundamentalists when it is clearly evident that the movie is not against any religion but the godmen and our blind faith in them. It should be noted that PK is not the first movie which touched upon the subject of blind faith. Akshay Kumar starrer OMG — Oh My God addressed how blind faith is utilised by the so-called godmen.
Stunned by the criticism, Aamir Khan has reportedly come in favour of his film. “We respect all religions. All my Hindu friends have seen the film and they haven’t felt anything offensive. And these friends of mine are deeply religious. Even Raju (Hirani) and 99 per cent of the crew members of PK are Hindus. This is a democracy and everyone has his or her opinion which I respect. Having said that, let me clarify that we aren’t talking about any one religion in particular in PK. I think utmost care has been taken by both Raju and me in telling the story in a sensitive manner.”
Aamir has also said that it was important for people to question blind faith. “Raju and I feel that faith shouldn’t be rocked because everyone needs faith. But it’s superstition and blind faith that should be questioned because many people under the garb of faith exploit the weak and needy and under the name of religion do things that your religion doesn’t allow. For instance, killing of innocent people which no religion allows,” he said.
It was Aamir’s friend Juhi Chawla who first disagreed with the movie but didn’t clarify about her differences. “I have some issues with PK .. I agree with a lot of things but disagree with some (sic),” she had tweeted.
Chawla’s ambiguous comment was used as an opportunity by PK’s detractors who immediately attached religious connotations with her remarks.
It’s equally shocking that some supporters of #BoycottPK believed that the movie endorses love Jihad just because Anushka Sharma falls in love with a Pakistani boy.