New
Delhi,
(UNI):
His
brilliant
acting
in
Shimit
Amin's
Chak
De
India
as
the
coach
of
the
women's
hockey
team,
who
helps
them
lift
the
World
Cup,
has
won
him
rave
reviews
with
many
in
the
film-critic
circles
pitching
for
making
him
the
new
ambassador
for
the
game
of
sticks
in
the
country.
The
movie
has
become
a
new
anthem
for
sports
in
the
country.
However,
for
superstar
Shahrukh
Khan,
portrayal
of
Kabir
Khan's
character
was
just
another
role
and
not
an
advocacy
on
his
part
to
promote
the
game.
''It's
not
for
me
to
decide
who's
going
to
do
what.
I
am
in
the
profession
of
acting
and
film-making.
And
I
am
very,
very
clear
about
my
job
keeping
in
mind
certain
criteria...beyond
that
everybody
else
knows
their
job,''
he
said
adding,
''the
sponsors,
corporates
and
film
associations,
and
the
sports
associations--
they
all
know
their
job.
I
am
nobody
to
turn
around
and
say
-
ok
from
today
onwards,
hockey
is
going
to
be
the
new
cricket
now!''
''I
am
just
glad
that
I
could
comment
about
the
sport
that
I
love.
I
don't
know
whether
the
film
will
do
well
or
not",
King
Khan
said
in
an
interview
to
NDTV
24X7
last
night.
He,
however,
expressed
the
hope
that
success
of
cricket
could
pave
the
way
for
other
sports
like
hockey
in
the
country.
''I
think
we
should
take
a
cue
from
cricket.''
Asked
whether
he
had
expected
the
movie
to
do
as
well
as
it
did,
Shahrukh
said,
''I
don't
do
any
film
which
I
don't
think
is
going
to
do
well.
When
I
think
of
a
movie
doing
well,
I
don't
think
in
terms
of
money.
I
think
of
getting
something
new
to
do.
The
team
was
wonderful.
Jaideep,
Shimit
and
Sudeepa
who
shot
the
film
are
my
friends
and
I
really
like
them.''
Shahrukh
was
also
thankful
to
the
producer
and
director
for
giving
a
role
he
had
not
done
earlier.''I
am
very
humbled
and
thankful
to
all
these
guys
for
giving
me
a
chance
to
do
a
film
like
this,
because
sometimes
stardom
comes
in
my
way
of
being
able
to
perform
the
way
I
like
to.''
There
are
few
films
where
the
makers
have
the
guts
to
say
let's
take
Shahrukh
Khan
but
not
make
it
an
in-your-face
commercial
film
and
give
him
the
freedom
to
what
he
does,
he
added.
''I
am
thankful
to
the
audience
for
understanding
the
ideology
behind
this
film.
And
I
am
thankful
to
Shimit
for
making
me
act
well,''
SRK
said.
On
whether
he
identified
with
the
film's
main
protagonist
Kabir
Khan,
a
Muslim
who
had
to
prove
his
Indianness,
Shahrukh
said,
''no
not
at
all.
I
am
Shahrukh
Khan.
I
am
a
superstar
in
this
country.
People
have
loved
me
so
much.
Also,
I
am
a
complete
promoter
of
the
fact
that
if
you
have
to
ask
am
I
a
Muslim
in
a
Hindu
country,
then
I
am
not
secular
enough.
I
never
asked
myself
that
because
I
was
never
built
like
that.''
''I
am
an
Indian
and
I
do
not
think
what
happened
to
Kabir
and
what
will
happen
to
me.
I
am
an
actor
so
I
just
acted
it
out,''he
said.