Even
as
the
hype
around
My
Name
is
Khan
was
gathering
strength,
all
hell
broke
loose
after
Shahrukh
Khan,
who
plays
the
lead
role
in
the
film,
spoke
in
support
of
the
Pakistani
cricketers
at
the
IPL,
and
for
his
statement
that
Mumbai
is
for
all
Indians.
The
Shiv
Sena
found
it
too
much
to
take.
Following
the
threat
of
the
Shiv
Sena
to
either
take
back
his
words
and
apologies
or
face
the
consequences
of
banning
his
films
in
Mumbai,
Shahrukh
has
turned
very
vocal
about
his
opinion
instead
of
being
tamed
by
their
threat.
In
fact,
the
superstar
has
thrown
a
challenge
to
the
Shiv
Sena.
Shahrukh
knows
very
well
that
his
forthcoming
release
is
at
stake
but
he
also
knows
that
he
had
said
nothing
wrong.
What
he
finds
hard
to
understand
is
why
his
film
should
be
banned
for
his
statements,
as
the
future
of
lots
of
people
rides
on
the
film.
He
said
that
the
Shiv
Sena
should
not
take
their
anger
against
the
film.
Shahrukh
went
on
to
say
that
if
they
have
an
issue
with
him,
they
should
sort
it
out
with
him
and
talk
about
his
ideology
rather
than
threatening
to
ban
his
film,
which
has
nothing
to
do
with
what
he
said.
He
added
that
My
Name
is
Khan
is
not
only
his
film
but
belongs
to
Kajol
and
Karan
Johar
and
150
other
people.
However,
he
is
hopeful
that
the
Shiv
Sena
will
let
the
film
release
peacefully
as
scheduled
and
hope
people
like
it.