Everyone has a right to protest but violence is not the way, says Aamir Khan, terming the threats to Deepika over the film "Padmavati" as "most unfortunate.
Aamir
Khan
Lashes
out
on
Anti
-
Padmavati
groups
|
FilmiBeat
Everyone
has
a
right
to
protest
but
violence
is
not
the
way,
says
Bollywood
star
Aamir
Khan,
terming
the
threats
to
Deepika
Padukone
and
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
over
their
film
"Padmavati"
as
"most
unfortunate".
The
actor
said
he
would
not
like
to
"comment
directly"
on
the
raging
controversy
over
Padmavati
but
violence
is
never
a
solution.
"I
feel
that
everybody
has
a
right
to
protest.
But
I
think
in
a
democracy
and
in
a
country
where
we
believe
in
the
rule
of
law,
I
don't
think
anyone
should
be
threatening
people
with
violence.
That
is
most
unfortunate,"
Aamir
told
PTI
in
an
exclusive
interview.
The
film's
release
date
has
been
deferred
following
protests
from
various
Rajput
groups
and
political
leaders
who
have
accused
Bhansali
of
distorting
history.
Director
Bhansali
had
said
the
film
is
based
on
the
16th
century
epic
poem
''Padmavat".
The
row
took
an
ugly
turn
with
death
threats
to
Deepika
and
Bhansali.
"No
matter
what
walk
of
life
you
are
in,
whether
you
are
a
film
person
or
a
non-film
person
--
you
could
be
a
doctor,
an
engineer,
a
government
servant
--
but
to
be
threatened
physically
is
most
unfortunate.
"I
don't
believe
in
that
philosophy.
It
reflects
badly
on
us
when
things
like
this
happen,"
Aamir
said.
According
to
the
actor,
such
threats
are
not
restricted
to
film
people.
"As
an
Indian,
it
makes
me
sad.
It
is
not
just
restricted
to
a
film
personality,
it
could
be
anyone.
The
rule
of
law
should
be
upheld
and
no
one
should
be
above
the
law
and
no
one
should
take
violence
in
their
hands,"
he
added.
Most
Bollywood
celebrities
have
kept
quiet
about
the
"Padmavati"
row.
Salman
Khan,
Shabana
Azmi
and
Javed
Akhtar
and
directors
Anurag
Kashyap,
Hansal
Mehta
and
Anand
L
Rai
are
amongst
the
few
people
who
have
spoken
their
mind.