In Chak De India, Shahrukh Khan portrayed a wronged hockey player who is labeled as “traitor” because of his religion. However King Khan is quick to point out that in real him being a Muslim has never effected his personal success.
“I am Shahrukh Khan. I am a superstar in the country. People have loved me so much,” he said in an interview to a TV channel.
“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 think I am Indian,” Khan said.
The question of being Muslim, from which part of the country, has never mattered to him, King Khan said. “I think the religion of our country is Indianness,” he said.
Khan said he has never been ostracized on account of being a Muslim as the religion is not different to this country.
“And I do not any which way think like what happened to Kabir (his role in `Chak De India’) will happen to me. I am an actor, so I just acted it out,” he said.
Having received praise for his portrayal of Kabir Khan, the superstar, who is known more for playing the chocolate hero, said, “You get a few films where the producers and directors have guts to say let’s take Shahrukh Khan and let’s not make it an in-your face commercial film and make him do what he does.”
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