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After Bollywood’s superstar Shah Rukh Khan raised the issue that there was intolerance in the country, latest to join him is actor <keyword id="6355923" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aamir-Khan">Aamir Khan</keyword>. 
 
Aamir, while speaking at an award ceremony of a news daily, said his wife Kiran Rao had asked if they should move out of the country, as she feared for the safety of their children in a climate of insecurity. 
 
Following the Dadri lynching case, many people have raised their concerns over intolerance and sparked debates. So much so that writers, academicians, historians, etc even returned their awards. 
 
“There is an increased sense of despondency over the past 6-8 months. Important that those in power strongly condemn what's wrong. Historians, scientists have had a view to express. Returning awards is one way of getting your point across," said Aamir. 
 
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in UK, had said that there was no place in intolerance in the country. 
 
"Any event in any corner of India - it doesn't matter if there are even one or two incidents - we will not tolerate it and the law will deal with it strictly. India is a vibrant democracy where the lives, views and thoughts of ordinary citizens are protected under the Constitution. We are committed to this," Modi had said in the UK. 
 
However, Aamir’s statement was slammed by another Bollywood actor Anupam Kher. 
 
He took to microblogging site Twitter and condemned Aamir’s remarks on intolerance in India. 
 
 
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		Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/aamir_khan">@aamir_khan</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SatyamevaJayate?src=hash">#SatyamevaJayate</a> u talked about evil practices but gave Hope. So even in ‘Intolerant’ times u need 2 spread Hope not Fear.
	— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/668873705087463424">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
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		Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/aamir_khan">@aamir_khan</a> Presumed country has become <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Intolerant?src=hash">#Intolerant</a>. Wat do u suggest 2 millions of Indians? Leave India? Or wait till regime changes?
	— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/668866930917396481">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/aamir_khan">@aamir_khan</a>. When did ‘Incredible India’ become ‘Intolerant India’ for you? Only in the last 7-8 months? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtithiDevoBhavah?src=hash">#AtithiDevoBhavah</a>
	— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/668865266764390400">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/aamir_khan">@aamir_khan</a>. Did you tell Kiran that you have lived through more worse times in this country &amp; but you never thought of moving out.
	— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/668854367013965824">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/aamir_khan">@aamir_khan</a>. Did you ask Kiran which country would she like to move out to? Did you tell her that this country has made you AAMIR KHAN.
	— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/668853344342024192">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
WATCH VIDEO: AAMIR KHAN SPEAKS ON INTOLERANCE 
 
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		Aamir Khan On Intolerance &amp; Delinking Religion From Terrorism - Complete Conversation At Ramnath Goenka Awards <a href="https://t.co/HWRLtCW7fN">https://t.co/HWRLtCW7fN</a>
	— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/IndianExpress/status/668886574134788096">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
(Image: Indiatimes/Video: Twitter)

Aamir Khan says India is unlivable, increasingly intolerant. His wife suggested moving out of India

Every year has its own share of controversies and interesting twists and turns play a crucial role in the events. The year 2015 was no exception either. This year too, the country had its incidents, incidences and things that cropped up as aftermath, making some of them hot cakes in terms of news this year. 
 
As we close in on wrapping up the year, here’s what made the headlines in 2015 and shaped the country’s opinion both, socially and politically, sometimes ushering in major change in perception about the country in the world’s eyes. 
 
<keyword id="3119826" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Award-Wapsi">Award Wapsi</keyword> This must have been the most significant event of the year and happened right before the <keyword id="175111" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bihar-elections">Bihar elections</keyword>. Award wapsi, a movement of sorts, was started a little while after murder of rationalist thinker and writer M M Kalburgi in Karnataka. Writers Nayantara Sehgal and Uday Prakash were among those who set the tone. This year, the biggest literary event was not a book release or something, but more like a writer standing up for his right to speak what he sees as truth. The writers were chided for siding with Congress party since most of them received awards during the tenure of Congress government. 
 
National Herald case 
Apart from Award Wapsi, this was another headline grabber which almost made demi gods out of Congress first line leaders. AICC Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi made an appearance in court over murky National Herald assets usurping case, which cost the country quite dearly since Congress stalled the discussions over some crucial issues such as GST in parliament, over ‘vendetta’ politics. 
 
Modi Pakistan-Afghan visit 
Towards the end of the year, the Prime Minister who has been jocularly targeted for his trips aboard sprang up a surprise and visited his counterpart in Pakistan absolutely out of turn, thus catching everyone by surprise. His move was both appreciated and criticized in equal measures by those who love him, and by those who simply didn’t like this approach. But, it looks like the White House seems to have welcomed this new found bonhomie between neighbours who have been sworn enemies over several issues. 
 
Shah Rukh, Aamir Khan’s (controversial) intolerance remarks 
This year when people spoke of social and cultural differences, they were targeted on social media and how! Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan who spoke against the rising incidents of ‘intolerance’ and the subsequent fear that has been the result of this, they were targeted badly for everything they said and did. Many from Bollywood including Raveena Tandon, Madhur Bhandarkar and Anupam Kher condemned these remarks made by the two Khans. The issue still simmers on. 
 
No women in temples, so what! 
It started with Ayyappan temple in Sabarimala, Kerala where a trustee said they would put scanners soon to keep menstruating women from visiting temples and angering the gods. Soon after, BJP leader Pankaja Munde in Mumbai seemed to have agreed with this line of thought. She asked, in all calm tone, yes women have not been allowed to visit temples in particular days. So what?! This irked feminists and people across the social media, who ensured their spoke their minds against this medieval stance against menstruating women. 
 
Meat ban during Paryushan Parva 
The BJP government in Maharashtra banned meat during the Jain fasting period called Paryushan Parva. This angered people from across social strata, who were sure that the BJP was driving a wedge between communities that ate meat and those that didn’t consume meat. This was called a social experiment of the worst kind, which would have repercussions on people’s food habits where forced opinions would mean democracy had ceased to exist even in people food habits. 
 
Sadhvi Prachi 
In keeping with the continued tradition of letting lose a volley of abuses and irrational statements, asking people to go to Pakistan if they were opposed to the ideologies of BJP government which predominantly upheld Hindu values and the way of life, that an alternate faith was next to impossible. Sadhvi Prachi being just a representative of all those medieval thoughts and barbaric mindset, kept the newspapers busy with her idiosyncrasies while BJP leadership failed to rein her in. 
 
Yakub Memon 
Hanging of 1997 Mumbai blast main accused Yakub Memon, who was held guilty by courts in 2007 the country witnessed some tense moments and swift working by the courts even on the previous night he was to be hanged on July 30. 
 
Though his death didn’t create a law and order situation, international media lost no opportunity to ensure this incident was bracketed under ‘intolerance’ towards Muslim brethren. 
 
Bihar elections 
This was the single most significant incident that probably indicated the image of BJP was on a journey downhill. Having doled out goodies in form of packages, and most engaging and intense campaigning by the who’s who of BJP including Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi, the MahagatBandhan with Nitish Kumar and Lalu at the helm held people’s hopes. That is where exactly their votes went too. But in the run up to event, there was a lot of bad blood that spilled forth. 
 
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Political controversies that made headlines in 2015

There is no second thought about the fact that <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> is the most popular actor in India. A self made man, <keyword id="4546" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh">Shah Rukh</keyword> Khan has acted in 300 plus movies. Interestingly he has been nominated 226 times for various films award. His first break was on a TV series Fauji on Doordarshan where he was paid Rs 50 only for his role. Since 1988, SRK (as Shah Rukh is popularly called) has toiled a lot to become the king of the film industry. With a huge fan following, SRK comes with one or two movies a year. While recently not all movies did well at the box office, Shah Rukh’s most films, prior to 2015 would always be a mega hit. 
 
Let’s find out how Shah Rukh Khan spends his money.

Shah Rukh Khan earned $33 million last year. This is how he earns
and spends the money

Shah Rukh Khan, the Indian film industry’s global face and one of the most prominent figures in India, has completed 23 super-successful years in the film industry. It was on 25th June 1992 that his debut movie Deewana was released, starring actors Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti alongside the humble debutant Khan. 
 
In these 23 years, Shah Rukh has transformed himself from that humble beginner to the uncrowned king of Hindi cinema. He is one of world’s richest actors with an estimated net worth of more than $600 million. 
 
However, it’s not only his acting and stardom that have earned him all this moolah. Known to have a knack for business, Khan has many a times proved himself to be an even better businessman than an actor. Here are some instances when the world admired the businessman Shah Rukh more than the actor Shah Rukh. 
 
1. When he promised himself that he would rule Mumbai, and went ahead to do much more than that. When Shah Rukh Khan was struggling to find a foot in the film industry, he had told his friend Benny Thomas that he would rule Mumbai one day, and the determinant businessman that he is, he went on to rule not just the city or the country but almost the entire world. 
 
2. When he co-founded his film production company Dreamz Unlimited, just years after being in the industry. It was barely 7 years since he had stepped into the industry when Khan co-founded Dreamz Unlimited, the company that produced three of Shah Rukh’s films before being dissolved. These films were Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Asoka and Chalte Chalte. Having the confidence to produce big budget movies after spending a little time in the industry proved to the world that Shah Rukh Khan was not just an actor but also an inherent businessman. 
 
3. When he transformed Dreamz Unlimited into Red Chillies Entertainment, which became one of India’s biggest production houses. After the success of Chalte Chalte, Shah Rukh realized that he could do much more with film production than just being a part of the team. He then took over Dreamz Unlimited and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment, which went on to become one of the biggest and most successful film production houses in India. 
 
4. When he forayed into other facets of production, and proved to be the best yet again. Not many people know that India’s biggest Visual Effects Studios is owned by Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan. Christened as Red Chillies VFX, the unit handles the special effects of all his home productions and of some other movies as well. The company has won a National Award for its special effects for the 2011 movie Ra.One. He also produces television commercials for various global brands, a strategic move which was much ahead of its time. 
 
5. When he stepped into sports, for cricket and much more. We all know that Kolkata Knight Riders is co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan, but did you know that KKR is the richest and the most financially successful IPL team? Reports suggest that to bring financial stability, Shah Rukh made sure that the money he got from the appearances he did for IPL went into the account of his team. He also planned for KKR merchandise, which sold like free cakes, all thanks to his stardom and strategic moves. Other than cricket, he also owns a racing team in the i1 Super Series and plans to buy a football team, areas where he would get the first-mover advantage. 
 
Image credits: Economic Times

5 instances when Shah
Rukh proved to be an even better businessman

<keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> King Khan, <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword>, delivered his first TedTalk ever in Vancouver and it broke the internet. 
 
During his session, Shah Rukh was witty, charming and funny like he always is. He was talking to an audience where majority of the people didn’t know who he was and Shah Rukh joked about that too- “I’ve been made to understand there are lots of you here who have never seen my work, and I feel really sad for you,” Khan said. 
 
During the 20-minute Ted conference, Shah Rukh, who made a few dance moves and enthralled the audience with his anecdotes. 
 
Shah Rukh began his talk by introducing himself and slowly his transitioned into his life, which has more lessons than a book could hold. He is also going to host of the upcoming TED Talks India: Nayi Soch. 
 
 Here are 10 lessons you could learn from his speech

Shah Rukh Khan’s Ted Talk has more life lessons than a book could hold

<ul><li>Bollywood's Badshah <keyword id="1671" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shah-rukh-khan" source="Orion">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> turns 57 today.</li><li>On the occasion of Shah Rukh Khan's birthday, cinema chain <keyword id="799" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="pvr" source="Orion">PVR</keyword> will be screening his iconic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge,'</li><li>DDLJ will be screened across 28 cinemas in 18 cities.</li></ul>As Bollywood's Badshah Shah Rukh Khan turns 57 today, cinema chain PVR will be screening his iconic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge' (DDLJ) to celebrate the moment. 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' will be screend across 28 cinemas in 18 cities namely Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh among others on November 2. Shah Rukh says: "DDLJ has been an extremely special film for me. I am grateful for all the love I have been receiving over the years for the film. Bringing it back on my birthday just makes it more special. Thank you!" Released on October 20, 1995, the film shares a legacy with PVR as its legacy property PVR Priya in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi screened the movie for the first time in 1995. Sanjeev <keyword id="4106469" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kumar-bijli" source="Orion">Kumar Bijli</keyword>, Joint Managing Director, PVR Ltd, said, "Shah Rukh Khan is one of the very few names in the Hindi film industry, who has become synonymous with the genre of romance." <keyword id="1178173" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rohan-malhotra" source="Orion">Rohan Malhotra</keyword>, Vice President - Distribution, <keyword id="36603" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="yash-raj-films" source="Orion">Yash Raj Films</keyword> said, "DDLJ is the longest running film in the history of Indian cinema which has shaped pop culture as we know today. It is our biggest IP and it is symbolic to the deep bond that Shah Rukh Khan and Aditya Chopra's YRF share." SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/markets-break-4-session-winning-streak-to-open-lower-in-early-trade/articleshow/95245774.cms">Markets turn choppy ahead of US Fed monetary policy outcome</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/twitter-discontinues-ad-free-articles-for-blue-subscribers-amid-a-revamp-of-the-premium-subscription/articleshow/95246187.cms">Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers amid a revamp of the premium subscription</a>

It's SRK's birthday today and his iconic film DDLJ is back in PVR cinemas

<ul><li><keyword id="7500165" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Head-Digital-Works" source="Orion">Head Digital Works</keyword>, an online skill gaming company today announced that it has roped in Bollywood superstar <keyword id="1671" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shah-rukh-khan" source="Orion">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> as the Brand Ambassador for its online multi-gaming platform - A23. </li><li>He will feature in A23’s ‘Chalo Saath Khele’ campaign.</li></ul>Head Digital Works, an online skill gaming company, today announced that it has roped in Bollywood superstar <keyword id="4546" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="shah-rukh" source="Orion">Shah Rukh</keyword> Khan as the Brand Ambassador for its online multi-gaming platform - A23. Khan will feature in A23’s ‘Chalo Saath Khele’ campaign that would promote responsible gaming habits. It will also showcase various games of skill such as rummy, fantasy sports, carom and pool, with more to come. Welcoming Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador of A23, Deepak Gullapalli, Founder &amp; CEO, Head Digital Works, said, “It is a privilege to have the nation's biggest superstar to be associated with A23. We truly believe that Shah Rukh Khan represents what our platform stands for both in terms of our brand and our players ― self-made champions who display a high degree of professionalism and skill in their game. As a global superstar, who has always connected well with all segments of the audience and society, we believe that Shah Rukh will help elevate our brand and win the hearts of millions of Indians who relate to using their skills to win. The Chalo Saath Khele campaign brings to life the narrative of various types of gamers on A23 through the magic of Shah Rukh Khan that promises to enthral fans of King Khan and make A23 a house-hold name in India.” As part of this campaign, A23 aims to take a stand in the industry to share the message of playing responsibly and indulging in safe <keyword id="6422069" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="online-gaming" source="Orion">online gaming</keyword> practices for users across all online gaming platforms. “I am delighted to represent a pioneering brand like A23 and also be a part of India’s first of its kind online gaming campaign that pro-actively initiates the messaging of responsible gaming. A23 has always aimed at providing a premium but inclusive platform for skill gaming enthusiasts. Just like any other form of entertainment, I would urge all online gamers to indulge at their leisure, but responsibly,” commented Shah Rukh Khan on his association with A23. A23 has recently built a multi-gaming platform and combined its existing online rummy platform of over 30 million users using state-of-the-art software created on a custom-built architecture. It further aims to provide its users with a skill-based gaming platform that can be enjoyed purely as a means for entertainment.

Shah Rukh Khan to be the face of online multi-gaming platform A23

Shah Rukh Khan made India fall in love with the name of Raj, as branded it as that of an eternal lover. He led a rural revolution with Swades, and also old us that 70 minutes is really enough to achieve our dreams. The official “Badshah” of Bollywood recently appeared on David Letterman’s show — My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman with Shah Rukh Khan — swamping the American with his witty answers and dimpled smiles. It might have been surprising for Americans to see the crowd outside his home but it’s ‘normal’ scenario for Indians. SRK has been ruling over Bollywood for 31 years now. He has acted in 80 films, earned 14 Filmfare awards, and won millions of hearts. Here are some of things Indians love about SRK: Khan is still the King of Bollywood <div type="image" title="9439A9A4-EEA5-4199-A953-E41E3687542A" msid="71862087" hostid="261"></div>

 With three back-to-back flop films, Shah Rukh Khan’s career started going down the hill. His last film Zero tanked terribly at the box office. His other film Fan made miss his trademark charm. But Bollywood has only one Badshah and that’s SRK. Simply because no other actor in the film industry has the same aura — even the numbers say so. As many as 38.9 million people follow him on Twitter. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/04/16/dont-worry-heres-proof-that-srk-is-still-absolutely-the-worlds-biggest-movie-star/#2cfe10c434e3">According to Forbes,</a> “He is most assuredly still the pharaoh of film, the monarch of the multiplex, the sultan of the silver screen.” India’s Raj connection <div type="image" title="Dilwale-Dulhania-Le-Jayenge-shahrukh-khan-25741330-1280-528-1" tempid="56081" msid="71862060" hostid="261"></div>

 Many a times people remember actors by their on-screen name. So was the case with Shah Rukh Khan. The Bollywood Superstar played Raj or Rahul 15 times on screen. His famous dialogue Rahul, naam toh suna hi hoga has made girls go crazy over him. The film that changed the way India romanced <div type="image" title="Shah-Rukh-Khan" tempid="56073" msid="71862061" hostid="261"></div>

 For every 90s kid, SRK’s Dil Wale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ) was the idea of romance. It is the longest running film in India at Mumbai’s Martha Mandir. The movie also garnered international acclamation after the Switzerland played homage to Shah Rukh Khan by making the Zurich railway station a tourist hotspot. Till today, people go and click pictures with the poster of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film industry used to picture romance using flowers and that changed with DDLJ, said SRK on David Letterman’s show. SRK’s signature move <div type="image" title="Dd3pLJtVMAAq2vN" msid="71862088" hostid="261"></div>

 Like Hollywood’s dip and kiss move, Shah Rukh has a trademark romance act — spreading his arms wide with a beckoning smile. This signature move is more famous than any other dance move in India. It first appeared in the movie Deewana (1992). During a song in the movie, Khan appears singing playfully asking for someone to love him and throwing his arms wide open while stunting on a moving vehicle.

Shah Rukh Khan is still the reigning star of Bollywood with no else on the horizon to claim the throne

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Shah Rukh Khan is one of the biggest stars in Bollywood with a career spanning three decades.</li><li>For Indian women, he's not only a movie star but a symbol of their own autonomy.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bollywood">Bollywood</a> icon <a href="https://www.insider.com/shah-rukh-khan-ted-talk-2017-5">Shah Rukh Khan has been one of the biggest movie stars</a> in the world for 30 years.Alongside the likes of <a href="https://www.insider.com/nick-jonas-priyanka-chopra-share-first-photo-of-baby-2022-5">Priyanka Chopra Jonas</a> and Amitabh Bachchan, the actor is one of India's most recognizable exports around the world. Khan is beloved across genders and generations in India, but for women in particular he is not just a swoon-worthy movie star, but also an emblem of autonomy over their lives, careers and even romantic desires."Women relied on Shah Rukh when they found the real world and all its pandemics and practicalities inhospitable," writes author Shrayana Bhattacharya in her book, "Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence."The book examines the desires, dreams and difficulties of a diverse group of women, who are divided by religion, caste, and class, but united by their love for Khan.According to Bhattacharya, in loving and seeking Khan, women are unknowingly indulging in a silent act of rebellion. <h2>Shah Rukh Khan is a unifying force across economic divide</h2><div type="image" title="Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol" height="4010" width="5347" msid="93971249" hostid="261" sizebytes="518724"></div>Bhattacharya noticed the unusual ally that Khan had become for women across economic strata when she was surveying home-based working women in 2006.These women grew bored of the same questions about wages, and so she began asking them about their favourite actors. The love for Khan was palpable amongst them, and it was during this time that she understood that fandom was, in fact, a unique display of economic independence. In a sociological and economic study that spanned over 15 years, Bhattacharya explored the pain and pleasure of Indian women, and how she says Khan eases the former and provides the latter. "It started as an accident, but soon I became conscious of the fact that fandom is a proxy for women's economic power and quality of life," Bhattacharya explains to Insider. "In 'Seeking Shah Rukh,' they weren't only seeking the romantic love that he embodied, but also to simply watch their favourite actor on screen." K Jeshi, a journalist from Tamil Nadu, tells Insider that she loves Khan because "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuLhbLxwSxE">he loves women </a>— the way he speaks to women, both on-screen and off-screen is beautiful."In movies such as "Kal Ho Na Ho" (2003), "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" (1995), and "Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham" (2001), Khan weeps messily, finds himself working in the household, fasts for the woman he loves, and looks at them with awe instead of with lust. The latter is a trait that Devangi Vaishnav, a physiotherapist from Gujarat, finds particularly admirable."He has never maligned a woman's integrity. He has never been derogatory, or lascivious, even in chauvinistic scenes, there's something about his gaze that makes him honourable," Vaishnav says. Off-screen, Khan, too, appears to uphold these values. "I think the sheer regard he holds for women is admirable," says Shaheera Anwar, an entertainment journalist from Pakistan. "He was <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/srk-pledges-to-name-actress-before-him-in-credits-155555-2013-03-07#:~:text=Superstar%20Shah%20Rukh%20Khan%20has,starting%20it%20with%20Chennai%20Express.">one of the first people</a> to start putting the name of the actress before his name, which is remarkable."Bhattacharya notes how women tend to put Khan's virtue above everything else and ignore the casual sexism that his films sometimes depict, which is why Khan "may not be a feminist icon, but he is certainly a female icon," she says.Khan, Bhattacharya argues, unites women across caste and class in India by allowing them to pose questions on masculinity, money, network wealth, pleasure, and love.<h2>What women see in Shah Rukh Khan: vulnerability and respect</h2><div type="image" title="Shah Rukh Khan with fans." height="2092" width="2789" msid="93971251" hostid="261" sizebytes="126912"></div>"There's a certain working-class quality to him that has stayed back, even after all the success and fame," Aseem Chhabra, an author and film academic, says of Khan's appeal. "He retains the values that he gained from his parents. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRHeRJRo5vo">He talks about the death of his parents</a> with such profound vulnerability, in a space where being forthcoming is a rare sight, and that in return allows his audience to know and love him."Prachi Verma, a civil rights lawyer from Jaipur, says: "Women in India have to deal with plenty, be it pay disparity, domestic violence, sexual assault, lack of education, and more, so when they say they want a man like Shah Rukh, they are actually just asking for dignity in both love and labour."Zara Chowdhary, a teacher at the University of Wisconsin, was a post-production supervisor and assistant director at Red Chillies, Khan's production company, when she was given three times her salary as a bonus after the success of "Om Shanti Om.""He treats the crew on his sets with so much love and respect, that it's inspiring. He is willing to give love, to get love, which makes him who he is," Chowdhary says.Gunjan S, from Chandigarh, who runs a social-media marketing firm, adds: "He made me a dreamer, be it about success or love. South Asian women as it is, have quite a regressive upbringing, and in such space, Shah Rukh gave me an escape."<h2>How Shah Rukh Khan reflects women seeking their own agency</h2><div type="image" title="Shah Rukh Khan on the red carpet." height="1975" width="2633" msid="93971254" hostid="261" sizebytes="152282"></div>It's not all romance for these women: "The daughters don't want to marry Khan, they want to be him — they want his success, fame, and autonomy," says Bhattacharya, adding that every fan of Khan conjures up their own image of him that resembles their lives."In talking about Shah Rukh, these women were actually talking about themselves — their lives, their troubles, their aspirations, and their desire for financial and emotional autonomy," Bhattacharya continues.Khan, then, is a lexicon for women to express their own wants and needs — and Bhattacharya's book isn't so much about Khan as it is a manifesto, of sorts, for women in India tapping into their own star power.As for Khan, Bhattacharya says: "How many icons can claim to be a research method? Especially if it is about womanhood. How many men can become a language of expressing aspiration for millions of women?"

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