Shah Rukh Khan's famous controversies

A couple of months back, Shah Rukh Khan found himself mired in a major controversy following his comment on ‘ extreme intolerance’ in India at an event. The issue resulted in several protests against the actor and his then release film, ‘Dilwale.’ Although SRK justified his comment back then saying that his statement was misconstrued, the actor took an altogether different route this time around. At the recent trailer launch event of ‘Fan,’ Khan was yet again asked how he felt about the protest and anti-SRK campaigns. To this, the actor smiling replied, “When I would watch Mumbai Indians' match against KKR, the only one appeal I would make is 'Out'...I am not getting into this. Freedom of speech means the right to keep silent also. I am very silent about this."

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'I never said India is intolerant'

Shah Rukh Khan has finally spoken up about the hullabaloo caused by his statements regarding intolerance. In an interview with Mid-day, the actor was quoted as saying that he talks about something and it is misconstrued and he gets into trouble. He thinks it's a nuisance. He insists that he had never said that India was intolerant. He clarified that when asked to comment on it, he had refused to do so but when he was insisted upon he had said that he youth should concentrate on making this a secular, progressive country. He reasons that people like to believe what they want to believe.

Meanwhile, check out details of SRK's witty Twitter exchange...

While he gets everyone curious with his nocturnal tweets, Shah Rukh Khan opened up to the Twitterati recently for a session that revealed his wittiest side. For one, he made it very clear that if at all he were to be in a roast, it'd probably be the comedians whose pants would go flying off the stage. Asked if he'd ever participate in one, SRK wrote, "u can't roast me without getting burnt to the bones..." However, the suave businessman-actor, known for his razor-sharp marketing skills, said he isn't too fond of the numbers game. Does he like maths? "As much as a hole in my head," answered Shah Rukh. The best was when a fan wondered if he was for real. “I am your reality draped in colourful dreams," he mused.

While it is impossible to match Shah Rukh Khan's witty remarks, the actor has to court a lot of controversies thanks to his popularity. Here's when he recorded his statement in the Wankhede brawl case...

The Marine Drive police has recorded Shah Rukh Khan’s statement on the Wankhede Stadium brawl that happened after an IPL match in 2012, claims a report on Hindustantimes.com. According to a senior police officer, the statement was recorded at the Mumbai police gymkhana a few days ago. However, no details about the same were shared by the officer. To get into the depth of the matter, it is likely that police also records statements of children present in the stadium that night.

Read on to know who had asked the Mumbai police to register an FIR against Shah Rukh Khan...

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, almost three years after the incident of Shah Rukh Khan using abusive language in front of children at Wankhede Stadium, the State Child Rights Commission has directed the Mumbai police to register an FIR against the actor. The commission has also asked the police to conduct an inquiry into why an FIR was not registered earlier. The incident took place on May 16, 2012, when Khan allegedly got involved in a row with security personnel and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials at the Wankhede Stadium during an IPL match. The MCA officials banned the actor from entering the Wankhede stadium for five years. Social activist Amit Maru had approached the commission citing several cognizable offences against Khan and sought direction from the authority, asking Marine Drive police to register an FIR against him.

Let's take a look at Shah Rukh Khan's famous controversies...

According to a report senior officials of BMC confirmed that the ramp outside Shah Rukh Khan's home in Bandra may be demolished. The report further stated that the ramp was causing an obstruction to devotees to reach the Mount Mary basilica. A report quoted that the orders to demolish the ramp were given to SRK on Thursday afternoon and the action will be taken up after seven days.


According to a report on Indiatoday.in, BJP's MP, Poonam Mahajan had in the past raised an objection to the ramp that is allegedly illegally constructed and has been under controversy for long. Poonam has written to the BMC, asking them to demolish the ramp in front of actor Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow, Mannat in Bandra.


While it remains to be seen as to how the events will unfold, it is a given that Bollywood's King Khan will tide over it. Read on to know about the various controversies he found himself embroiled in...

According to a report on Indiatoday.in, BJP's MP, Poonam Mahajan has raised an objection to the ramp next to the Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow, Mannat, that is allegedly illegally constructed and has been under controversy for long. Poonam has written to the BMC, asking them to demolish the ramp in front of actor Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow, Mannat in Bandra. The residents' have allegedly complained to the BMC repeatedly to reclaim the road that has been encroached upon by the actor. They found support in Poonam who wrote a letter to the BMC.

Though Ekta shifted the release of her flick "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara!" to get at least 2000 halls across the country, "Chennai Express" producers later backed out to provide sufficient screens to run the movie. Ekta later came to know that it all happened because of Shah Rukh's decision. The end result was that her film ended up opening on just 1600 screens; a limited release for a movie which was reportedly made at a budget of Rs 85 crore. To add to Ekta's woes, these halls were even small ones which in turn had an adverse effect on film's opening day collection.

Shah Rukh allegedly assaulted Farah Khan's husband and filmmaker, Shirish Kunder at Sanjay Dutt's Agneepath success bash, over Shirish's comment on the failure of SRK's film, RA.One. Farah Khan sent an sms to reporters saying, "Shah Rukh has always told me that physical abuse is the worst way 2 sort out a problem, n that its means the person who's hitting has either a personal or professional crisis going on, n it saddens me 2 see him doing the same." [sic] However, the truce happened after Shirish and Farah, along with the latter's brother Sajid Khan and their common friend, Sajid Nadiadwala, went to SRK's home, Mannat.