Controversies affect SRK, but he doesn’t let it show

Actor is sensitive but tries to conceal his feelings in public.

MUMBAI:

Getting involved in controversies is a part and parcel of any celebrity’s life, but superstar Shahrukh Khan says it does affect him personally, though he doesn’t let it show in public.

“They all affect me. I am a very educated, sensitive and an extremely private person. So all of them [controversies] sadden, disturb and anger me in the comfort of my house,” Shahrukh told IANS in an interview. “And what is even more disturbing is that when you go out in public, you need to behave in a certain way. It is a no-win situation.”

The actor says he has not been a very media-savvy person and is unaware of what the politically correct thing to say is.

“This whole ideology of saying the right thing at the right time and the whole PR activity, I have never done it. I am the most media unsavvy person. I say what I feel and I get in trouble for it,” said the 47-year-old.

“I have not learnt to deal with it, but I am a good actor and when I come out in public I deal with it [controversy]. But I don’t like it — it is embarrassing, saddening and humiliating,” he added.

Though, the actor considers 2012 as a good year as he was a part of legendary film-maker Yash Chopra’s last directorial venture Jab Tak Hai Jaan and his team Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League (IPL), but at the same time, he often found himself in trouble too; his brawl at the Wankhede stadium being at the top of the list.

“It was a good year. Like I said I have beaten up people before when they said wrong things. I am extremely sorry to my children for embarrassing them. But as a father, I would do it all over again, if I have to. My wife often gets angry when I say all these things honestly,” he said.

Elaborating on the Wankhede Stadium controversy after the IPL final last May when he got into an argument with a security guard, the actor admitted he made a mistake.

“I thought the guard was wrong and I also thought it was more wrong for me to behave like that. Now I surround myself with more security, so that I get more pushed up in my ivory tower and stop being a normal person. That’s the way the world wants to see me, so that’s how I will be,” he said.

The actor will be a part of Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA), which launched this year. Shahrukh said awards are still very important to him and he feels extremely proud when he receives one.

“I like awards. I am very childlike when it comes to them. I get very excited with my kids’ awards and medals which they get as well. We display them,” he said.

“When we are surrounded by so much fame and controversies, the thing that keeps you going is that there is recognition in this form. At the end of the year you get happy with the awards. Whenever I get an award, I go and keep it in my children’s room. It’s like a gift,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 1^st, 2013.

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