On 'violence and misogyny' in Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan's speech echoes Kangana Ranaut's views from years ago

At a recent event, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had one of his most heartfelt interactions with the media. From giving insights into the challenging times his family faced to his major comeback to the big screen with three back-to-back blockbusters — Pathaan, Jawan, and Dunki, the actor spoke his heart out at the CNN News18 Indian Of The Year Awards.

During the media conversation, the actor also spoke about playing a negative role in films. Amid the criticism that Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal has been receiving, especially for glorifying violence and misogyny, SRK said that he “is a hopeful person and likes to tell happy stories.”

SRK on playing the antagonist

In what seemed to be a veiled jibe at the Sandeep Reddy Vanga film, Shah Rukh said, “If I play a bad guy, I will make sure he suffers a lot and he dies a dog’s death. I believe goodness begets goodness and badness deserves a kick in the backside.”

The actor also added that he believes in playing characters that will give people the courage to dream and thus wants to keep working hard with hope.

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