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| Khan sees no reason to apologise | Khan sees no reason to apologise |
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| Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has stood firm over expressing his disappointment that no Pakistan cricketers were picked for the 2010 Indian Premier League. | Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has stood firm over expressing his disappointment that no Pakistan cricketers were picked for the 2010 Indian Premier League. |
| Khan owns IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders and his comments angered Hindu hardline party Shiv Sena. | Khan owns IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders and his comments angered Hindu hardline party Shiv Sena. |
| The party subsequently tried to disrupt showings of the actor's new film My Name is Khan in Mumbai (Bombay). | The party subsequently tried to disrupt showings of the actor's new film My Name is Khan in Mumbai (Bombay). |
| "I have no idea what I am supposed to apologise for," said Khan. His film is due for global release on 12 February. | "I have no idea what I am supposed to apologise for," said Khan. His film is due for global release on 12 February. |
| "If I am in wrong I would like to apologise but someone needs to explain to me what is wrong," he told reporters in London. | "If I am in wrong I would like to apologise but someone needs to explain to me what is wrong," he told reporters in London. |
| "So many people's futures rely on (My Name is Khan). I just request everybody to leave the film alone and deal with what I have said as an individual." | "So many people's futures rely on (My Name is Khan). I just request everybody to leave the film alone and deal with what I have said as an individual." |
| Effigies of Shah Rukh Khan have been burned in India | Effigies of Shah Rukh Khan have been burned in India |
| Effigies of Khan have been burned in India and he has apologised to those associated with the making of My Name is Khan. | Effigies of Khan have been burned in India and he has apologised to those associated with the making of My Name is Khan. |
| "I won't comment on this on a larger scale because it's not nice for a Hindi film hero who is thought of as a hero to say this, but it scares me to say anything now because the stakes are very high," he added. | "I won't comment on this on a larger scale because it's not nice for a Hindi film hero who is thought of as a hero to say this, but it scares me to say anything now because the stakes are very high," he added. |
| "I am sorry to director Karan Johar and actress Kajol. I'm also immensely sorry to all the other business partners that - because of what I say and believe in - the film and their work is going to be affected. I have no idea how to change that." | |
| My Name is Khan is about an Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome, whose life in the United States changes after the 11 September terror attacks. | My Name is Khan is about an Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome, whose life in the United States changes after the 11 September terror attacks. |
| Khan said: "When a film is normally released you are tense but you are highly excited and, strangely, that is the excitement I work for. | Khan said: "When a film is normally released you are tense but you are highly excited and, strangely, that is the excitement I work for. |
| "I'm very happy when a film is about to be released. I am very happy about taking my film to the world and interacting with the audiences but I'm very sad right now as this is a very special film. | "I'm very happy when a film is about to be released. I am very happy about taking my film to the world and interacting with the audiences but I'm very sad right now as this is a very special film. |
| "I've no idea why there is so much confusion about what I've said and, if you have differences in ideology, why should that not be allowed?" | "I've no idea why there is so much confusion about what I've said and, if you have differences in ideology, why should that not be allowed?" |
| The lucrative eight-team IPL Twenty20 competition will start on 12 March and is staged over 45 days. | The lucrative eight-team IPL Twenty20 competition will start on 12 March and is staged over 45 days. |
| You can hear more from the Bollywood star during the BBC Asian Network's Shah Rukh Khan day on on Friday, 5 February. | You can hear more from the Bollywood star during the BBC Asian Network's Shah Rukh Khan day on on Friday, 5 February. |