Aamir Khan responds to love jihad claims and PK backlash
The film drew criticism from certain sections, who accused it of promoting 'love jihad'.Reacting to these accusations, Aamir Khan, who played PK in the film, said, "When people from two religions fall in love and wish to get married, that's not always love jihad. It so happens that they love each other, that union is just humanity. It's above religion."For the unversed, 'love jihad' is a controversial and unproven conspiracy theory that alleges Muslim men deliberately marry women of other religions, particularly Hindus, to convert them to Islam.advertisementKhan further questioned whether his sisters and daughter marrying Hindu men would also be labelled as 'love jihad'.When asked about how his children were named, Aamir responded, 'My kids were named by my wives. I never interfered in that. Husbands don't have much of a say anyway,' he joked.Aamir Khan's 'Sitaare Zameen Par' is set to hit theatres this Friday. Also starring Genelia Deshmukh, the film is directed by RS Prasanna.Must Watch
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