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No Hollywood or Politics for SRK

17th November 2012

The HT Leadership Summit 2012 was indeed an entertaining event with actor Shah Rukh Khan and his 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' co-star Katrina Kaif. SRK isn't the one to shy away from controversial issues, and yet again at this event, he made bold comments over his work and commitments.

While many stars have been making appearances in Hollywood after becoming popular in the Indian Hindi cinema, SRK begs to differ. Khan clearly stated that he is not interested in working in English films.

"First of all, I have not been offered any Hollywood movie. I know a lot of people working in the production of Hollywood films. There are a lot of studios here, so we keep meeting the studio heads also. But I don't feel I have the USP of being in Hollywood," Shah Rukh told reporters.

He further added, "I don't know kung fu. I'm not the greatest dancer. I'm not like a cool guy. I think they (Hollywood) have enough actors of my age. I desire to work in Indian films and be a part of Indian films in any which way I can. I dedicate my coming years to Indian cinema only."

Besides acting in Hollywood, SRK was also asked about his plans to be a politician in the near future. Shah Rukh said that he has been asked this question several times and his reply has always been that politics is not his job.

"I have been asked this question for the past many years. I know many politicians and have huge amount of respect for them. I talk a lot to them too, but politics is not my job profile," he said.

"My job is to make films and entertain people through this medium. I just want that people, who are fed up of continuous ups and downs of the political world, breathe a sigh of relief and get entertained through my films," he added.

When asked if he ever got a chance to play a politician on-screen, who would he like to play the role of and SRK fondly replied Lalu Prasad.

Another suprising converstaion SRK had was that of his straining relationship with Salman Khan. The two have been uncordial for over five years. But it felt like Shah Rukh wanted to finally reconcile with Salman. He also said that they were friends for 20 years before they fought over disagreements.

SRK stated that they might come a time when the two will resolve their issues, but it will not be on a public platform. It will be a personal thing as it is a serious matter that no one can help them with except for themselves.

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