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Suparna Sharma

‘Anti-Muslim in its soul’: A boycott hurts Bollywood’s Aamir Khan

Members of Shiv Sena Hind protest against Aamir Khan's new film in India's northern state of Punjab [Photo courtesy Ishant Sharma]

New Delhi, India – In early August, Aamir Khan, one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, made a public declaration of love for India designed to counter a virtual campaign being waged against him and his latest film.

“I want to assure everyone, I really love [my] country. So please don’t boycott my films,” Khan told a group of journalists on August 1, 10 days before the release of Laal Singh Chaddha, a remake of Hollywood’s Forrest Gump starring Khan and directed by Advait Chandan.

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