24 November,2015 06:18 PM IST | | PTI
Superstar Aamir Khan's comments on growing intolerance have provoked sharp reactions on Twitter with his industry colleagues Anupam Kher, Paresh Pawal, Raveena Tandon and Ram Gopal Varma, berating him, asking When did 'Incredible India' become 'Intolerant India' for you. But there were others like music composer Vishal Dadlani of the Vishal-Shekhar duo, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta and veteran award-winning director Saeed Mirza, who backed the 'Ghajini' star
Mumbai: Superstar Aamir Khan's comments on growing intolerance have provoked sharp reactions on Twitter with his industry colleagues Anupam Kher and Ram Gopal Varma, berating him, asking "When did 'Incredible India' become 'Intolerant India' for you".
Aamir Khan
The 50-year-old "PK" star during his outing at an award function last evening in the national capital had said he has been "alarmed" by a number of incidents and his wife Kiran Rao even suggested that they should probably leave the country. Kher, who shared screen space with Aamir in "Dil", "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin" among others, hit out at him saying, "India has made him what he is".
"Dear @aamir_khan. Did you ask Kiran which country would she like to move out to? Did you tell her that this country has made you AAMIR KHAN. Did you tell Kiran that you have lived through more worse times in this country but you never thought of moving out," Anupam Kher posted on Twitter.
Taking a dig at Aamir's 'Atithi Devo Bhavah' campaign and his popular TV show "Satyamev Jayate", Kher added, "Dear @aamir_khan. When did 'Incredible India' become 'Intolerant India' for you? Only in the last 7-8 months? #AtithiDevoBhavah.
"#SatyamevaJayate you talked about evil practices but gave Hope. So even in 'Intolerant' times you need to spread Hope not Fear."
Ram Gopal Varma, who gave Aamir one of his hit films of his career "Rangeela", wrote, "Some celebs complaining about Intolerance should be the last ones to complain because they became celebs in a so called intolerant country."
Actor Paresh Rawal said if Aamir believes it is his "motherland then he will never talk about leaving it". "Aamir is a fighter so he should not leave but change the situation in the country! jeena yahan marna yahan!
A true patriot will not run away and leave his motherland behind in turmoil or in troubled times (if any )... Don't escape - build it...," Rawal, who acted with him in "Andaz Apna Apna" and "Akele Hum Akele Tum", posted.
Rishi Kapoor also joined the bandwagon of celebrities slamming Aamir for his intolerance remarks. "Mr & Mrs Aamir Khan. When things are going wrong and the system needs correction, repair it, mend it. Don't run away from it. That is Heroism!," Kapoor tweeted.
Actress Raveena Tandon, who has worked with Aamir Khan in 'Andaz Apna Apna', refrained from naming Aamir but suggested that people who are not happy with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India are raising the intolerance issue.
Here is what she tweeted:
